Heads Up: Bad Seller

[Art D]

I just received a barrel purchased on Facebook Market place, link posted below. It arrived missing a gasket. When I called the seller, he said: "I get calls all the time from people who say they didn't receive a gasket. They don't know what they're talking about."

I told him I was holding the lid in my hand and there definitely wasn't a gasket in it.

"Well, what do you want me to do?"

I told him to mail me one.

"The only way I can do that is if you send the barrel back and then I'll send you a new barrel."

Yeah, right. I would recommend avoiding this one.

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[Glenn MacGrady]

That's too bad. Does FB Marketplace have a complaint and refund process like eBay does?

I have a vague recollection of someone here posting about buying (or making) new gaskets for barrels because theirs were degrading and smelling. Here it is, post #64 by @LanceR in a long thread about deodorizing used barrels:

Resurrecting a Blue Barrel

"BTW, I have mentioned this before, but for anyone new to the board, I like Glenn...Hell, I’ve met Glenn and I still like him; I think he feels much the same. We have been “going after” each other on the board for years now, mostly in fun, and for the sport of debating silly things like blue...

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