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Chris, thanks for your comment. But I get nothing out of this other than a chance to play as well. I do not sell these scopes and do not plan to ever sell them. I am not the marketing guy for this...

1. I take that as a compliment :)
2. Nah, I think you are reasonable and intelligent. We simply see things differently.
3. Maybe, who knows. Much of my work involves getting people to pay up when...

Short answer is, as I said in the very first post, it is not your problem. You will get your bond money back. Possible recoil damage is the very first thing I told the guy that may happen and he is...

1. it is not fussy, it is simple. If interest, participate. If not interested, do not participate. I write all these words to address various issues not raised by me.

2. Each person only "fund the...

It is much more complex than that and I am sure you know it.

1. The products are usually loaned, not gifted, to the media outlet (magazine, website, youtube channel, etc). At the end of the...

I will be doing the first review anyway, if this comes through. Those who are on the fence can decide later based on my review.

1. I have no interest to be an importer. I got a job I love and I work 60~ 70 a week. If I was to make money importing stuff from China, I would import concrete, bricks, and steel. In other words...

I have seen other forums having pass-arounds. usually the forum is run by a store or a brand so the store/brand owner puts one up for the pass-around. They often do not require bond because they give...

Firstly, why do you care how much time I spent exactly if in the end he has agreed to send one over for testing? is it you think I made up this entire story or is it you think if I did not spend what...

Sure thing, different strokes for different folks.

For 400 bucks, I do not think you are going to get a Leupold with:
1. side focus,
2. more than 3.5x zoom range
3. more than 14 max zoom
4....

This is a fair question, the answer is in fact quite complicated. But let's try anyway.

On the issue of trust. I have spent a lot of time talking to the guy and talking to you guys over this...

Well. my impression is that most members on this forum own better gear than myself. the most commonly talked about scopes are likes of VX5HD, NF, Zeiss. In fact most opinions in this thread is not...

I do not get why this thing has to get so personal. I spend time trying to get some thing new and interesting for the forum. then I get accused of trying to rob people for 400 bucks (I mean,...

Any female member under the age of 30, preferably good looking, who is looking for a good time, should apply. More than eyeballing can be expected.

My view on potential quality:

I own about 10 scopes in total. 2 American, 1 Japanese, rest are Chinese. The Chinese ones include Hawke, Nikkor Stirling, and Mueller. I have not yet had any Chinese...

For what it's worth. I am a litigation lawyer working in Auckland CBD. I personally think I got far better way to make money than go through all this to scam 400 dollars.

No. you only pay when it is your turn.

1. the first person pays 410, I sent the scope to him;
2, 2 or 3 weeks later, he sends it back, i check it, then I refund him 400.
3. I let the second...

He is supplying it for free. the point about the 400 is to ensure every participant treats it with care. the last thing I want is for someone to say oops it fell off the truck, or throw it on the...

Bank account number and this thread proves the nature of the transaction. that was my point.

As to the 400 deposit, if you think I am being unreasonable, then, again, do not participate.

Do you buy things on this forum? I have bought a few things (3 scopes, interestingly, and all more than 400). Each time I send money first, then receive the goods. I think I am not the only guy that...

Fair comment Nick. This is a tinkering exercise. if you are on the market for a proven scope and you do not want to spend time and ammo to try different things, this is definitely not for you. Much...

if you are not interested that is fine. no need to be rude. if u have no interest in something like this then obviously it would not interest you. but some people may like to tinker with something...

Some may remember when I posted this thread about a Chinese brand scope:
https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.nz/f15/chinese-brand-scopes-39921/

They got this higher spec-ed model which I was...