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Need Advice- am I getting scammed

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HypeBeast
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So I sold these skis below to some guy and he went to get them adjusted to new boots he was looking to buy (dalbello mx 90, sz 28, sorry idk the bsl), and the shop told him they couldn't adjust the binding because it would be "outside of their tolerance because the back binding would be off the track".

Anyone have any idea if this is true or do you think this guy is just pulling my chain and trying to get his $$ back? Or is the shop just wrong in telling him that because they never actually tried? The markings on the binding go well past any bsl of a size 28 boot. The front and rear binding would extend in equal length to accomate larger boots so if increasing 10mm, the front would move forward 5mm and the back backwards 5mm. I've definitely had boots with 338mm and larger on these bindings no problem. And I'm confident the boots he was looking at are not longer than that, however a different shop adjusted the bindings for my 338mm boots.

I'm about to call the shop to ask but wanted your guys thoughts before I did. Otherwise I'll be refunding this guy and getting these skis back. I'm also reaching out to blizzard to see if they have any info.

The pics below are adjusted to a 318mm boot for reference.











**This thread was edited on Dec 16th 2018 at 1:44:39pm
Dec 16 2018 1:25PM
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Andi_G
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Maybe call up another shop for a second opinion? Its hard to tell from the pics
Dec 16 2018 1:43PM
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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You sold him he bought em... It's on him now
Dec 16 2018 3:52PM
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HypeBeast
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Yeah but I sold them with the premise that they would accept his boot size and I was right. Blizzard delivered so I'm gonna send him this email and be done with it.


Dec 17 2018 5:14PM
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HypeBeast
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The indemnification was my biggest concern from the start. Anyone by chance have the marker list for 2018-19? They were good last year
Dec 17 2018 5:15PM
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OregonDead
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If you guys just adjust the bindings yourselves you can still get a shop to do a release test even if the binding isn't on the list anymore.
Dec 17 2018 6:05PM
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HypeBeast
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Case closed: called the shop and bindings are still indemnified so good from all perspectives. Dude tried to guilt trip me into refunding him by mentioning his kid and saying he went and bought other skis that day. Sorry. Nope.

Lesson learned: include all sales are final in listing.
Dec 19 2018 1:01AM
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Greg_K
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You're both right.
If the binding is not on the list, most places won't work on the bindings as they wouldn't get liability backing from the binding manufacture anymore if they adjusted them and the skier has an injury after. If you wanted a binding tested, any shop could test even older bindings not on the list to make sure they still release properly but could say they "failed a visual inspection" due to the fact they are not still on the list. Skier could use those bindings at their own risk knowing they still test okay and the shop/manufacture will not be responsible for injury due to the fact they "visually failed" them.
Dec 24 2018 1:56PM
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