Need Help Proving Stick wasn't a StickFix

[xaero604 0]

I sold my pro-stock dolomite to a buyer on Craigslist and the guy is accusing me of selling him a stickfixed stick. At first I almost believed him but now I'm a sceptical.

Here's the background:

I originally bought this off powerplayauctions on ebay (they almost always sell proreturns) and there isn't any evidence of game usage. The way I know is that the decals run all the way to the fuse point and show no cuts or paintchips. If it were a stickfix, it would have had to been a used stick - no one in their right mind buys a new stick just to pay stickfix $75 to cut off the old blade and put in a new $80 dollar blade. I've also seen stick-fixed sticks before and I know for a fact that they have no way of restoring an original paintjob. I do see spray painting over the fuse point but we all know that fused one-pieces, which the dolo is, have their fuselines sprayed over.

So am I making any sense here? The guy is also trying to guilt trip me into sending him a pair of blades for free now.

[mack 44]

This will be difficult w/o pictures.

[xaero604 0]

This is the best I can provide given the fact that the stick is in his possession at the moment.

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/xaero604/dolo2.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/x...ordoloshaft.jpg

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/x...hitneyblade.jpg

[troy 12]

He could just be unfamiliar with the appearance of Dolo's fuse points, they are painted in a matte finish that is different from the rest of the stick leading him to think it was repaired. Possibly try to get a pic of a verifiably unused/non-repaired Dolo so that he can see the similarity.

[Monty22 835]

Did he pay in cash? if so, just ignore him.

[prokennex 0]

I own a dolomite just like the one in the pics and I also own a one piece fixed with StickFix. My dolomite looks just like yours and my fixed one piece has an unmistakeable region where it was fixed. There is no way in my opinion that you could have a OPS that had been fixed using StickFix without seeing a noticeable fixed area, even with a good paint job. From your pics, this guy is way off...

[li7039 0]

wouldn't stick fix give it the look of a 2 piece like stick?

[Rustpot 1]

wouldn't stick fix give it the look of a 2 piece like stick?

Yes, and a sloppy fuse on the Dolo makes it look like a 2-piece.

At least Easton takes the time to make the fuse area as invisible as possible, Warrior doesn't even try to hide the fact you're getting a shaft + blade. They should sell it like the L-2 with a blade in it and another zip tied to the side.

[mack 44]

Just from those pics I'd say the buyer is a retard. I agree that Warrior has an obvious fuse point but the sticks I've seen stick fix'd have an obvious repair point.

[fatwabbit 93]

stick fix... dont you have to put a sponge-like 'plug' into the shaft with the carbon weave, then pour the epoxy in?

That should totally block out the inside of the shaft...

[Jarick 5]

That's the way Dolos look.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Show him this thread.

Dolomites have a matte finish at the kickpoint, and when you start using them, you'll see the crack forming where the shaft and blade is fused.

If he wants to get more technical, follow the carbon weave.

[Tailboard Jockey 25]

Tell the dumbass to go to his LHS to see what a brand new Dolomite looks like.

[xaero604 0]

shocking development..apparently the blade is wood

here's the pic he sent guys

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/x...stickfix064.jpg

and these are the words he had for me:

"if the pictures are good enough you'll be able to see the fracture line of where the blade was inserted, I scraped a little bit of a polish they used off and some is on my thumb, so you can see they used a very thin putty and then black polish to try to hide the crack, who ever did it, did a very good job, but its a definite stick fix,"

To me, I think this is Ray Whiney's personal choice to have a wood blade in a composite shaft. I'm pretty sure a lot of pros still do that; I know I've seen spezza RBK 7k proreturns that are similar and Alex Tanguay did/does the same.

Plus, I really doubt StickFix is able to paint a 12k graphite pattern on the blade. I think that clue is conclusive enough.

What do you guys think?

[NYRfan 0]

That's not wood, its just the glare. Also, Its not stick fix, which is an external buldgey looking repair and is very obvious.

[Rustpot 1]

Tell him it's not a fracture line but a fuse point, the Dolomite stick is a shaft and blade glued together and filler is used to hide the seam.

Have him send the picture to stick fix asking them if it's their work.

I don't think a company would go through the trouble of painting a wood blade with a carbon weave, that's got to be glare. Also looks like he drilled into the stick.

[xaero604 0]

here's another picture

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/x...stickfix061.jpg

I still think it's wood though...the 12k paint pattern is almost absent here.

[SuperMan3 1]

Tell him its a pro-return and tell him to ask Ray Whitney if its a stickfix

[xaero604 0]

Thanks for your input, guys. JR, I will show him this thread.

[troy 12]

Maybe ask him if he'd be willing to saw the blade in half. If it is proves to be wood, a new blade could be easily inserted whether at your expense or his.

[fastmiele 59]

Maybe ask him if he'd be willing to saw the blade in half. If it is proves to be wood, a new blade could be easily inserted whether at your expense or his.

from my own personal experience, I am going to take a guess its Dolomite tapered shaft with a tapered wood blade that has been fused in. The wood blade has probably been painted over to look like a graphite blade.

I have personally seen this with pro stock CCM Vectors, RBK sickicks and Mission M-1. It comes down to player preference.

Cutting off the blade to verify its wood or graphite is not the way to go. If you want to prove its wood just keep sanding down on the area he started and it will eventually show if its true colors. Either way I don't think you can insert a new blade in.

To me, it looks the original poster is in kind of a tricky situation. I am going to guess that he bought a brand new pro stock shaft with a fused wood blade and sold it off to the person on Craigslist. It appears that no one is really at fault and each has their own argument. I guess you two will just have to talk and work out a resolution that is fair to both of you.

Good luck.

[TBLfan 25]

If it is a wood blade and you couldn't tell when you got it, you have some issues and obviously you wouldn't be informed enough to figure out if the stick was repaired. What's his email? I'm going to buy a bunch of one40s, paint them solid yellow and sell them as st louis pro returns. Wonder if the right handed sticks would be a giveaway to this guy.

[epstud74 24]

here's another picture

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp142/x...stickfix061.jpg

I still think it's wood though...the 12k paint pattern is almost absent here.

Look closer, that is not wood

[Rustpot 1]

If it is a wood blade and you couldn't tell when you got it, you have some issues and obviously you wouldn't be informed enough to figure out if the stick was repaired. What's his email? I'm going to buy a bunch of one40s, paint them solid yellow and sell them as st louis pro returns. Wonder if the right handed sticks would be a giveaway to this guy.

It's not wood, I think Xaero assumed that from the coloring. It would not have a 12k weave look and there's no good way to smooth out a wood blade to hide the kevlar/fiberglass wrap. Even hybrid blades have a very different texture.

fastmiele- It's a Dolomite, they're all shafts with a tapered blade. The buyer from CL is pissed because he thinks he paid for a one-piece stick and got something that was repaired in the taper when in reality almost every OPS is a 2-piece fused shaft and blade. The fact that Warrior doesn't go to great lengths to hide the fact that the one piece is different than their two piece has exasperated the situation.

[xaero604 0]

Well, the buyer read the thread and is content with the stick now. I'm glad I can put this one behind me. I appreciate your input, everyone.

Rustpot is right, lol, I was fooled by the coloring. I honestly had no idea that underneath the paint, a composite blade had kevlar wrap of that color. I've only seen easton blades with wear at the heel and as far as I know, kevlar or whatever material they use to wrap the graphite core is grey.

TBL, the buyer's email is gofindanotherwaytoinsultaguy@smartass.com.