VDW either misrepresenting junk accidentally, or on purpose, un-interested in making it right

only the second bad interaction on VAGT in 11 years, but here we go.

I asked twice if an upper was factory.
He confirmed twice


I take it home and notice some marks on the barrel.
I pull the handguard.
Gas block is a little crooked.
Set screws look rough too.
it's not Roscoe marked...


pull the gas block and discover:
-two sloppy "dimples" that are not in line with one another
-4+ attempts at setting the screws
[Imgur](https://imgur.com/EuKvgyI)

So clearly this thing ain't factory.
I message VDW to say as much.


he says it much have come from optics planet that way.
(this gas block has obviously been moved around a bunch of times.)


So I say i want to meet up and get my money back ($300) OR we can split the difference of a new barrel and he can send me $50 (a new rosco 11.5" is $135) and we call it even.

About 12 ours later I ping him to check in .


It's been a few days. He's clearly not going to respond to me.

So I have to tear this whole thing down, can't trust that barrel install was anything close to correct.

MESSAGE SENT TO VDW FOR RESPONSE. OTHER MEMBERS ARE NOT TO RESPOND HERE.

VDW has been banned for this and other issues.