if you are collecting threads, heres another one made by my friend
http://www.airsoftcanada.com/showthread.php?t=127207
searching ripped off or scammed might bring up a few more.
I was gonna get AVed before, was gonna go out of my way and go to the Toronto Airsoft store to do it. But now, with alll this, and it happening to my friend, im not gonna bother. Just gonna wait for a time and place that is convenient for me or not get AVed at all since retailers dont need AV.