Trish
The person needs to be exposed. I buy and sell lots of parts on the list
and would hate to have to not because no one can trust us due to the one
bad apple. That and I would hate to sell him a part or send him a check if
he might do it again.
John
PS Make sure to give him the benefit of the doubt though, I would hate to
ostracize him over a misunderstanding. I have had circumstances where
parts or checks have been lost and taken a bit longer.
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> From: EPaul21988 <EPaul21988@AOL.com>
> To: jthaider@micron.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Honesty
> Date: Wednesday, January 07, 1998 6:40 AM
>
> In a message dated 98-01-07 08:17:52 EST, jthaider@micron.net writes:
>
> << After receiving the part, this person said he sent the check. Yeah,
> right! It's been almost a month and 1/2 now and no $$. Calls and email
> go unanswered. This person supposedly has a business in NM. >>
>
> Trish;
> I recently had a similar experience. Eventually the purchaser did come
> through with the check ( thanks if you're still on the list).
Occasionally I
> have excess parts I want to sell and I used to be willing to sent out
parts
> with 50% up front, but I don't think I'd do that any more either. I've
also
> had people want me to send a part free, just because they are on the
list!
> It's not just the list people either. I had a local Triumph guy come by
and
> ask to buy some parts I had, a 12 to 1 head, exhaust header and a used
diff.
> He said he wouldn't have the money till after Christmas and would I keep
the
> parts for him till then. Called back a week after the holidays and
> complained that he had found the header new on sale and would rather have
that
> one, etc. etc. etc. I told him to stuff it, I felt I did him a favor
waiting
> for the money. He felt it was an opportunity to take advantage. Oh
well.
>
> I do believe that the impersonal nature of the list creates certain
temptation
> and opportunities for people to act in a manner not typical of them and
for
> the possibility of lots of misunderstandings. You just have to assume
that
> the list is just like your community. There are some real nice people,
some
> nice people, some OK people, and some jerks. It's just more difficult to
tell
> who is who on the list as compared to face-to-face interactions.
>
> If the guy is close to me I'll offer to try to mediate the problem for
you if
> you want.
> Let's assume the check is lost in the mail, or that the recent untypical
large
> snowfall here in NM has caused a communication problem of some sort.
Most of
> the mail is moved via Mule train until it reaches the state line here
you
> know.
> Bob Paul
> Corrales NM
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