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Re: **Bad Trader??**
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 21 Sep 1999 17:34:15 GMT
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That is an excellent idea, Gary. Actually, one that Andrew is employing,
however tardy, because I still haven't ever heard from *him*, but his
girlfriend.
You hear that, Todd? There is some guy over in RTL right now that is wondering
"What ever happened to Todd Lehman?" LOL;-)
-John
Gary Istok wrote:
> The problem here is that there is an inherent weakness in the Internet
> process. That is how do you compensate for emergency situations? Someone
> could die in a traffic accident, and end up having their name dragged thru
> the mud on the internet, because they no longer communicate or complete
> trades.
>
> It's almost like you need a buddy system. Where you have a friend or
> acquaintance and you keep tabs on each other (or a home phone number in case
> of prolonged absence from the internet). That way there is a backup to all
> emergencies.
>
> That way we can avoid the "wonder what ever happened to......" scenario,
> especially when it involves money or trades.
>
> My 2 cents.
>
> Gary Istok
>
> John Neal wrote:
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> > About a week and a half ago I posted a Bad Trader notice for Andrew
> > Biccochi. Today I received my winnings. Some others who also hadn't
> > received their winnings received a note from his girlfriend explaining
> > how an illness in the family had taken him out of state where he still
> > is, and that she would take care of all of the winnings within the week
> > or so.
> >
> > On one hand I feel badly because the delay was caused by something for
> > which under normal circumstances I would have been *completely*
> > sympathetic. There simply was absolutely *no* communication (I just
> > received the box out of the blue after a month or so), and so I felt I
> > had no recourse. On the other hand, I feel frustrated by being put into
> > the situation I was because I do not like lighting people up in NGs.
> >
> > Anyway, I *retract* my bad trader statement against Andrew Biccochi. He
> > *did* come through and I want people to know that. I just wish that it
> > didn't go down the way it did. But I guess that's life. I have no
> > reason to believe that, under normal circumstances, he isn't a good
> > trader.
> >
> > -John
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| (...) I can see why he's wondering...! I screwed up majorly when I entered his last payment into the account file. His payment in IX was several months late, but he also participated in X, and when he paid for X, he paid for IX at the same time. I (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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| The problem here is that there is an inherent weakness in the Internet process. That is how do you compensate for emergency situations? Someone could die in a traffic accident, and end up having their name dragged thru the mud on the internet, (...) (25 years ago, 21-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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