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Richard Marchetti wrote:
> Hey Y'all:
>
> I know that off and on some people get burned on a deal and want to announce
> the bad trader's name to the world. I know that I have been burned pretty
> badly at least three times in the last six months and the gods know I wanted
> to announce it too! For what it is worth, I found that telling about it
> without neccesarily naming names helped a lot. Perhaps you recall my story of
> twice being burned on Black Knight horse bardings -- and yet the names were
> withheld to protect the guilty ::grumble, grumble::
>
> [BTW, send me your unwanted Black Knight Horse bardings -- I can provide a
> happy home for them...]
>
> The point being that no one is perfect, except me, and that most people will
> eventually meet you at least half way on the sticking point when the deal goes
> bad. Often those one or two pieces are not included because the seller did
> not recently assemble the set -- perhaps that's why they are trading it, after
> all! I am not excusing it, Lego costs far more dearly in waisted time and
> money than it should -- and nothing quenches the flames of desire for the
> STILL needed element, does it? I think I have come to lust after ABS more so
> than human flesh, the latter being easier to come by (that's right, Baby, give
> me the plastic tease...!)
>
> Bad dealers come and go by their very nature, while the good dealers stay on.
> Maybe as a service for those climbing aboard the lego collecting ship as it
> pulls out into the rough seas of trade we should concentrate on creating a
> good seller list somewhere? I think we should emphasize the good over the
> bad. Perhaps dealing amongst the honorable will raise the standard for this
> whole field of collecting and eBay be damned -- although the lure of "strange"
> plastic can be overwhelming sometimes, I know...
>
> I could nominate the likes of Craig Hamilton, Julie Krenz, Kevin Wilson, Josh
> Opotzner, Arnold Staniczek, and some others for inclusion on such a list.
>
> AND, I am still working out a Lego condition grading system too...
>
> I dunno, just a thought or two to warm my grey matter up for the huge amount
> of homework I am avoiding...
>
> -- Richard
Maybe you should also start a GOOD PROCRASTINATORS LIST as well as a GOOD TRADER
LIST. Put me down at the top of that one. Sometimes I don't get to shipping
stuff or money out right away (life gets crazy sometimes), but then when I do get
to it, I end up feeling guilty and will overcompensate the person(s). Like
slipping in an extra $10 in the envelope, or adding a bunch of extra Tiles, or
inverse sloped corner bricks, or a LONDON BUS Sticker Sheet to the package.
Sometimes I may be a putz, but I am a generous putz.
Gary Istok
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| (...) frantically searches for something to trade with Gary :) I have to admit I've done the same thing at times, When it's taken me too long to get a package out to someone I'll try to find something extra to toss in. Though I probably have the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:38502D3C.C8899D...ich.edu... (...) TRADER (...) shipping (...) do get (...) Like (...) Tiles, or (...) package. I have this nagging feeling that I'd be on this list also.... I really hate it when (...) (25 years ago, 10-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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