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Kieran Brady wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Morten Løvåsen <ak-loe@online.no>
> Newsgroups: lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 2:51 PM
> Subject: BEWARE of John DiRienzo
>
> > To the members of the LUGNET News Group
> >
> > My name is Morten Løvåsen. I am an 34 year old Lego enthusiast from • Norway. I
> > have been collecting Legos for many years but last spring I run into • serious
> > problems and I want to publish this tragic story:
> >
> > Among the members of the Lugnet News Group you will find a guy - John
> > DiRienzo. I got in touch with him the very first time at eBay. In may 1999 • he
> > run an auction for a MISB 4031 Fire Rescue Boat. I was the high-bidder, • and
> > the winning bid was in the amount of USD 105. We communicated by email, • and we
> > worked out a trading deal. I offered him 20 lego sets of the 1029 Tine • Milk
> > Truck - a Lego promotion set from the Norwegain diary Tine. The value was • USD
> > 450 including shipping to the US. John DiRienzo commited to send me the • 4031
> > Fire Rescue Boat (USD 105), a MISB 6481 Light & Sound Construction Crew • (USD
> > 45) and USD 300 cash.
>
> <Snipped>
>
> > Thanks for reading this
> >
> > Morten Løvåsen
>
> When I read this post, I felt for a fellow-AFOL, who appears to have been
> 'stung', and I was glad to have the opportunity to become aware of a
> 'trader' who - it appears - seems to be a trader that is somewhat less than
> straightforward to deal with. I understand that some trades & auctions run
> into difficulties sometimes for whatever reasons, personal or otherwise, and
> that these difficulties can slow the whole process down, or stop proceedings
> altogether.
> These difficulties can usually be resolved between parties by e-mail or
> other communication.
> But what I read from the original posting by Morten regarding his difficulty
> in successfully concluding his dealings with John DiRienzo, was that John
> appeared to be doing very little on his part to satisfactorily conclude his
> trade with Morten. (On a personal note, this struck home to me as, while I
> am not new to Lugnet, I am new to E-Bay and trading in general. I have a
> number of trades 'on-the-go' at the moment and I would not like to be on the
> receiving end (or should that be 'not-receiving) of a trade or auction where
> the other party didn't come through on his part of a deal.
> Anyway, this prompted me to e-mail John at the address given and in a simple
> one-liner ask that he follow-through on his outstanding trades (speaking as
> a fellow-AFOL & Lugnet-user).
>
> I was very surprised to receive an e-mail from John today:
>
> > Hi,
> I am selling a large chunk of my collection right now, so
> I can pay
> several honest traders I owe. Let me know who you are
> so I don't overlook
> you when I get some money. If I owe you Lego, not
> money, I will send it as
> soon as I get things in order. Thanks for your
> patience, John
>
> Apparently, John thinks he owes ME from one of his trades in the past (not
> so).
> So, it would seem that John is trying to make good on his not-concluded
> trades and I would urge Morten to contact John soon and there might be a
> satisfactory conclusion to the matter.
> For whatever reason it took so long it is not any of my business, I'm sure
> Morten & John will work that out privately, but IF this is concluded
> satisfactorily, maybe Morten would send a follow-up to let us know that, at
> least in this instance, John's name has been cleared on this particular
> issue.
>
> Sorry for being so long-winded on this but as a 'concerned' AFOL, I thought
> I'd put my 2p-worth in!
>
> Kieran Brady
As someone who has dealt with John in the past (and currently still owes him
some LEGO), I can say that he has had a tough time (medically) and I won't go
into details. But I honestly believe that John will make everything right. I
hope that he overcomes his medical battles, and wish him the best. Would I
trade or buy from him again? You bet!
Gary Istok
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| Not do do a ME2, but, uh, ME TOO ;-) I'd definitely deal with John again. I can understand what it's like to fall behind on responsibilities, for any reason. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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