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Mike Stanley wrote:
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> In lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, Will Hess writes:
> > I rec'd payment from Ran less than 24 hours after filing a NPB notice. I was
> > contacted by another seller via email who suggested that Ran might NOT have
> > traditional email access, doing all business and posting through the web. The
> > more I think about it the more likely this seems to me.
> >
> > In any case I'm off to delete the NPB and add to Mr. Talbot's impressive
> > feedback rating.
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> For what it's worth (a lot imo) Ran has always dealt honestly with me. He's
> one of a fairly good sized number of people who, when I see an order from
> them, a little clicker goes off in my head that says, "nothing to worry
> about here."
>
> Things happen sometimes to the best of us to delay payments, shipments, etc.
> The unfortunate thing is that usually those things that cause the delays
> might also be serious enough to interfere with internet access or free time.
I think it's important to cut people a bit of slack, but it's also
important that if someone regularly has problems, that it be aired
(heck, some might acuse me of being slow to process deals, though in
general I think I'm responsive once a commitment is made to a deal - I
am just slow in getting the details of a deal finalized [sorry
Scott...]). People can then make a choice if a particular person's
slowness is an issue. Personally, I don't have much of an issue with the
time it takes for AucZILLA winnings to get to me (though I am glad to
see that that time has dropped dramatically) because it is well known,
and I just don't look for things which will take a while. Also, if Todd
were to suddenly vanish and start stiffing us, he'd never be able to see
the light of day again around AFOLs. There are other individuals who I
chose not to deal with at all because they have shown such consistency
in being unable to meet commitments. I would expect someone whose budget
for LEGO was very small to not be happy dealling with AucZILLA because
they could have a significant part of their budget tied up in parts
which aren't going to come fast. Nor would someone whose mode is to run
out and buy parts they need tomorrow. If such a person experiences a
delay once from a particular seller, they will most likely never give
that seller another chance.
What all of this suggests is that one should be somewhat patient before
posting a query about someone. The first post should then most likely be
"hey, has anyone heard from Joe?." If Joe starts to develop a history of
delays, it is probably reasonable then for someone to chip in with an
explanation that this is not unusual. If someone actually knows that Joe
is currently having problems, it's also reasonable to let folks know
(and you can be vauge in details - he's out of the country, or he's
having a personal emergency, or his computer just blew up, or whatever -
especially if the reason is something people would generally be
understanding of). It also behooves folks to try and let their trade
partners know that a problem has arisen. Very rarely should someone be
totally unable to contact people for more than a week or so. There's
probably some way you can send an e-mail, if you have a phone number,
you can make a call, if you have a postal address, you can send a
postcard, if you're hospitalized or something horrible like that, you
can probably have a friend or family member get the word out (well, you
might have a problem if you're in jail I suppose). You may only need to
contact one person, and ask them to pass the word on.
Yes, this is only a hobby, but the money and LEGO we send to people is
real, and none of us have infinite resources.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) I understand that things happen to people. I am not upset with Ran, I just want to know why he was still making transactions on Brickbay while my order stayed in limbo. I was buying from him, so if I were to cancel the order, it would be his (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| Ran has had some good sources say good things about him. I have dealt with both Scott and Mike consider them VERY reliable. He also has an outstang feedback rating on brickbay. Frank does have a good point, money is involved which does mean taking (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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| (...) For what it's worth (a lot imo) Ran has always dealt honestly with me. He's one of a fairly good sized number of people who, when I see an order from them, a little clicker goes off in my head that says, "nothing to worry about here." Things (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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