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Re: >>BRICKYARD WARNING <<
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 28 May 2000 14:15:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> In lugnet.general, Matthew Greene writes:
> > In lugnet.general, Matt Martin writes:
> > > this is a warning to my fellow lego enthusiasts that may be interested in
> > > buying items from the Brickyard/ Gene Rodriguez. as of today Gene owes
I think Matt Martin was perfectly fine in trying a public method of
communicating, and of making his fellow hobbyists aware that there might be an
issue. While I might have quibbled a bit with the exact wording, we can't all
be at the same level of eloquence and I didn't think it was over the top.
> > I have ordered for Gene numerous times and he has always come through, I • can't
> > explain the lack of response, but we don't here these "warnings" when it is
> > months from payment to delivery on Auczilla sales. Things come up and I • don't
> > think any of us rely on LEGO for daily bread. As with everyone else give • Gene
> > a chance.
On the other hand, this statement is also OK. It provides a useful counterpoint
and adds additional information.
I've been on all sides of this situation at one time or another... I've posted
about things of my own gone missing, I've piped up when I knew solid traders
were having temporary communication trouble, I've worked behind the scenes to
try to get large debts resolved on behalf of traders that were having trouble,
I've posted that I myself might be delayed in processing things (for instance,
I'm currently 2 weeks behind on Factoring transactions, just got back from
Berlin and plan to try to do some of them this weekend) and yes, I've even been
prodded to get off the stick and get something done. I owe an apology to Derick
B, as he and I have an unresolved transaction right now that is quite old.
So where I am going with this is that I see everyone so far as having been
reasonable. So why did I post at all, then? So that newbies know that this is a
not uncommon occurance and so that they might gain experience on what can be
done. Sellers SHOULD notify of delays, but when they don't, politely worded
inquiries are a good thing, and answers by others that have knowledge, positive
OR negative, are also a good thing, because they add valuable information that
we otherwise might not have available to us.
Be honest, be open, stick to the facts and we'll all be able to help each other
get through rough patches together.
> While I have not used Brickyard, I certainly have used AucZilla.
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> We don't see these "warnings" for AucZilla because Todd is very up front about
> the fact that it is a long time between end of auction and shipment (and we
> certainly see plenty of "hey, were are my winnings? Todd are you still alive?"
> posts - which if I was a new kid on the block, I would interpret as just as
> bad as a "warning: such and such a seller has had my payment for so many
> months and I haven't seen anything".
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> Sellers do owe it to their buyers to try and let the buyers know if there will
> be a delay of more than a week or two. They certainly should respond to e-
> mail. If a seller doesn't respond within a few weeks of receiving payment, it
> is reasonable to starty asking here.
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> We also should not judge the buyers. I always see these "LEGO is not your
> daily bread" responses. While that is hopefully true for most of us, I'm sure
> many of us have pretty tight budgets (and some of us make humongous purchases,
> would you fault Larry for complaining if a multi-thousand dollar purchase
> seemed to be lost?) and may feel the pain of losing a purchase. We should
> never assume "Oh, he can get over that $5 loss, after all, it only takes 5
> minutes to make that." (of course it takes a little longer than 5 minutes to
> make that at McDonalds, and for a kid spending his allowance, that may be a
> significant part of his weeks allowance).
>
> follow-ups to: lugnet.off-topic.debate
>
> Frank
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| (...) While I have not used Brickyard, I certainly have used AucZilla. We don't see these "warnings" for AucZilla because Todd is very up front about the fact that it is a long time between end of auction and shipment (and we certainly see plenty of (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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