From: "Lelia Loban"
Subject: [CB] eBay Auctions
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 08:00:10 -0500
Steven from Farfl's House (welcome back!) wrote,
>Any time I've wanted an item that was expensive and
>legitimate, I've had no problem contacting the Seller -
>I've had questions answered to my satisfaction, and I've
>received detailed pictures of anything I've asked for.
[snip]
>When I've wanted an expensive item that's not legitimate,
>I've had difficulty contacting the Seller, or I've recieved
one
>word answers to my e-mails, or (as in a recent case) they
offer
> to meet me in a public place and describe what they look
like,
>but they won't give me their name!
Good points. In those cases where someone insists on
meeting you in a public place and won't give you a name, I think you're
right to be suspicious. Still, bear in mind that it's possible
the seller is suspicious of you, too. Someone who owns valuables,
who hasn't ever "met" you online in an e-mail group such as this one,
may be afraid you're a thief trying to case his/her house, or even
someone who might pull off an armed robbery or a rape right there on
the spot. That's especially true for women and for elderly
people. I think the genuine horror stories are exceedingly rare,
but when they happen, they land on the front pages of newspapers
nationwide and they scare the hell out of some of us. I don't use
eBay, but I'm much more likely to sell something at the local auction
than I am to run a newspaper ad that will bring strangers into my home.
Lelia Loban
Cthulhu Worshippers for School Prayer!
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Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:36:44 -0800
From: William Coye
Subject: RE: [CB] [CB Digest]
Anybody,
There has been an E.B.Winston contra bassoon on Ebay
forever. Little info and a catalogue photo of a standard
instrument. Is there such a thing as a Winston contra? Who
REALLY makes it? I imagine it must rank down there with Amati.
Thanx,
Bill Coye
Asst. Facilities Manager
Cushman & Wakefield @ Adobe Systems, Inc.
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