Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal, Do not get too discouraged. I have both bought and sold stuff during my 1 1/2 year on the LUG and been satisfied every time. In fact, tomorrow I am taking my HP Photosmart scanner to the Netherlands to sell it to Arne, a fellow LUGger. Nathan Pascal wrote: > I don't know if other people have experienced this, but it really is > disturbing me a lot that, when you put things up for sale on the LUG, you > often get people asking for details or pricing (which is good, obviously) > without them returning a word after you send them the requested info. > Of course, I realize that a question does not necessarily constitute a > firm interest in buying the object put for sale, but the least I would > expect is to get a short note in return saying thanks or sorry. > I find it extremely rude that some people keep you busy without ever > bothering to reply. > I have had many positive contacts over the LUG on sales (apart from talks > about experiences with this and that equipment and so on) but I am sorry > to have to admit that negative contacts (that is: big silence) are making > up half of my experience on sales issues. > I am afraid this has to do with the somewhat "unpersonal" contacts one is > establishing via email with people worldwide, so some people apparently > don't feel hindered by any form of elementary politeness which they would > otherwise show if it were a live issue. > Too bad. One quickly learns. > :-( > > Pascal > NO ARCHIVE > > -------------------------------------------------------- > See my photo pages at http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ > ------------------------------------------------------- > On the Eighth day God created Macintosh > ------------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>> - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium General photo site: http://belgiangator.tripod.com/ Belgium photo site: http://members.xoom.com/wajsman/ Motorcycle site: http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/1704/