Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the Roman historian Tacitus' words are relevant here on the Romans as "peace-keepers": Solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant They make a wasteland, and they call it peace. Stuart Phillips - -----Original Message----- From: bennett [mailto:3bennett@wanadoo.fr] Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 4:04 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Selling to the US... >They keep that up and a contingent of Peace Keepers will be on its way >to teach them democracy. >Slobodan Dimitrov You mean "impose" democracy, don't you? Isn't that how it's usually done? Guy >"B. D. Colen" wrote: >> >> As a flaming left wing commie you're making this up, right? George Bush >> wouldn't let this happen. In fact, if he knew about it, he'd put Canada on >> his Axle of Evil!;-) >> >> B. D. >> Flaming In The U.S.A. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tim >> Atherton >> Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 4:17 PM >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] Selling to the US... >> >> I often buy and sell photo stuff on Ebay and came across an interesting >> situation yesterday. >> >> I had sold a lens and got payment in $US in the form of a Bank cashiers >> cheque. >> >> I have always accepted payment in this form or a Bank Money order and >> have ahd no problem paying them into my Canadian bank (same with >> regular cheques from clients like the NY Times etc). >> >> At most, the bank put a 3-5 day hold on the cheque, though as a valued >> customer this was usually waived. >> >> Yesterday I found there is a 14 day hold on all such transactions - >> reason given - the uncertain and untrustworthy standing of US financial >> instituions as a result of Enron, Worldcom, Johnson & Johnson, now AOL- >> Time Warner etc. >> >> Wow - never thought this stuff would impact my Ebay sales.... >> >> Tim >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html