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Subject: Collector's Corner..On The Importance Of Being Earnest

Author: Steve B

Date: 09:35:42 07/19/05


As many Collectors know,sometimes one must throw all caution to the wind if a
very rare computer comes along

generally when a rare computer is offered to a collector there is a good deal of
contact back and forth

a bevy of  e-mails will fly with and questions and answers ,photos ,and of
course the always required haggling  over price

sometimes however one can not be so prudent and must act quickly or lose the
chance to pocket a rare computer

this happened to me with the Applied Concepts TSB 4 La Regence

when i received the offer i quickly accepted the price and paid even quicker
no photos ,no Q&A

i should mention i knew the seller well so i was not concerned with a scam or a
fraud and it worked out perfectly

on the flip side.. it is also important for the seller to act within a
reasonable time as well

recently (two weeks ago)  i received a list of computers for sale from a seller
who is not a collector

the list contained prices and some descriptions as to condition

i responded within minutes of receiving the email and placed a significant order
while i did not have any prior transactions with him i did hear of him from
other sources

after a week of no response i sent a follow-up email

i never received a reply

this tells me the seller is not acting in good faith and probably sold some of
the items i ordered first, to other persons

no serious seller would not reply to an email after two weeks

bad form of course and a tell tale indication that this particular seller is not
an honorable individual

so while there are times when immediate action is required..there is never
really a time when weeks should  go by for a deal to be consummated


Time  Is Of The Essence Regards
Steve



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