I was at an Ohio
swapmeet in July and there were 400 traders, most with classic bikes.
There were 1000 traders. You could not possibly walk it all in a day. The
organizers are so happy they have doubled the fee to be a trader. See
www.vintagefocus.com to learn something about vintage
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 at 10:46:23, Bill Cable wrote:
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I was at an Ohio
swapmeet in July and there were 400 traders, most with classic bikes.
There were 1000 traders.
Wow. That is a lot.
You could not possibly walk it all in a day. The
organizers are so happy they have
Dilwyn Jones wrote:
Cash is not really an option - too risky to send in the post
snip
what chance is there that posting a £10 note from, say,
Belgium to England is legal?
Sending money via 'postal service' is always illegal in Belgium.
François Van Emelen
snip
Tony Firshman wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 22:40:41, Bill Waugh wrote:
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Rich Mellor wrote:
snip
perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of
that type, in fact I think I have dealt with
I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)#
Close to a paradox there. If you agreed you were 110% honest you
would be lying and therefore
not if you could calculate variations,percentages.. like Freddie
(;-)
All the best - Bill
I remember a conversation with Freddy after a
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 at 20:26:21, Bill Waugh wrote:
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Tony Firshman wrote:
snip
making a decision whether to
re-align the dish or cancel Sky,
I can loan you an alignment meter.
Hey thanks I might take that offer up( might also tell Sky to take a hike
It is one that needs
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 23:18:25, Dilwyn Jones wrote:
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snip
I remember a conversation with Freddy after a workshop somewhere where
he bet me £1 he could prove 2=3 (not saure of the values, but
sommething like that) and that I could not disprove him.
Needless to say I went
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 at 23:18:10, Rich Mellor wrote:
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:18:31 +0100, François Van Emelen
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gwicks wrote:
snip
It is not always easy to transfer funds from one country to another,
especially if you don't have the right bit
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 09:26:29 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 at 23:18:10, Rich Mellor wrote:
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:18:31 +0100, Franois Van Emelen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
gwicks wrote:
snip
It is not always easy to transfer funds from
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 10:57:24, Rich Mellor wrote:
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That is why PayPal is so good - only your credit card to think about
and no extra charges really.
I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company.
There would be real hassles if problems arose.
But Tony,
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:05:10 +, Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 10:57:24, Rich Mellor wrote:
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That is why PayPal is so good - only your credit card to think about
and no extra charges really.
I simply don't like dealing with a foreign
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 11:16:54, Rich Mellor wrote:
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Cash is not really an option - too risky to send in the post
I find the -only- risky thing is to send money registered.
The only time I had a customer lose money was when a registered letter
obviously containing money
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter
lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival through
e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office had sold them, but
before they had printed or distributed them. By e-bay rules she had to
pay
Rich Mellor wrote:
Oh right I see what you mean - they are a US company and I have never had
any problems myself, having used them for over 3 years.
Just don't keep any money in their account. Account because they
are very careful not to be a bank in the eye of the law. This way
you're
Rich Mellor wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter
lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival
through e-bay, and paid through Paypal after the box-office
Cash is not really an option - too risky to send in the post
I find the -only- risky thing is to send money registered.
The only time I had a customer lose money was when a registered
letter obviously containing money was opened.
If paper money is sent in an ordinary envelope, the risk of loss is
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 12:02:23, Jeremy Taffel wrote:
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caution snipped
Of course, I'm not suggesting that any of the QL traders are anything
other than 110% trustworthy,
I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)#
but domestic consumer protection law just does
Mon, 3 Jan 2005 19:27:45 -,() Dilwyn Jones
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote:
of these offshore Channel Islands back to the
mainland,
Now that is funny ;-) Channel Islands are offshore but the British Isles
are MainLand :-) hehehe
Ffibys
Seriously now it has to do with their Tax shelter status
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:17:41 +, Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Rich Mellor wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter
lost 500 last year. She bought tickets for the
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 13:37:05, Rich Mellor wrote:
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter
lost £500 last year. She bought tickets for the Reading Festival
through
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:17:41, Bill Waugh wrote:
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perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past,
Indeed it has. I suppose Medic was the most high profile.
He (Skoglund?) spent a time in prison for his sins.
There was even a very
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:21:42, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
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On 3 Jan 2005 at 9:26, Tony Firshman wrote:
I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company.
There would be real hassles if problems arose.
Fortunately, we continentals don't think the same way, who would
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
SNIP
I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)#
Close to a paradox there. If you agreed you were 110% honest you would
be lying and therefore
--
Roy Wood
Q Branch. 20 Locks Hill, Portslade, Sussex.BN41 2LB
Tel:
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wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:21:42, Wolfgang Lenerz wrote:
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On 3 Jan 2005 at 9:26, Tony Firshman wrote:
I simply don't like dealing with a foreign based company.
There would be real hassles if
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wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 13:37:05, Rich Mellor wrote:
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A word of caution here for people paying through Paypal.. My daughter
- Original Message -
From: Rich Mellor
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] QDT Demo
The problem is that QL software is supplied on a very tight budget -
doesn't really leave any room to let others take a share of sale proceeds,
- Original Message -
From: Tony Firshman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] QWord payment
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 13:37:05, Rich Mellor wrote:
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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 12:02:23 +, Jeremy Taffel
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 22:29:13, Dr Colin F Parsons wrote:
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- Original Message - From: Tony Firshman
Rich:
Your daughter should have gone to her credit card company - they will
refund any payment over £50 if it turns out to be to a fraudulent
trader or the
Rich Mellor wrote:
snip
perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of
that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present traders
and have found them all to be top notch. ( he he can you tell I
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:40:41 +, Bill Waugh [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Rich Mellor wrote:
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perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of
that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present
Tony Firshman wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:17:41, Bill Waugh wrote:
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perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past,
Indeed it has. I suppose Medic was the most high profile.
He (Skoglund?) spent a time in prison for his sins.
Roy wood wrote:
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Tony Firshman
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
SNIP
I deny that. I am never more than 100% honest (8-)#
Close to a paradox there. If you agreed you were 110% honest you would
be lying and therefore
not if you could calculate
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:50:25 +,() Bill Waugh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote:
Tony Firshman wrote:
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 17:17:41, Bill Waugh wrote:
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perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past,
Indeed it has. I suppose Medic was the
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:49:46 -,() Rich Mellor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote:
With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !! Cancel
it and get QWord instead - its much more entertaining
or get both QWord and a Dreambox and watch Sky for free ;-) (Sorry you
still have to pay for
On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 at 22:40:41, Bill Waugh wrote:
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Rich Mellor wrote:
snip
perhaps we should remember the QL world has seen a few doubtful
traders in the past, fortunately I was never involved with any of
that type, in fact I think I have dealt with all the present
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:59:15 -0500, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:49:46 -,() Rich Mellor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote:
With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !! Cancel
it and get QWord instead - its much more entertaining
or get both
of these offshore Channel Islands back to the
mainland,
Now that is funny ;-) Channel Islands are offshore but the British
Isles are MainLand :-) hehehe
Sounds stupid, now you mention it. Mind you, Irish travellers passing
through Anglesey from Holyhead asking how to get to London are told to
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 23:07:04 -,() Rich Mellor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote:
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 17:59:15 -0500, Phoebus Dokos [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Mon, 03 Jan 2005 22:49:46 -,() Rich Mellor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] /wrote:
With all that lot Bill, you probably don't have time for Sky !!
- Original Message -
From: Rich Mellor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [ql-users] QDT Demo
cut
If available at the QL metting in Eindhoven (March?),I will buy it,
together with QWORD( Dutch and French versions).
Happy New Year
On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 19:13:53 -, gwicks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It is not always easy to transfer funds from one country to another,
especially if you don't have the right bit of plastic.
The traders are also unlikely to be in Eindhoven before 18th June.
If it helps, I can accept payment
gwicks wrote:
snip
It is not always easy to transfer funds from one country to another,
especially if you don't have the right bit of plastic.
You're quite right. I have had some unpleasant surprises (not due to
traders or suppliers) from my own bank. The equivalent of 15 euros
disappeared in
On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 00:18:31 +0100, Franois Van Emelen
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
gwicks wrote:
snip
It is not always easy to transfer funds from one country to another,
especially if you don't have the right bit of plastic.
You're quite right. I have had some unpleasant surprises (not due to
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