Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > On Fri, May 18, 2007 at 09:19:07AM +1200, Jonathan Bell wrote: > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > Hi, > > > Sorry Don, but I tend to agree with Nick. > > > > > I also agree, for slightly different reasons. > > I might just cut through all the moral judgments and the Labour-like > parenting tips you're currently getting and state two very important > points. > > - Buying a laptop from TradeMe is fraught with *significant* trouble. > That > is, you have to make sure it's not stolen before you shell out the > money, I beg to differ because: There is the Safe Trader escrow system. The police have a database of stolen goods serial numbers which they can access during a phone call. So if you are interested ask the vendor for the serial number, if he won't give it, don't buy. If the number on the lappie is different from the one you were told, contact the Safe Trader system and the local police.
-- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
