Chris, On Fri, 18 May 2007, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > 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. True. on that point, noone disagrees.... > > 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. Welll yes. but not all stolen laptops are in that database. The victim of the theft did not keep a record of the serial number - this happens. Question: do you have a document with the serial number of all appliances in your house? > > I might just cut through all the moral judgments and the Labour-like Not all "judgements" were labour like. Some were realistic: how reliable will the laptop be Some were capitilistic: what is done to ensure the money will be paid back? Derek. -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. IndraNet Technologies Ltd. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ph +64 3 365 6485 Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/
