I probably shouldn't reply to this message... But, oh what the hell. What exactly are you trying to accomplish with this email? To shame Greg into faster service? Discourage us from buying from him? Hurt feelings because you are frustrated?
Greg goes to great lengths to keep vintage parts and modern upgrades available and easy to buy. Without his storefront, we'd be selling via email and PayPal. As one of his suppliers, I know for a fact he's not making much money on this gig - it's a hobby. None of us are. I'm glad that you are enjoying the model 102. I don't want to encourage you or anyone to leave the hobby or the community. But, please, can we all have a bit of perspective and respect here? Thanks, -Josh On Fri, Feb 8, 2019, 11:44 AM Stephen Pereira < [email protected] wrote: > Hello all, > > I’m quite new to the M100 area, and I’ve been having a good time working > my way through getting things to work that folks have created and > published, oh so many years ago. My Model 102 has been the most fun > machine that I’ve worked with during my vintage computer hobby. Other > machines that I have are certainly more powerful or more flexible, but none > of them is more fun! > > That brings me around to purchasing a REX. I found that Arcade Shopper > online advertises them for sale and in stock. I made my purchase last > Monday. Mid week, I sent an e-mail asking when I might expect it to be > shipped, as it still (even today right now) shows a status of “awaiting > processing.” I got an answer back from Gregory McGill saying that he only > works this part time, and he may ship on Friday or Monday. This for me was > quite disappointing. I sell on eBay part time, but when someone purchases > something from me, I jump right to it. I guess that’s me and others have > different ways. Arcade Shopper took my money right away - hopefully, > Gregory will get around to shipping my REX sometime soon. > > I’m sorry to be complaining out loud, but I have not received such a > lackadaisical attitude anywhere else during my vintage hobby. It’s a shame > to be held hostage with so few outlets available for this product. > > I apologize if I am offending anyone. These are my feelings. It’s > difficult to be the new guy who wants to get going when the community is > already well established I guess. > > Thanks for listening... > > smp > - - - > Stephen Pereira > Bedford, NH 03110 > KB1SXE > > >
