Franc,
the truth is that some people have no lives, must not have cable (or
a dish) and aren't serious about buying. Calling them inconsiderate
is being nice. Silly, but that's what anyone can expect whenever
working with the public...bad with the good. Certainly doesn't have
to be that way, but then all kids should be loved, have food, shelter
and medical coverage (hell, all adults, for that matter) in a country
with such abundance. It's as if you have to approach it by expecting
poor manners and no consideration, that way when you're right, you're
prepared and so be it...but how nice when you're wrong!
As an example, I just responded to a very reputable and kind German
dealer who sent me pics and info on a CHINATOWN 40x60 I was
interested in and he was very considerate. In return, (though the
price was too high for the condition when adding paperbacking and
shipping costs), I wrote him back explaining why I wouldn't be buying
and thanking him for his efforts to respond to my inquiry with
detailed pictures, etc.
I think it took 3 minutes and he wrote back saying he completely
understood and thanking me for responding. You know, when I was
young, I always thought adults were in this rarified position where
they always knew the right thing and did it. Well (BEWARE! ~
Spoilers Ahead!), Columbus didn't discover America and there is no
Santa Claus or Easter Bunny. But I believe there ARE great people in
this hobby/business because I've met them. I suppose the bad apples
only make the good ones leave a better taste in our metaphoric mouths.
Hope things go better,
Patrick
On Mar 7, 2008, at 3:21 PM, Franc wrote:
I’ll go one further. After my auctions end on Ebay, I always get
people writing to me to tell me they missed out on one or two of my
listings that got no bids and ask if I’ll re-list it for them. If I
tell them that I’ll sell to them directly, I usually get no
response at all. I also get bottom-feeders writing to me after the
auctions end asking if I’ll accept a lower price fee for items that
didn’t sell. I’ve responded and accepted some of these offers and
usually never hear again from these people. I now usually ignore
these e-mails, unless it’s someone I know. People are just plain
rude. FRANC
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] Lack of courtesy among DEALERS/COLLECTORS
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I second that, Todd. Same thing happened to me. A few times. The
lack of courtesy is very irritating.
Zeev
----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Feiertag
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 1:54 PM
Subject: [MOPO] Lack of courtesy among DEALERS/COLLECTORS asking
for WANTS
For the dealers and collectors posting WANTS on MoPo who don't have
the courtesy to spend the 30 seconds that it would take to reply to
someone offering you your exact wants, I WILL NOT be responding to
your WANT LISTS anymore, when I have exactly what you're looking for.
Many do reply such as David Lieberman, but in the last couple of
weeks I have responded to people's exact wants with no replies
whatsoever.
No problem if you don't want it, but at least have the courtesy to
reply to someone taking the time to let you know they have what you
want.
Todd Feiertag/Poster City
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