It looks to me like Tom won the bet. Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Brigham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2003 9:45 PM Subject: RE: *ist D delayed again > This is a tricky one! > > I was gonna stay out, but I am fascinated to see where this goes... > > The *ist D was actually being sold on sept 1 - dealers were selling it, > even if they could not supply it yet. Of course I get your point > though. In your mind you seem to be saying that you were agreeing to a > deal over whether the camera would be 'available to ship' on that date. > > However looking at the archive, the 'legal' aspect of the bet (if you > can call it legal) possibly supports both of you: > > You are right, Tom did say "Ok, we'll say shipped to a dealer somewhere > by 9/1/03." However you never replied to that email, and you in fact > replied "Deal! Of course, now you've guaranteed that I have to stick > around till then. Are you sure you wanted to do this?" to his later > (arguably revised) offer of "Ok, the bet is that Pentax will have a > digital slr for sale by 9/1/03. "For sale" means it's listed on a major > camera retailer's web site. If you win, you get my FA 100/3.5. If I win, > I get your Program Plus. Deal?" which is quite clear in what it > defines. > > There is no doubt in my mind that you have no claim on Tom's lens > because it is your problem if you didn't realise what you were agreeing > to after he spelled it out. However, whether your contention that his > definition of for sale is unreasonable has any merit is not for me to > decide. I guess ultimately it may depend on how charitable Tom feels... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 13 September 2003 18:50 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: *ist D delayed again > > > > > > There were no *ist D's for sale Sept. 1, 2003. Whatever > > verbiage was exchanged was an attempt to define the concept > > of "for sale". Pentax still hasen't moved it into the sales > > channel. It ain't soup yet and it didn't make the date. > > > > BR > > > > From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > No. I was planning to go through my sent mail to figure when > > things were said, but it's the busy time for me right now... > > > > tv > > > > > >
