Wow, someone's got way too much time on their hands to be so concerned about this. Hmmm - I'd say get a hobby, but...
>From: [email protected] >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] $9000 cylinder!! ---The Final Word??? >Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 08:09:34 EDT > >I dediced to be polite and wrote the guy to explain that I knew a lot about >Edison and Columbia cylinders and that he was really wasting a fee payable >to >ebay. > >The guy is weird and wrote me the following which I thought you might all >want to get a post-Labor Day laugh from. (If the guy was naive, that's one >thing > but this guy is arrogant - though he calls me that): > >He replied: > >----------------- >Forwarded Message: >Subj: Re: Question for item #4034083962 - 1903 Wax Cylinder Columbia >Records/Edison... Date: 9/6/04 11:49:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time From: >_Jeffbazell1_ (mailto:Jeffbazell1) To: _Stevenramm_ (mailto:Stevenramm) > >Not to harp on your rude, snot-filled email. E-Bay is totally aware of the >responses I've had. Six to be exact. You're right about not selling it, >but >I was not charged for the listing. In the hallways of CBS Records, Inc. >in >NYC, 51 W. 52nd Street are plenty of photos of these old cylinders. I >don't >know where you live but if you're ever in NYC and really interested, they >have >a small museum of early Columbia recordings, including the cylinder >recordings, the players, etc. I DID post a very nice photo of it which >received many > compliments. You're the only one laughing. I still don't understand >why >you find it necessary to reply in a rude way. Since you didn't honor my >first >request not to email me again, I'll just block your email address and you >can send all the nasty emails to E Bay listers you feel like hurting. I >feel >fine about what I did. .Hope you have a nice time wasted by sending nasty >emails to people. > >Hmm. Ebay didn't charge him? wonder why? By the way he relied to two folks >directly on the ebay item but he removed the second one and only left the >comment about the photos that he's sorry that the one person didn't get. > >Now, to add to the humor and put this guy in perspective, I checked out his >AOL public profile to see his hobbies and background. It's public info on >AOl >so enjoy it below - though I hope you aren't offended by some of his crude >language. (Note that "cylinder record collecting" is NOT listed as one of >his >hobbies!<g>. > >"Location: Portland, Oregon >Gender: Male >Marital Status: Domestic Partnership, 22 years! >Hobbies & Interests: Music, everything from Handel to Hip Hop, Bach to >Beatles, Eminem to Streisand, Groban to Greek, Bluegrass to just Blues, >Jazz to >Copeland, Avril to ZZ. Peruvian Andes to Spanish Gypsy Flamenco. >Favorite Gadgets: Anything techno, cars, audio/video >Occupation: Eat, nap, work on car, nap, burn cd's, nap, pet pussy, nap, >kiss >husband, nap. Work? Nap instead. Pleasure self." > >Well it was a "fun" weekend! > >Steve > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] >http://oldcrank.org/mailman/listinfo/phono-l _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
