I was afraid of this. I understood Al's intention in notifying the seller of what they were doing -- no one could have anticipated that this seller wouldn't honor the seller/buyer contracts -- but I was instantly worried that the seller, once alerted to the true value, would do something underhanded, again.
Greed unfortunately rarely has boundaries. If there's a silver lining, it may be that the machine is put back together and sold intact. I can already picture the damaged screw slots and dings in the wood from the slip of a screwdriver. Andrew Baron Santa Fe On Mar 25, 2013, at 2:37 AM, Anil Menon wrote: > I know this has been an emotional and heated issue for many of us on this > board and on the ATM forum. Some of you know that after discussions with Al, > George and Rene, I decided to "save" the Amberola. After several efforts to > buy the machine outright and offering and getting rebuffed on a 3,500 dollar > offer in my second effort, I decided to go after all 7 items. The seller, > Leilani Gillard from Peachland, BC, said to me what she told others on this > forum, namely, "if you win all items, I will give you the cabinet and > everything else that came with the machine." Well, I won 5 of the items, lost > the horn to a bidder from Australia, and the lid went unsold. I offered to > buy the lid and pay for the rest. The seller came back with a new "offer" of > an additional 500 dollars for the cabinet. I replied firmly "no way" and > asked her to meet her commitment. > > And, well, in the catgegory of a never ending saga, here is a new twist on > the Amberoa III. Now, she has come back saying that she is canceling all of > the 7 bids and relisting as entire machine...see her "principled" stance > below! What a scream! I guess she wants to get a higher return than what she > got...this is adding stupidity on top of greed? > > Enjoy the read below:-) Anil > > Dear xxxx > > I am going to cancel all the auction you won and realist the machine as one > unite. I hope you understand . I already told the guy who won the horn i > wasn't going to sell it. I will give you your refund back. I hope you > understand i am just doing the right thing. It not about the money now. > Regards Lelani > > - peachland250 > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
