I also assume that the phono will be severely damaged in shipment, due to lack of concern of the seller.
Jim Nichol On Mar 25, 2013, at 1:35 PM, Andrew Baron <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
