Well since it's already disassembled, the buyer will hopefully make sure it gets shipped that way!
She originally told me (in all caps - i thought canucks are polite?) that she was parting it out because shipping the whole thing was too complicated. Disassembly has hopefully eased that. Sent from my iPhone -- Peter [email protected] On Mar 25, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Jim Nichol <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
