Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!stretch.cs.mun.ca!leif!jgarland
From: jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Buying from someone on the Net?
Message-ID: <153686@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
Date: 9 Nov 90 18:14:14 GMT
References: <1990Nov8.192749.8001@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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In article <1990Nov8.192749.8001@ccu.umanitoba.ca>, umcarls9@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Charles Carlson) writes:
> This is a topic I've never seen discussed on the Net.  
> I see lots of 'Anyone had any good/bad experiences with ABCXYZ CO.?'
>   
> But I've never seen 'Anyone had any good/bad experiences buying from an
> individual on the Net?'
>   
> That is the question I am curious about.  Every now and then I see something
> advertised on here for a decent price that I wouldn't mind buying.
> <although most of the stuff seems not to be that much cheaper than mail
> order, such as $50 off of a hard disk over mail order, I'd go mail order!>
>   
> But at times there are some decent deals.  I'd be interested in hearing
> about any experiences.  I haven't seen any public flames warning people
> about any certain individual so am I to assume that everything generally
> goes OK?  Or is everybody just afraid to buy from individuals?
> ^^^^^^^^

Almost certainly...

Rule #1 of life:  Never screw potential colleagues (or anyone else 
with whom you might end up dealing with again tomorrow).

Corollary #1:  If you're going to screw someone, do it fast and then 
get out of town.     

As most people on the net really don't fit Corollary #1, they end up 
having to abide by Rule #1.  [Probably in some cases whether they want 
to or not.]

John Garland

jgarland@mun                         Bitnet
jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca             Internet