Xref: utzoo misc.forsale.computers:8237 comp.sys.mac.wanted:3304 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!paperboy!yee From: yee@osf.org (Michael K. Yee) Newsgroups: misc.forsale.computers,comp.sys.mac.wanted Subject: BEWARE of Donald Burr and lessons learn (long) Message-ID: Date: 10 Apr 91 17:20:21 GMT Sender: news@OSF.ORG Distribution: misc Organization: Open Software Foundation Lines: 109 Beware of dealing with Donald Burr from UC Berkeley. username - "Donald Burr " also alias - "Charles Gousha " I sold him an external 105 Conner drive on March 5, 1991, and cashed his PERSONAL check that same day. Well his check bounced! He had sufficient funds on the day I deposited the check, and INSUFFICIENT FUNDS the day after! I asked Don to please put sufficient fund in his account, or else his check will bounce. He has done the following to me: 1. Told me many time that he would get a cash advance from his VISA card to cover his check, and did not. From dburr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU Tue Mar 5 16:36:15 1991 Subject: Re: Insufficent funds > > Alright, I'll grab a cash advance off my credit card and > stuff it in there. 2. He told me that he got some kind of check from either a scholarship fund, and will be putting that money into his account, but did not ever show up in his account. From dburr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU Sat Mar 9 00:05:46 1991 Subject: Re: Insufficent funds > > I'll call my bank first thing tomorrow morning, and find out several things, > among which if the check bounced yet. If so, then I'll mail you money order a > that same day. If not... I'll make sure that money gets deposited NOW. > (Now that I think about it, it would probably take until tomorrow to clear > the check I deposited, even though it's from a big scholarship coroporation > type); the bank isn't BofA, and it's not local (i.e. it's in Santa Barbara). > When I deposited, they said it *WOULD* be cleared by tomorrow, though... > here's hoping it is... > And Finally the last straw!! 3. He told me that he would send me a check after spring break. In a phone conversation on 4/1/91, Don told me that he SENT A CASHIER CHECK that afternoon. It has been 9 days since then, and NO CHECK! Not a funny April Fool's joke :-(. From dburr@ocf.Berkeley.EDU Tue Mar 19 05:10:53 1991 Subject: Funding... > > I will be leaving shortly (in a matter of hours) for home (southern > California) for spring break. I probably won't be able to call in to check > mail very often, if at all. HOwever, I do have your address, and will try > to get it (the money) out to you by then. I'm selling an old computer that > I have at home, which is where I'll be getting the money from. So after a month of long distance phone calls to the bank and Don, hassles, and stress beyond belief, Don has my hard drive (and is happily using it), and I have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in return. Don Burr's .plan file even says: "Computer: Macintosh Classic, 4 MB RAM, 1 floppy (1.4MB), PLI 30 MB hard drive, Conner 105 MB hard drive. Running both Mac OS (System 6.0.7) and ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ MINIX (a UNIX operating system for Mac)." LESSON TO BE LEARN ------------------ 1. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECK OVER $100. 2. Use Unix "finger username" to find out about the person you are dealing with. 3. Just because someone goes to a prestigious university, says nothing about a person's character. 4. DO NOT DEAL WITH ANYONE WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENT IN THEIR .PLAN FILE: Plan: > > "What are YOU looking at, Butthead?" > - Biff Tannen, _Back_To_The_Future_ > Personal quote: (and philsophy on life) > "Sometimes, ya just gotta say, 'What the fuck'." > - Joel, _Risky_Business_ If anyone knows how I can get this deal to a happy and/or fair conclusion, please send me mail. =Mike p.s. Don, if you have in fact sent me the check as you have said, then I apologize, and will make a public apology. Otherwise send me the check, or the drive immediately. I have waited a month and I'm too busy to deal with this any longer. -- = Michael K. Yee -- yee@osf.org or uunet!osf.org!yee -- = OSF/Motif Development = "I can't give you brains, but I can give you a diploma." -- The Wizard of OZ