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Subject:Re: Ripoff artists named (TheSamba)
From:miguel pacheco
Date:Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:38:57 -0700

Lesson learned. Now let's quit using valuable space and move along
now, move along..........
Thanks,
            Miguel

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 6:39 PM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@mts.net> wrote:
> If this was handled properly, no apology would have been necessary.
>
> Jeff
>
> On 26-Feb-09, at 1:22 PM, mark drillock wrote:
>
>> The problem is that Andrew did not come here asking for help in
>> resolving a problem. He came with strongly worded accusations that he
>> later retracted. He did the same on the Samba. These now retracted
>> statements can't be undone. He has dishonored himself and detracted
>> from
>> this list, IMHO. He has also damaged a man who he now says did not
>> fully
>> deserve it.
>>
>> The choice was not between pmail and nuclear war. The fact that
>> nuclear
>> war may have worked for Andrew does not justify it. There was a large
>> middle ground that he could have traveled across first.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> BenT Syncro wrote:
>>>
>>> For what it's worth, it is my 'personal opinion' as a listmember
>>> that this
>>> is the proper forum to discuss issues with vendors.
>>> Of course, the way the posting written should be more factual than
>>> emotional. In Andrew's case, I do not believe pmail would
>>> have worked because I do not think Mr. Tevis on on this List.
>>>
>>> I've bought some things from Mr. Tevis myself. Although I felt his
>>> communication was minimal, I did get everything I paid for
>>> with minimal fuss. As for shipping to Andrew, I must admit that the
>>> shipping
>>> scenario can feel like a convoluted pile like one
>>> of those "cheque chasing" schemes. However, I have also shipped
>>> things to
>>> Andrew more than once to this freight consolidator
>>> in Compton, California -- Again without incident.
>>>
>>> Andrew has been kicking this issues around for months. Let's face
>>> it, if he
>>> had not brought it to the List, he may not have ever
>>> realized the typing error which may have been the root cause of the
>>> problem.
>>> Like it or not, you bunch of guys sorted this out
>>> for him.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> BenT
>>>
>