RE: Bad Trader

[William <webbesen@up.net>]

    I, for one, would be interested, Chris.  I would like to know of
other bad traders.
    And since my trade involved Who tapes, it seemed like an appropriate
place to post it because it is Who related (albeit in a very distant
manner), but it also could affect other Who fans!
    And for the record, regarding the trade I was shafted on, which
prompted my post:  I sent out my tapes the first week, and never
received anything from him; just the run-around.  So, it had nothing to
do with quality.  In fact, I would've been extremely happen to receive
ANY quality, so long as I just would've gotten the damn thing because it
was the Quad show that I saw in Milwaukee last year.  (the show seems
difficult to come by; bty, any good traders out there who have the
Milwaukee Quad show?).
    Anyway, that's my 2 cents.

Bill from Michigan

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Date:  Wed, 11 Feb 1998 17:50:46 -0500
From: amy benton and chris Banko <bankos@erols.com>
Subject: Re: Who-Digest - Number 1149

> Subject: Re: Bad Trader?
>
>    > Just giving anyone a fair warning.  (not sure if this is an
> >appropriate place, but.....)
>
> >Bill from Michigan
>
> IMHO this isn't such a good place to post such things.  My concern is
simply
> that one person's "bad trade" definition can differ dramatically from
that
> of others.  I bust my butt to return tapes quickly, to inform
potential
> traders of any deficiencies in my tapes, etc.  Yet I'm certain there
are
> people on this list who've been at least a little disappointed with
what
> they've gotten from me and vice versa.  Just because I'm not thrilled
with
> what I got or because there was a minor deficiency I wasn't warned
about
> doesn't mean I should publicly brand them as a bad trader.  I
appreciate the
> fact that you provided some context in your comments on this person,
and a
> two month delay is obviously pretty crappy.  I'd just hate to see
people
> follow suit by engaging in numerous public grudge matches about old
trades
> gone bad (after all, that's why we've got Whofans!).  Labelling
someone a
> bad trader in private is one thing...laying it out for hundreds of
people
> around the world seems ill-advised.
>
> Just my 2 cents...
>
> Chico Todd

Todd,

Normally I would agree, but the documented cases of "bad trading" are
too numerous to be just grudges or bitching about quality. I have seen
postings on websites about this guy(s). I chose to give him the benefit
of the doubt and came out 80% alright.

I will try to get the other two aliases mentioned for those interested.


Chris B
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