Re: [CR]Please be careful

(Example: Framebuilding:Brazing Technique)

From: "J.Dunn" <bikehunter@msn.com>
To: "Mara & Steven Maasland" <TheMaaslands@comcast.net>
References: <223a1421fd23.21fd23223a14@icomcast.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Please be careful
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 20:28:55 -0800
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

As much as I'd hate to give ebay even one more dime, they have an escrow that is not very expensive, as I recall.

John Dunn in Boise


----- Original Message -----
From: Mara & Steven Maasland
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 6:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Please be careful



> Ray wrote:
>
> > Some of you may have already seen these bikes. Some of you may
> > have bid
> > but just a word of caution. I don't know this person so I hate to
> > judgethe book by its cover but here goes. This seller has zero
> > feedback, they
> > are selling a lot of bikes at one time. Some very enticing bikes
> > that look
> > like a deal. I see the one antique is up to almost $1300 with
> > three plus
> > hours to go. The rest are not yet that high. The seller is in
> > Moskow "The
> > Russian Federation" so you cannot visit easily should something go
> > wrong.The last thing that raised the red flag for me (no pun
> > intended) was this
> > note recently added to all the auctions.
> > "I should warn everyone who wants to participate in auction. I
> > also want
> > to warn everyone who already participates in auction. I do not use
> > escrow.I ask you to understand me correctly. Time of delivery of a
> > cargo will be
> > 4-5 weeks. It does not depend on distance. It depends on
> > efficiency of
> > work of a delivery service. Thus I should wait for money of 4-5
> > weeks. In
> > my present position I can not so long wait. I want to apologize
> > before all
> > for this inconvenience."
> > I have been around the block a few times and this just does not
> > look good.
> > I could be all wet but if any one of these issues was different my
> > reaction would also be different. If it were me starting out I
> > think I
> > would explaine myself better and not sell this much at one time. I
> > wouldbuild a reputation first. Hopefully this is just me being
> > anal but wanted
> > you to at least see what I see. Check any one auction and then
> > look at all
> > his auctions by hitting the "Visit Sellers Other Items" link on
> > the page.
> >
> > http://ebay.com/<blah>
> ViewItem&item=2177007343&category=420
>
> Should any list-member be the winning bidder on one of these bikes, I
> am certain that we can collectively find somebody in Moscow who can act
> as escrow party. I have a number of former business contacts there that
> would probably be willing to act as Escrow for a fee. Do any other
> listmembers have any ties?
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ