One: Dave should have kept his mouth shut and bought the item.
Then he could have kept it or sold it and had a windfall.
OR:
When Baron was advised of the error by nice guy Dave, Baron could have
responded with a 10% finders fee as is customary when finding things of
value and returning them.
Especially in the close knit group the CR List is.
It would have been gracious and good business.
Just think how Dave could have complimented Baron on his honorable behaviour
on our forum.
That's the best advertising in the world.
Ted Ernst
Palos Verdes Estates
CA USA
> Dave van hook wrote:
>
> He has failed to respond to numerous repeated requests for
> an explanation despite the fact that I explained to him that
> I am a member of this forum.
> The item is still for sale at the inflated price.
> I call this behavior neither honest, nor courteous...I
> call it rude and dishonest!
> Dave Van Hook
> Hershey, PA
>
> **********
>
> without more detail it's a little tough to analyze the
> situation Dave describes. Perhaps he could fill us in a
> little more? What harm could there be in that?
>
> With what we have to go on here, though, an analogy works
> for me, along the lines of:
>
> Let's say, for the sake of argument, that I have a nice
> Lamborghini kit-car replica up on ebay. I put up lots of
> pictures, and I'm just selling it for what I have in it, as
> represented to me when I bought it. I don't know anything
> about cars, however. Someone e-mails me with the
> astonishing news that this "kit-car" is, in fact, a real
> lambo, worth 10 times what I'm selling it for. And let's
> say that this turns out to be true.
>
> What am I supposed to do? Sell my kit car to the highest
> bidder for 1/10th what it's worth? No. I'm going to cancel
> the auction, and put the item back up for sale at a price
> that makes sense.
>
> This is an extreme, and admittedly somewhat silly version of
> what Dave just described (as best as I can tell from the
> limited info Dave provided.). If Baron is trying to get the
> best market price for his stuff, well, that IS what he's in
> business to do. If you've seen his shop up in Santa
> Barbara, and his family, you'd know that he has a business
> to run, profits to make, and a life to live. He's not in
> business to do charity work.
>
> So, I don't find what he did to be rude or dishonest in ANY
> way, and I think Dave is out-of-line to characterize Baron
> in that way. I've done numerous deals with Baron, and I've
> talked to Baron and his wife, and I've enjoyed their
> hospitality more than once, and I'll do my bit to nip this
> kind of scrofulous talk right in the bud. Baron's a great
> guy to do business with...just don't forget, it's business
> that we're doing here!
>
> It amazes me, sometimes, the way some of us seem to think
> that trade in this little cult is a freakin' charity and
> we're supposed to be getting bro deals all the time. Grow
> up!
>
> Charles Andrews
> SoCal