[ARC5] (OT) Bay Transactions (was BC-375 Tubes)

[Bry Carling]

Good points David. For this reason I do not sell to Italy or Argentina unless I know the person from past successful transactions.

Bry Carling
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> On Nov 22, 2013, at 5:18 AM, "David Stinson" <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> I've been trading on "the bay" since they started in the 90s.
> I can count the "bad deals" on my fingers and have some left.
> Most people *in our branch* of the hobby make an honest effort to "do the right thing."  They don't always know everything
> and they make mistakes (including me), but they're honest mistakes.
> The really bad beatings I've taken were from Italy,
> eastern Europe and Brazil.  The one from Italy cost me over $1000
> (there are safeguards in place now to prevent this scam).
> I contacted the local authorities on that one as I had all the
> particulars on the scammers, but they laughed it off.
> Guess I didn't know who to bribe.
> I usually don't do business with people in those places anymore unless I know the person.
> 
> I can't say the same for the "audiophool" crowd.
> While there are very many good and honest "audio" guys,
> there are also a lot of crooks in that bunch so watch yourself if you have to deal with them.
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