FW: [R-390] Bad Overseas EBay Experience

Brent Taylor btaylor at nbnet.nb.ca
Sat Mar 25 17:02:24 EST 2006


John, I think Bill was very clear about the English language issue.  He
advised against dealing with non-English-speaking sellers in case there was
a dispute later.  He said so, specificially.  Are you suggesting Bill learn
Italian so he can solve this problem or buy from Italians in the future?
Bill, for the record, did not say "only do business with English-speaking
sellers."  He said, in fact, that one should do business with
English-speaking COUNTRIES, in no small part because they are more likely to
have better laws against fraud.  

And Bill was not making some kind of clarion call for the "bulk of humanity
to conform" to his value system.  He is warning a specialized list about
something that is very important.  Your criticism of his post, and inability
to comprehend what he really wrote, is unfair to Bill and this list.  I am
glad, for one, that Bill has taken the time to outline his experience and
warn the rest of us.

I usually lurk, so most of you have never heard of me.  I enjoy the list,
and will now go back into the fox hole.  Keep up the good work Bill.  John,
I think you should reread what Bill wrote and reconsider what you wrote.

Respectfully,

Brent Taylor, VE1JH
Doaktown, NB
R390A/URR, Ser #424, Contract #20139-PC-60, Stewart-Warner 


-----Original Message-----
From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of John Lawson
Sent: March 25, 2006 15:26 PM
To: r-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [R-390] Bad Overseas EBay Experience

>  [And as for the rest of your "points" - "Only do business with 
> English-speaking sellers..?"  Look, I know that you've had a genuinely bad

> experience - but what's wrong with you learning Italian?  Why does the 
> bulk of humanity have to conform to your middle-class USA value system?]



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