Re: a story

[Tom Van Ness <tom@reece.com>]

I couldn't agree more, Rocky.

I bought a CQ last summer for a substantial amount. But it was an amount I
knew was fair, considering the mileage, etc.

I would consider selling it for about the same price that bob was asking.

If listers aren't considering BUYING the car in question, stay the $#%^&
out of it!



At 1:34 PM -0600 5/7/99, c a l i b a n wrote:
>	about prices.
>
>	bob mails the q-list with a car for sale.
>
>	bob responds with his price in private email.
>
>	bob gets pretty seriously flamed - and bob is
>	a new lister, who joined to help sell the car.
>
>	some of us think it is woth the asking price.
>
>	the flames convice bob that he's asking too much,
>	and that selling it is hopeless, despite a few
>	of us telling him his price is fair.
>
>	bob eventually sells it to a specialty dealer
>	for way, way, less that he wanted for it.
>
>	within a couple days, jane calls bob looking
>	for the car, not at the original price, but at
>	a fair price, signifigantly more than he just
>	sold the car for.
>
>	bob's bummed.
>
>	a "community" just screwed him over, for no reason
>	at all, not even for selfish personal gain.  he
>	was screwd by a people being assholes, just for
>	the hell of it.  this will cost jane that special
>	car she was after, or cost her much more than
>	she could have had it for (she may go to the dealer).
>
>	real nice, y'all.  the nameless individuals ( i do
>	not even know who they are) just cast at least one
>	person several thousand dollars - as i understand
>	the story.  anyway, i hope those individuals feel
>	nice and proud.  karma/dharma will prevail, it
>	always does.
>
>	sorry for the cussing, but a spade is a spade.
>
>--
> rocky mullin
> http://caliban.sf.ca.us/
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