Public Service Announcement

[Scott Stevens]

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:37:44 -0700 (PDT)
"Brian H." <brother_cadfael at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> William
>  
> <snip>
> There are plenty of extremely valid 2nd chance offers. In the surplus
> business, it is extremely common to buy a lot of one item, and if one
> of the auctions does extremely well, only a foolish seller would not
> try to take advantage of the deal. I use them all the time, and yes,
> they do work enough times that I keep using them.
> <snip>
>  
> I've been the buyer in two such transactions myself, I was glad to
> have the chance.
> 
>  
> <snip>
> I have said it before - I will say it again - pissing off a dealer is
> one of the dumbest things a collector can do.
> <snip>
>  
> I couldn't agree more, it's right up there with pissing off food
> servers, doctors & auto mechanics! BTW what is the name of your eBay
> business?
>  

Except you don't have to go to a resturant to eat.  You can go to
another mechanic.  And you can get old computer stuff directly and/or
from another dealer.

I find the whole 'dealer' / 'collector' dichotomy disturbing.  As if
there is some magical divide between the two.  Maybe it's because I am
also slightly involved in another, more 'mature' hobby of coin
collecting, where the 'dealer' / 'collector' split takes a lot of the
fun out of it.  

Worrying about 'pissing off a dealer' is one of the dumber things a
'collector' can do.  Why even play into that mindset?  Why even give
legitimacy to such self-proclaimed titles? 

 

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