Sorry about not putting the location, when I was composing the ad, I
intended to put it in, but forgot about it before I hit the send key....
The car is located in Austin, Texas. I've seen enough threads regarding not
putting the location in to know better, I just had brain fade...
I apologize.
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John Steczkowski
Director, Server I/O
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
512-794-2742
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bburrows@webtv.net [mailto:bburrows@webtv.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2000 7:39 AM
> To: stecz@Crossroads.com; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: '75 MGB for sale
>
>
> I'm not gonna pick on you personally here, John. I will not even
> reproduce your original post. Suffice it to say John has a
> nice MGB for
> sale. He wrote an ad and posted it to the list.
>
> But like _countless_ other MG ads I read, John's original ad did not
> indicate the _location_ of the car. This failure (in general, not
> John's in particular) is a pet peeve of mine. Probably like
> many others
> here I read "MG for sale" ads everywhere. All too often the
> seller does
> not mention a location. Frequently we are given only a
> telephone number
> and left to determine location for ourselves using the area
> code. Damn
> that is a nuisance! How can sellers not understand this??
>
> I am respectful some buyers will travel anywhere in the
> country to buy.
> Perhaps a few cast a worldwide net. But am I not correct
> that location
> is of critical importance to most buyers? Often we
> incorrectly ascribe
> our thoughts and beliefs to others. It just makes life
> easier, I guess.
> So perhaps I am just plain wrong, and most others are simply uncaring
> regarding the location of a prospective MG purchase. I would be
> curious to know.
>
> For myself I can't tell you how many juicy deals I have had to pass up
> because the seller was too far away. There is another thread running
> even as I write this which highlights the high cost of transporting
> heavy items over distance. Today's gasoline costs in the USA only add
> to this situation. Location of the car being sold relative to one's
> home base is important IMO.
>
> But I would be curious to know how other posters view distant
> purchases.
> How important an issue is it for you?
>
> Regardless of whether my personal feelings are on target or not, I
> implore sellers PLEASE to indicate the location of the car
> they wish to
> sell. It IS of key importance, at least to some of us.
>
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