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>To: Randy Clark <grantura@agate.net>
>From: John Gillis <jgillis@mail.tcd.ie>
>Subject: Re: Purchasing parts via Digest
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>>I'm negotiating with a fellow "lister" concerning the purchase of some TR
>>parts that he has. I'm wondering what other folks have done about the actual
>>transfer of payment and shipment goods in situations like this.
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>>Say the item is $500, and I'm the buyer...am I supposed to send a perfect
>>stranger $500 and just keep my fingers crossed that he isn't some sort of
>>rip off artist, or that when I get the stuff that it isn't just a bunch of
>>trash? How have others dealt with this situation?
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>>How does COD work... I understand that when you recieve something COD From
>>UPS that they won't let you open the package until you've paid for it?
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>>Would be interested in some feed back, and or horror stories. Is there any
>>way to complete these purchases without either party taking on all the risk?
>>Randy Clark
>>Dresden ME
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>Randy
> There is always some risk dealing blind and I am sure you are going
>to hear horror stories. In order to keep the balance and maintain faith in
>human nature and the overall goodness of man here is my story: I like to
>collect original workshop manuals, but only and I stress only in pristine
>nick. Some months ago a list member mentioned he had a manual for a Phase
>111 Vanguard in A1 condition, he gave his asking price and anyone
>interested was invited to mail him, he hoped to pass it to someone who
>actually owned a Vanguard, but failing this anyone agreeing the asking
>could have it. I contacted him and informed him I would be interested if
>it was indeed in the condition he stated. Anyway to get to the point I
>forwarded him a dollar draft for the sum, including postage and in no time
>I had in my posession a manual for a Phase 3 Vanguard in even better
>condition than I hoped. The bottom line is that you can usually get a
>"feel" for a person and if they are genuine or otherwise through contact
>while trashing out a deal for your purchase. In the end "you pays your
>money and you takes your chances"
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John Gillis
1954 TR2 TS3618. October 1954 (ground up)
1964 Triumph 3TA 350cc (a little gem)
Trinity College
Dublin,
IRELAND.
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