Certainly a thread that most of us will watch carefully. I'm a lurker for the
most part; I seldom feel like I've got much depth of knowledge to share. I
just love bikes. I have had wonderful experiences buying items from fellow RBW
members. I too have sent items before I've been paid and I've received items
before my payment has arrived at its destination. One recent purchase arrived
pretty late. It looked like it had been through the postal wars in getting to
me, but it got here and the item was well-packed and so in excellent shape. I
hope that this works out positively. There are few places on the net that have
the same "warmth". Best to all. david blessing on the cold soon to be snowy
plains of Nebraska.
> Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 19:32:13 -0700
> Subject: [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?
> From: dcr...@prescott.edu
> To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
>
>
> Bummer.
>
> I sure do appreciate the hesitation to engage in a lynchin' before the
> facts are known. I, too, prefer to believe that people are good and
> honest. I'd like to believe that we've found a good little on line
> "community" here in the best sense of that word.
>
> Jim posted a little while ago about folks who join the group simply to
> post FS or Trade items. I have to wonder if this person was one of
> those. I've been considering putting a bunch of stuff up for sale on
> the RBW group, but I've been hesitant because of dealing with the
> financial transactions. I'd like to think I could trust folks and that
> people would trust me. I'd hope that most folks would think I was OK
> because I've posted regularly and, I hope, helpfully. I guess I'd be
> looking for the same kind of track record from anyone I'd sell or
> trade something with.
>
> I hope this resolves well.
>
> Dave
>
> On Oct 8, 6:35 pm, R Gonet <richard.go...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> > I have purchased items from individuals on this and the iBOB list.
> > Sometimes they send me the item before I have paid and other times I
> > have paid before I've received the item, and all has worked out. I'm
> > a lawyer and deal with scammers, conners, liars, and cheats all the
> > time, so I'm not a naif, but I also assume that people are honest and
> > sincere until they prove otherwise, unless they give obvious signs of
> > mendacity (we all know the difference between a rat and a kitten and
> > we give the former a wide berth). It then disturbs me greatly when
> > they prove me wrong. I also like to think of the people on these two
> > lists as some kind of brethren and that there is a code of honor among
> > us, almost as if participation in these groups somehow filters out the
> > chaff. It is therefore disturbing when something like this occurs to
> > me. If I were you, I would detail the specific facts of the
> > transaction on this site, email it to the person, and invite him to
> > make things right. I would assume and hope that there is a good
> > explanation for his failure to respond. If he does not, then post
> > it. Strange things happen all the time and he may have a plausible
> > explanation - he may be on sabbatical or in the hospital. Or, he may
> > just be a little f*****g creep who should be outed to protect the rest
> > of us. If, indeed, he is a conner, we can at least take comfort in
> > the fact that he is the exception that proves the rule.
> >
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