Helping my friend's wife clean out a garage he rented in the alley next to theirs after his passing, I found a perfectly preserved NOS Michelin tire of a model (XZX) that is prized among vintage sports car enthusiasts both for its quality and the visually stunning, instantly recognizable tread pattern. I figured someone would have desire for it enough to keep it figuratively out of the dumpster.
A guy from Texas jumped on the listing on the bay where I priced it for selling, not intrinsic value. He has restored Austin Healy 100-6 with those tires and some sharp trash on the road terminally cut one of his prized XZXs right at the tread/sidewall junction. He'd been hoping to find a newish one to prevent having to settle for a set some less iconic ones. After my careful preparation with input from a place that ships lots of tires, a certain package company lost the tire in transit. My friend's widow and I couldn't lament the loss of the nominal price of the tire but the loss of appreciated value and objectified need left unsatisfied was awful. Selling forum and shipper resolved transaction and shipping costs. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Friday, December 14, 2018 at 6:43:40 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Good to know; I was worried, and I've read bad stories of others on this > and other lists in the not to distant past. I'm glad that you responded. > And, I'm sorry for assuming you are a man; I just learned that you are not. > > No, I'd rather have the fenders. I am also willing to pay more for > shipping, since the price on the fenders themselves is a good one; I > thought that $8 was rather low. Let me know. 87120. > > There is no rush, though it would be nice to have the fenders within a > couple of weeks, as I mean to use them for our occasional snowfalls, which > are more likely after the turn of the NY. But that aside, I'm not in a > rush; just want communication. > > Aside: story. I once sold something -- tires, IIRC -- to a buyer in > Australia -- was it you, Stephen? -- and received the price and the hefty > shipping cost. Completely forgot about it until buyer sent me an angry > inquiry, at which point I woke up and shipped him the item/s and also > refunded all his money. This anecdote has 1 point, which is not that I'm a > nice guy. It is that I've failed to come through myself, so I do keep an > open mind. > > Thanks, Patrick > > > > On Fri, Dec 14, 2018 at 4:05 PM Kiley Demond <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Well, my story is long and sucky with lots of loss and life lessons, but >> I don’t have any desire to retrace it. You are the only one waiting and >> that is simply because finding a suitable box has taken a ton of time and >> effort. Shipping rates have jumped so much, it is depressing. I ship eBay >> and Amazon regularly, but those are commercial rates and much lower. So, I >> made a box. And then it was evident that it wasn’t very crush proof. As >> someone who had a professionally-packed steel bike bent by Fed Ex, I can be >> overly cautious. >> >> Oh, and I’m a she, not a he. Let me know if you want your $$ back. >> >> >> On Dec 14, 2018, 12:57 PM -0700, Patrick Moore <[email protected] >> <javascript:>>, wrote: >> >> Has anyone heard from Kiley Demond? I paid him for fenders on 11/15, and >> after 3 followups on my part, I've not heard from him apart from 1 reply on >> 12/1 saying that he was going to repack the fenders, I've not heard from >> him. Has anyone ordered from him and received the merchandise? >> >> Kiley: are you out there? What's the story? >> >> Thanks, Patrick >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* >> >> >> >> >> >> *Still 'round the corner there may wait A new road or a secret gate, And >> though we pass them by today, Tomorrow we may come this way And take the >> hidden paths that run Towards the Moon or to the Sun.* >> --- J.R.R. Tolkien >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching >> Other professional writing services >> Expensive! 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