Just to clarify my earlier statement - By "sidestep" the description issue, it's really that I would hate to see this devolve into a discussion of right and wrong on this private transaction.
It's not appropriate to "name names" or to take sides on this via the list. Although we are voyeurs on this transaction, we are not directly a part of it. (Now, granted, if there's a clear attempt to defraud that the general list should be made aware of, that could certainly be weighed a bit differently.) Over the years of retail and buying/selling things through the mail, I've learned there's enough discrepency that can creep in, even when both parties have good intentions. I don't pretend to know enough about this to decide otherwise. As a seller, I would hope to be forthright and accurate in descriptions and evaluations, but as a seller, I know that the onus is upon me to confirm these things. If I were at a garage sale where everything was behind a rope I couldn't pass, I'd be very thorough before spending more than I could afford to waste. Now, once I get to know someone and have a sense of where their 'good' lies, then I can make allowances and translate it to my range of expectations. I guess what I'm saying is that the first time I buy anything from anybody, I'll either specify a return agreement or get a pretty copious set of images. Because the words "Caveat Emptor" apply. It's ultimately up to me. There's nothing magical about this list - there are people who join it only to sell to it, which is why no one gets full posting rights by just contributing For Sale ads. It's why I've asked certain members to moderate their selling posts or at least engage in more conversations than what they have to sell. There are high quality individuals on this list - people I've gotten to know through their posts and private emails - who have high standards of behavior. If they listed something and I really felt it wasn't as described, I have no doubt we'd come to an agreement and solve the issue. It's one of the reasons Sheldon always chided people who used only a web-moniker in their postings - otherwise it's easy to forget there's a person on the other end of the line, with all that means. - Jim / List admin -- Jim Edgar cyclofi...@earthlink.net -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
