Re: How to Handle Astromart SCAM? UPDATE

From: Paul Lawler (stargazer_at_kilolaniDOT.net)
Date: 08/01/04 

Date: Sun, 01 Aug 2004 04:13:37 GMT

"matt" <mariusrf@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1OWOc.8885$3G6.3272@bignews3.bellsouth.net...
>
> Paul Lawler wrote in message ...
> >"matt" <mariusrf@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> >news:o8QOc.21$nE.3@bignews1.bellsouth.net...
> >>
> >> For me, the moral of this story is that from now on I will not send
> >money to
> >> users without a substantial number of 5 stars , not even small
amounts
> >.
> >> I also want to thank Herb for the great help AStromart is for us ,
and
> >for
> >> doing all that is humanly and technically possible to make it safe
.
> >
> >I think you are being unreasonable here. Have you eer sold anything
on
> >Astromart? If others follow your line of reasoning, you never will,
> >since the first time you sell something, you will not have a
> >"substantial number" of 5 stars as a seller.
>
> Paul, I'll let you be the reasonable one and risk *your* money . Yes,
I was
> a beginner on Amart, and I mostly bought stuff then . I really needed
all
> sorts of bits and pieces and it was a good place to get them for less
than
> full retail price . At the same time I accumulated positive feedback
while
> doing this . By the time I had stuff to sell, I also had plenty of
feedback.

Positive feedback as a buyer just means you are good at sending your
money. That's quite different from positive feedback as a seller. Just
because you are good at paying others doesn't mean you will ship me a
quality product in timely manner.

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