I just have to make a comment about collectors...............................WE are the weirdest bunch of folks around. Over the years of collecting phonos, radios, and records, I have met paranoids, cheapskates, grumpy old guys, loony right-wingers, guys with guns and/or big rolls of hundred dollar bills, hoarders, religious fanatics, liars, cultists, shut-ins, guys with rats and roaches in their houses, boasters, know-it-alls, snobs, and a bunch of really nice guys who just love old stuff.
Hey, wait a minute! That sounds a lot like the rest of the population! Regards, GreenMountainBill On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Arvin Casas <it...@arvincasas.com> wrote: > I considered hosting a video on my website in a password protected > directory but then I thought it's a long way to go to prove I "exist." > > I fully understand not wanting to get ripped off because it's incredibly > easy these days, but at some point you have to take that Indiana Jones > leap of faith. > > What struck me as odd was that even a cleared check was not enough. > YouTube ergo Sum. :) > > Part of me is just sad it's come to this. I've met some great phono pholk > here and on other virtual meeting grounds and at no time did I really > question who folks said they were (maybe some iffy advice, but not their > existence!). That's why I was wondering If this odd little "war story" of > mine has any corollary or precedence with the good fellows here. It's a > bit more than just promising to mow your grumpy neighbor's lawn for a > summer just to get a peek at his 78's, lol. > > C'est La Vie > > Arvin > > > On 5/8/13 5:09 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> wrote: > > >Boy, this Gary guy seems a bit paranoid. He could always wait for the > >check > >to clear before sending the speaker. OTOH, I think you can post private > >video to Youtube. You'd send the link to Gary and tell him to let you > >know > >when he'd seen it. Then you could remove it, I would think. > > > >Ron L > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] > >On > >Behalf Of Arvin Casas > >Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 2:58 PM > >To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > >Subject: [Phono-L] Weird things to do just for a part. > > > >Hi All, > > > >I have a weird question. In the process of restoring or acquiring pieces > >for your phonographs, have sellers asked you to do "odd things" beyond > >cutting a check? > > > >I'm trying to restore my Columbia-Kolster Viva-Tonal 950 and found a guy > >on > >youtube who has a speaker that matches what my 950 used to have. > > > >I contacted the seller, we negotiated a price. I tried to send him > >payment > >through my bank's electronic system (kinda like Paypal but not so many > >fees) > >but he said he had been "ripped off" that way and refused payment. > > > >Complying with his wishes, I was in the midst of cutting him a paper check > >(this time written by my bank and delivered by courier) when he backed out > >saying the whole thing was "fishy." > > > >This seller, Gary in Wisconsin, now wants me to shoot my own youtube video > >showing me and my 950 to prove that I exist. It's a little more than I'm > >comfortable doing. > > > >(Despite the fact that I'm often compared to Cary Grant, I'm not > >particularly fond of videoing myself and posting them publicly.) > > > >Gary says all the radio people do it, so I should too. > > > >Has anybody else been put through the wringer like this just for a part? > >Those of you who cross dabble with Radios, do you often video yourself on > >youtube? > > > >My faith in humanity was sucker punched by this weirdness. Just wondering > >what others think and what other stories people might like to share, odd, > >weird, or otherwise. > > > >Best Wishes from Massachusetts! > > > >Arvin > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Phono-L mailing list > >http://phono-l.org > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Phono-L mailing list > >http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > -- >From The Hubbard House On the park in Rochester, Vermont where it's always 1929. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
