[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-09 Thread Tim McNamara
On Oct 8, 2009, at 11:43 PM, R Gonet wrote: > On Oct 8, 10:53 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: >> On Oct 8, 2009, at 8:35 PM, R Gonet wrote: >> >>> 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 com

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-09 Thread cyclotourist
srespecting this worthy community. > > > > > I hope you get him! > > > > > -- > > > *From:* William Henderson > > > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch > > > *Sent:* Thu, October 8, 2009 2:31:16 PM > > > *Subjec

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-09 Thread clevewheel
ntly had no qualms about > > disrespecting this worthy community. > > > I hope you get him! > > >  -- > > *From:* William Henderson > > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch > > *Sent:* Thu, October 8, 2009 2:31:16 PM > > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread charlie
Its hard to say what has happened as others have suggested. I say give him a chance to respond and chalk up any losses to gaining wisdom. He could be in jail, the hospital, on holiday, dead, shipped out in the military, deathly ill, homeless, jobless, computerless, working away from home etc. If h

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread rcnute
Buy something shiny, well-crafted, expensive and made in Japan to inflict violence upon his person. On Oct 8, 9:43 pm, R Gonet wrote: > It is the exception that proves the rule.   > Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule > > On Oct 8, 10:53 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: > > >

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread R Gonet
It is the exception that proves the rule. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule On Oct 8, 10:53 pm, Tim McNamara wrote: > On Oct 8, 2009, at 8:35 PM, R Gonet wrote: > > > Or, he may > > just be a little f*g creep who should be outed to protect the rest > > of us.  

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Esteban
If the "buyer" is ill or traveling, it might be useful to put his name out there in case anyone knows him. Something like "Here is the person - anyone know where this person is?" For all we know, he's in a ditch pinned under his Atlantis waiting from RBW Bunchers to come find him. More likely,

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Tim McNamara
On Oct 8, 2009, at 8:35 PM, R Gonet 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, conn

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread DAVID BLESSING
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? > Fro

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Dave Craig
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 abo

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread R Gonet
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,

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread frank_a
ty. > > I hope you get him! > > > From: William Henderson > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Sent: Thu, October 8, 2009 2:31:16 PM > Subject: [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member? > > Seriously, this is a problem. > > On Oct 8, 11:43 am, PATRICK MOORE

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Thu, 2009-10-08 at 15:03 -0700, Z wrote: > I am very sorry for you. To me, the Rivendell philosophy stresses > trustworthiness and sincerity. I can't think another forum though > which I would send another individual, sight unseen, a large sum, and > trust him or her send the promised item.

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Z
mean after all those things do happen.   best of luck on clearing things up, John Dilsaver Sparta, MO     > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:39:01 -0700 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member? > From: gjtra...@yahoo.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com &g

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread cyclotourist
disrespecting this worthy community. > > I hope you get him! > > -- > *From:* William Henderson > *To:* RBW Owners Bunch > *Sent:* Thu, October 8, 2009 2:31:16 PM > *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member? > &g

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Z
ber 8, 2009 2:31:16 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member? Seriously, this is a problem. On Oct 8, 11:43 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Out him to save the rest of us your problem. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Mojo wrote: > &

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread John Dilsaver
gs up, John Dilsaver Sparta, MO > Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:39:01 -0700 > Subject: [RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member? > From: gjtra...@yahoo.com > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > > I'm guessing that this topic i

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Mojo
> I'm guessing that this topic is serving as a fair warning trying to inspire > the nameless individual into communication... Indeed. I have written to him again, and am giving him until tomorrow morning to respond. I can imagine him being out of town or having computer problems so he cannot re

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread cyclotourist
On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 1:13 PM, Rambouilleting Utahn wrote: > > > > On Oct 8, 2:02 pm, newenglandbike wrote: > > If you know the person's address, maybe try calling him (if you can > > get the phone # from information). > > > > Give him one final opportunity to make it right and then blast him. >

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread Rambouilleting Utahn
On Oct 8, 2:02 pm, newenglandbike wrote: > If you know the person's address, maybe try calling him (if you can > get the phone # from information). > Give him one final opportunity to make it right and then blast him. If he follows this list he knows that you are talking about him. Having bou

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread newenglandbike
If you know the person's address, maybe try calling him (if you can get the phone # from information). On Oct 8, 3:44 pm, cyclotourist wrote: > Yep, put it on blast. > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:31 PM, William Henderson < > > william.c.hender...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Seriously, this is a p

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread cyclotourist
Yep, put it on blast. On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:31 PM, William Henderson < william.c.hender...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Seriously, this is a problem. > > On Oct 8, 11:43 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > Out him to save the rest of us your problem. > > > > > > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycl

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread William Henderson
Seriously, this is a problem. On Oct 8, 11:43 am, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > Out him to save the rest of us your problem. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Mojo wrote: > > > I like this group. I learn alot and like to know there is a community > > out there that ride and understand funct

[RBW] Re: Ethics: What to do if I am scammed by a list member?

2009-10-08 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Out him to save the rest of us your problem. On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Mojo wrote: > > I like this group. I learn alot and like to know there is a community > out there that ride and understand functional bikes beyond the racing > scene. I also have an intentional naive trust of list memb