3 Feb
2002
3 Feb
'02
7:08 a.m.
On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, Mike wrote:
Warning. There may be some legal entanglements here.
This seller (Jerry
Williams) agreed to sell me these systems over negotiations last week and,
asked me to send in a deposit check which I did, and since then I have not
been able to get any response from him. 2 days later, he starts this
auction. I'm about to contact Ebay's Fraud unit and any other fly ointment
I might be able apply. That dickhead...
Yeah, I was also talking to him about buying the collection, though I
hadn't gotten as far as Mike. He told me someone had offered him $400 and
asked if I would offer more (which I was going to, but was trying to
figure out how I would pay for it all ;)
I think this is a case of someone not knowing what he had on his hands and
then realizing he could make quite a bit of money, and acted completely
unethically about it (I have nothing to complain about, but Mike surely
does).
Mike, if you need help leaning in on this guy, let me know and I'll see
what I can do to help.
BTW, you'll recall this guy first came to our attention thanks to Al
Kossow, who posted his e-mail address to the list. I'm sure Mike and I
weren't the only ones making offers ;)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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