18 Apr
2011
18 Apr
'11
10:28 a.m.
I have had a very bad experience with sammyslave1, I bought two items an
extended mass storage rom for the HP9845 and a HP-IB interface for my HP
9830A. I always pay instantly with paypal, when I contacted the seller about
my items after a week or three I didn't get an answer, I waited another week
and another email no answer.
After I opened a dispute he answered and promised to ship the items and some
extra's for the inconvenience.
And yes his wife made a shipping label for USPS, but they never took the
package to the post office, eventually I upgraded to a claim and got my
money back, but what a waste of time this guy is.
It took me 8 weeks to get nothing, so my advice don't buy from sammyslave1
(aka Larry L.)
-Rik
18 Apr
18 Apr
11:24 a.m.
From: Rik Bos <hp-fix at xs4all.nl>
Subject: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
In defense of Larry, I've done a boatload of business with him over the last 6 years
or so, and know him personally. Larry deals with this merchandise for the money, not love
of old computers, and can drive a hard bargain, but I've always known him to be a
decent fellow. He's been in the minicomputer sales/service/legacy support business
for many years, and takes pride in being more than a hi-tech junk dealer, even though
there's not much left of the product lines he supports. He has aggressively downsized
his business in the last couple of years, and disposed of most of his inventory already.
The facilities are not what they used to be, and the business is, AFAIK, a one-man show at
this point. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a bit less organized and on top of
things as before, but you likely experienced an isolated incident. I certainly
wouldn't hesitate to do business with Larry again.
-- Bill
11:43 a.m.
The facilities are
not what they used to be, and the business is, AFAIK, a one-man show at
this
point. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a bit
less organized and on top of
things as
before, but you likely experienced an isolated
incident. I certainly
wouldn't
hesitate to do business with Larry again.
-- Bill
I'm not the first..look at his feedback..
And I don't like it when people are lying against me, and when they are not
answering emails.
He told me he shipped the items but only printed the USPS-label, never
shipped it.
I waited the longest time possible before upgrading to a claim, but if I
hadn't done it I never should have seen my money back.
No he's not a recommendable seller, at the best a sloppy seller!
-Rik
12:52 p.m.
Me three: Larry has always been a great guy to deal with. I recall that one time he
forgot to ship something, and once I brought it to his attention he apologized profusely
and upgraded the shipping at his own expense.
Stuff does happen in people's lives, and I would bet that your negative experience was
an oversight. -- Ian
________________________________________
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of
William Maddox [wmaddox at pacbell.net]
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 11:24 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
From: Rik Bos <hp-fix at xs4all.nl>
Subject: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
In defense of Larry, I've done a boatload of business with him over the last 6 years
or so, and know him personally. Larry deals with this merchandise for the money, not love
of old computers, and can drive a hard bargain, but I've always known him to be a
decent fellow. He's been in the minicomputer sales/service/legacy support business
for many years, and takes pride in being more than a hi-tech junk dealer, even though
there's not much left of the product lines he supports. He has aggressively downsized
his business in the last couple of years, and disposed of most of his inventory already.
The facilities are not what they used to be, and the business is, AFAIK, a one-man show at
this point. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a bit less organized and on top of
things as before, but you likely experienced an isolated incident. I certainly
wouldn't hesitate to do business with Larry again.
-- Bill
2:08 p.m.
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
Namens Ian King
Verzonden: maandag 18 april 2011 21:52
Aan: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Onderwerp: RE: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
Me three: Larry has always been a great guy to deal with. I recall that
one time
he forgot to ship something, and once I brought it to
his attention he
apologized
profusely and upgraded the shipping at his own
expense.
Stuff does happen in people's lives, and I would bet that your negative
experience was an oversight. -- Ian
May be, but at the moment all his neg's are about not shipping items..
Everybody can make mistakes, that's not the problem, but not reacting on
emails well that's what pissed me.
You know I really liked to have the items, and like I said I was very
patient in everything...
-Rik
________________________________________
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On
Behalf Of William Maddox [wmaddox at pacbell.net]
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 11:24 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
last 6
From: Rik Bos <hp-fix at xs4all.nl>
Subject: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
In defense of Larry, I've done a boatload of business with him over the years or so, and know him personally. Larry deals
with this merchandise
for the
money, not love of old computers, and can drive a hard
bargain, but I've
always
known him to be a decent fellow. He's been in the
minicomputer
sales/service/legacy support business for many years, and takes pride in
being
more than a hi-tech junk dealer, even though
there's not much left of the
product lines he supports. He has aggressively downsized his business in
the last
couple of years, and disposed of most of his inventory
already. The
facilities are
not what they used to be, and the business is, AFAIK,
a one-man show at
this
point. I wouldn't be surprised if he's a bit
less organized and on top of
things as
before, but you likely experienced an isolated
incident. I certainly
wouldn't
hesitate to do business with Larry again.
-- Bill
7:15 p.m.
In article <FF6AB92D97A23A409701CDBF66F03FCD03E0F38D27 at 505fuji>,
Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> writes:
Me three: Larry has always been a great guy to deal
with.
I guess I'll have to say me four.
I have never dealt with the guy in person (I didn't even recall his
name), but I recall his ebay id and recall having good purchasing and
shipping experiences with him in the past. I haven't bought anything
from him in a while; my last purchase was a VT-100
keyboard in Jan.
2008.
--
"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download
<http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/>
Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
19 Apr
19 Apr
1:35 a.m.
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
Namens Richard
Verzonden: dinsdag 19 april 2011 4:16
Aan: cctalk
Onderwerp: Re: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
In article <FF6AB92D97A23A409701CDBF66F03FCD03E0F38D27 at 505fuji>,
Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> writes:
but
I
Me three: Larry has always been a great guy to
deal with.
I guess I'll have to say me four.
I have never dealt with the guy in person (I didn't even recall his name), recall his ebay id and recall having good purchasing
and shipping
experiences
with him in the past. I haven't bought anything
from him in a while; my
last
purchase was a VT-100 keyboard in Jan.
2008.
--
"The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline" -- DirectX 9 draft available for download
<http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com/the-direct3d-graphics-pipeline/>
Legalize Adulthood! <http://legalizeadulthood.wordpress.com>
Well the discussion here set something in motion, it seems Larry posted my
items just after my initial posting :
Your item was processed through and left our SAN JOSE, CA 95101 facility on
April 18, 2011 at 11:27 pm. The item is currently in transit to the
destination. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout
the day. Please check again later.
If the items arrive in good order I'll of cause will send him the by paypal
refunded money.
I'll keep you people posted.
-Rik
25 Apr
25 Apr
3:16 p.m.
On Tue, 19 Apr 2011, Rik Bos wrote:
To put closure to my own story, my shipment finally showed up today,
after being ordered and paid for on January 3rd. To his credit, Larry
threw in a bunch of extra stuff for me. However, I will not be doing
business with him again.
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
Namens Richard
Verzonden: dinsdag 19 april 2011 4:16
Aan: cctalk
Onderwerp: Re: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
In article <FF6AB92D97A23A409701CDBF66F03FCD03E0F38D27 at 505fuji>,
Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> writes:
but
I
Me three: Larry has always been a great guy to
deal with.
I guess I'll have to say me four.
I have never dealt with the guy in person (I didn't even recall his name), recall his ebay id and recall having good
purchasing and shipping
experiences
with him in the past. I haven't bought
anything from him in a while; my
last
purchase was a VT-100 keyboard in Jan.
2008.
Well the discussion here set something in motion, it seems Larry posted my
items just after my initial posting :
Your item was processed through and left our SAN JOSE, CA 95101 facility on
April 18, 2011 at 11:27 pm. The item is currently in transit to the
destination. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout
the day. Please check again later.
If the items arrive in good order I'll of cause will send him the by paypal
refunded money.
I'll keep you people posted.
-Rik
14 May
14 May
1:31 p.m.
Your item was processed through and left our SAN JOSE,
CA 95101 facility
on
April 18, 2011 at 11:27 pm. The item is currently in
transit to the
destination.
Information, if available, is updated periodically
throughout the day.
Please
check again later.
If the items arrive in good order I'll of cause will send him the by
paypal
refunded
money.
I'll keep you people posted.
-Rik
At last I recieved my items after they were held in customs ..
And of cause I payed them..
-Rik
9:25 p.m.
You can't blame him for customs.
________________________________________
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Rik
Bos [hp-fix at xs4all.nl]
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 1:31 PM
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: Bad ebay experiance with ebay seller : sammyslave1
Your item was processed through and left our SAN JOSE,
CA 95101 facility
on
April 18, 2011 at 11:27 pm. The item is currently in
transit to the
destination.
Information, if available, is updated periodically
throughout the day.
Please
check again later.
If the items arrive in good order I'll of cause will send him the by
paypal
refunded
money.
I'll keep you people posted.
-Rik
At last I recieved my items after they were held in customs ..
And of cause I payed them..
-Rik
15 May
15 May
9:56 a.m.
At last I recieved my items after they were held in
customs ..
And of cause I payed them..
Excellent!
IIRC one of the devices was an HP59405 HPIB interface for the 9820/9830.
You'll ahve fun with that (I speak from experience!), all you need to do
is fix the 9830. How are you getting on with that BTW?
-tony
19 Apr
19 Apr
2:33 a.m.
On 4/18/11 7:15 PM, "Richard" <legalize at xmission.com> wrote:
In article <FF6AB92D97A23A409701CDBF66F03FCD03E0F38D27 at 505fuji>,
Ian King <IanK at vulcan.com> writes:
Having never purchased from him, but having had a similar experience
(several) from other sellers.... It is entirely possible that something has
changed lately with him or his "shop" that has left him overwhelmed. If
recent feedback shows that this is an increasing trend, then I for one am
glad that the OP posted, for it is good information to have if I were in the
market for anything he were selling.
Me three: Larry has always been a great guy to
deal with.
I guess I'll have to say me four.
I have never dealt with the guy in person (I didn't even recall his
name), but I recall his ebay id and recall having good purchasing and
shipping experiences with him in the past. I haven't bought anything
from him in a while; my last purchase was a VT-100 keyboard in Jan.
2008. 
8 a.m.
On 4/19/2011 5:33 AM, Geoffrey Reed wrote:
Having never purchased from him, but having had a
similar experience
(several) from other sellers.... It is entirely possible that something has
changed lately with him or his "shop" that has left him overwhelmed. If
recent feedback shows that this is an increasing trend, then I for one am
glad that the OP posted, for it is good information to have if I were in the
market for anything he were selling.
Exactly. I checked his ebay feedback, and most of his problems appear
to be relatively recent.
The real problem here is lack of communication by the seller. Everyone
understands that sometimes things are slower, that maybe you only make
it to the post office once a week or something. But that's not the main
problem.
Especially once the seller has my money, he should be communicating
regularly with me. And certainly responding to my inquiries. He should
be getting back to me with a couple days, and SURELY within the week.
When I've sold stuff on ebay, I've been particularly conscientious about
replying to email, so that I avoid even the appearance of impropriety.
Whether the seller is a good guy or not, or whether he's been reliable
in the past or not, matters not to the person who is getting screwed
over right now. Like they say about stocks, past performance is not a
guarantee of future results.
If the seller stops communicating, and doesn't deliver a package then
he's not living up to his side of the agreement, and I'd encourage
everyone to let us know about their behavior.
Keith
2:16 p.m.
On 4/19/2011 5:33 AM, Geoffrey Reed wrote:
EXACTLY.
It's why, whenever I pay an e-bay seller I put in the 'comment field'
something like 'Please let me know if there are any problems'. And I
mean it. Things can go wrong on both sides. Perhaps my paypal transfer
didn't get thpugh. I will try again. Maybe you can only get to the post
office on alternate Fridays (or whatever). Fine, I'll understand. But I'd
rather not be trying to chase a parcel that's not even been sent..
If you (the seller) have a lot of other work on, or you've got persona;l
problems, or... then I'll understand. But _please_ keep me informed. Of
coruse if you get the item in the post whin a few days of the end of the
auction, then thats' great and you don't need to tell me...
And please give me the tracking number (most sellers do). I am quite
happy to keep an eye on parcels coming to me. I once saw a seller who
said in their listings 'We do nto provide a tracking number under any
circumstances'. No way was I goign to bid on anything from him. I can
think of no reason for refusing to give ou that infortmation to the buyer
if you're honest.
-tony
Having never purchased from him, but having had a
similar experience
(several) from other sellers.... It is entirely possible that something has
changed lately with him or his "shop" that has left him overwhelmed. If
recent feedback shows that this is an increasing trend, then I for one am
glad that the OP posted, for it is good information to have if I were in the
market for anything he were selling.
Exactly. I checked his ebay feedback, and most of his problems appear
to be relatively recent.
The real problem here is lack of communication by the seller. Everyone
understands that sometimes things are slower, that maybe you only make
it to the post office once a week or something. But that's not the main
problem.
18 Apr
18 Apr
3:12 p.m.
On Mon, 18 Apr 2011, Rik Bos wrote:
I have had a very bad experience with sammyslave1, I
bought two items an
extended mass storage rom for the HP9845 and a HP-IB interface for my HP
9830A. I always pay instantly with paypal, when I contacted the seller about
my items after a week or three I didn't get an answer, I waited another week
and another email no answer.
I have been going back and forth with Larry since January 3rd, trying
to get my order shipped (not through Ebay, but paid through Paypal). He
never answers email, so I end up calling him every couple of weeks. Each
time, he tells me my box is ready, and just needs to go to UPS. He tells
me he's added a few more thing that I'm looking for, but it never actually
ships.
During my last call, he told me that he might be able to get an HP
12821A board I wanted from one of his associates. To his credit (Larry),
he did call back and told me that his friend had the board, and I actually
received it. But from Larry, nothing, for going on 4-1/2 months. This is
like trying to order an Altar 8800 from MITS back in the day.
Mike Loewen mloewen at cpumagic.scol.pa.us
Old Technology http://sturgeon.css.psu.edu/~mloewen/Oldtech/
4736
days inactive
4763
days old
14 comments
8 participants
participants (8)
-
ard＠p850ug1.demon.co.uk -
geoffr＠zipcon.net -
hp-fix＠xs4all.nl -
IanK＠vulcan.com -
keithvz＠verizon.net -
legalize＠xmission.com -
mloewen＠cpumagic.scol.pa.us -
wmaddox＠pacbell.net