Maybe I should have said "long time club members" - really anyone who cares
about his/her reputation is a person who would not take a chance at
defrauding another hobbyist, even if they harbor a little larceny in their
soul.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: <DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 6:14 AM
Subject: Re: IML: Warning: bad dealership!!
> In a message dated 6/20/2004 12:34:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> dickb@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> > Thank you for posting this warning. Generally, dealing with members of
> > the
> > club or others whose reputation you can check out, or at the very least,
> > staying way from "classic" car dealers unless you have someone you trust
to
> > look at the car is a good rule. Some of us, when we sell something,
bend
> > over backwards to make sure that every single defect is shown and
reported,
> > and we are very committed to keeping our reputation spotless. Those
are
> > the folks to deal with - the others are suspect unless proven otherwise.
> >
> > I hope this is not taken as self serving - I have nothing for sale now
and
> > do not plan to sell any cars for the foreseeable future!
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
>
> I generally agree with Dick on this, except, even with quote unquote "club
> members" you should go by the golden rule of "buyer beware". There is no
"truth
> detector" attached to joining the "club" and with 600 members there are
600
> motivations for being a member.
>
> Don Dickinson
>
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