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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
On Feb 20, 4:44 am, "RWF" wrote:
On Feb 20, 4:11 am, wrote: On Feb 18, 1:54 pm, "RWF" wrote: On Feb 16, 1:07 pm, wrote: There is dealer in my area who got exercised because I simply ask him if a paperback was new or used. Geez palmjob, after going on at length in about a million posts about how smart and knowledgable you are, one would think you'd be able to tell the difference between a new and a used paperback! I guess it's true that self-abuse does diminish one's eyesight! You are full of beans, as always. It is often absolutely impossible to tell whether a book is new or "used, like new." Yes, sometimes books do have that "never been opened" look and feel. On the other hand, a great many books have been opened, browsed, thumbed-through, etc., right in new bookstores. Or, are you going to invent a rule that states that a book which has sat on a bookstore's shelves for a while cannot be called new? Of course, the custom of trade in the book business does not adhere to any such ridiculous rule, as you well know. When a book has been owned by a careful reader, it is often impossible to say from looking at it whether it is new or "used, like-new." Yes, you can often tell if a book has been opened, but you have no way of determining whether it has been opened by someone glancing through it in a bookstore or has been opened by a careful reader. So, in your pathetic attempte at humor, your are blaming me for not knowing things that no one else could possibly know either. You're really sort of dumb, aren't you? A veritable dim bulb! 'Fess up, now... [Memo from the upstairs office.] Good old balmy palmy, just making stuff up as you go along, as usual. Palmjob, you cretin, I know you are a reclusive, anti-social old fart- sniffer but even a moron like you should have enough knowledge of human nature to know that if the book looked like it was new, the dealer would charge you for a new book, not a used one. You're really sort of dumb, aren't you? A veritable dim bulb! 'Fess up, now...- Hide quoted text - How typical of a low-wattage bulb like you to hurl scatological insults when cornered by your own feeble arguments. No, as a matter of fact the best used book dearlers do NOT charge cover price for a paperback simply because it looks like new. They have found from experience that their customers favor a consistent pricing policy. One of the more successful used book dealers in this area has a consistent "one-half cover price" policy for all paperbacks, with the exception of those older ones having a cover price of $4 or less, for which they charge a flat $2, whether the original cover was $4 or $2.95 or whatever. (And also they do charge more, of course, for vintage collectible p.b.s). But as for a brand new looking trade paperback -- fiction or non-fiction -- or a mass market paperback, they charge a standard 50 percent of the cover price. Since the customers know they are a used bookstore they would certainly lose business if they started charging higher rates for paperbacks simply because the paperbacks looked brand new. Now, if someone as stupid as you took over the store, he would suddenly start charging cover price for every paperback which looked new, and he would simply drive people away. Sort of like "Yes, we have thousands of used paperbacks priced at one-half cover price, but, as you can see, dear customer, THAT paperback looks BRAND NEW so we are going to have to charge you full cover price." You sound like someone who has been buying your paperbacks in big city schlock shops where they would actually run a business in such a shabby fashion! But, then, you have already been revealed to our readers as a -- putting the matter as charitably as possible -- low-wattage type... Cheers. [Memo from the upstairs office.] - Show quoted text - |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
Scot Kamins wrote:
In article .com, wrote: On Feb 20, 4:44 am, "RWF" wrote: nonsense On Feb 20, 4:11 am, wrote: trollbait I REALLY wish you two would take your love letters off line. When you each speak of books -- and ONLY books -- I find that you have something to say and I usually learn from it. But this silly back-and-forth crap was old years ago. Please leave it behind. Ignore each other if you must, but please get back to books. Amen. -- Evelyn C. Leeper Junk is something you keep for years, then throw away two weeks before you need it. |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
On Feb 20, 1:42 pm, wrote:
No, as a matter of fact the best used book dearlers do NOT charge cover price for a paperback simply because it looks like new. Palmjob, you drooling imbecile, the whole point of your post was that the dealer in question was not ranked among "the best used book dearlers". You really should pay attention. |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
On Feb 20, 2:41 pm, "RWF" wrote:
On Feb 20, 1:42 pm, wrote: No, as a matter of fact the best used book dearlers do NOT charge cover price for a paperback simply because it looks like new. Palmjob, you drooling imbecile, the whole point of your post was that the dealer in question was not ranked among "the best used book dearlers". You really should pay attention. Stop trying to wriggle out of the embarrassing consequences of your assault on our reader's intelligence. Anyone reading my posts on this thread can see I have referred to two different dealers. And, as a matter of fact, both have their good points. The first I referred to was the oddball who orders new paperbacks from distributors and mixes them in with his used books. That's fine, if he wants to do that, but he should expect that customers will regularly ask him if a paperback is new, or "used, like new." Of course, if it is the latter, and the paperback is not out-of-print, customers will not expect to pay new book prices. The other used book dealer I referred to was the once who charges a flat 50 percent of cover for paperbacks. That was where you started blathering some nonsense to the effect that he was foolish for charging only half price for a paperback which looked new. You proved you were too dim to grasp the fact that a consistent pricing policy regarding used paperbacks (whether they look brand new or not) serves him better than a policy of grsping for cover price simply because a used paperback looks new. Say, you ARE incredibly dim-witted aren't you? I realized from glancing through some of your previous posts posts that you were no Einstein, to say the least. but now that you have been making a fool of yourself over and over on this thread with your feeble arguments and puerile name-calling fits, it has become plain that you are a certifiable dullard. Have a WONDERFUL day. [Memo from the upstairs office.] |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
On Feb 20, 7:17 pm, wrote:
I realized from glancing through some of your previous posts posts that you were no Einstein, to say the least. but now that you have been making a fool of yourself over and over on this thread with your feeble arguments and puerile name-calling fits, it has become plain that you are a certifiable dullard. Have a WONDERFUL day. There goes balmy palmy talking about himself again! Self abuse is indeed a cruel master, eh palmjob? |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
This post is a complete canard and an thinly veiled personal attack.
It appears to be part of a stalking/harassment campaign that has nothing to do with my person or business. Though I take is as actionable slander. I have never communicated with this individual in any way, shape or form. I challenge to him to produce any evidence of his ridiculous claims, (with headers) from my paid yahoo account, . He can't - as what he claims I have said simply never happened. I have never emailed, mailed or phoned this person. He is lying to you. He has never been a customer of mine, nor have I made any such comments. I have 94% + feedback on amazon, over 365 days. I have 99.6% + feedback lifetime on ebay with the same customer service and policies. My copies of 'Picatrix' are indeed genuinely brand new, as I purchased them directly from the publisher. Here is real feedback from Seattle_Bookseller: Comment From Date / Time Item # Positive feedback rating Books are great and delivery was fast!!! Buyer l10driver( 182Feedback score is 100 to 499) Mar-02-07 03:05 300040463308 Positive feedback rating Excellent! (grandson is Very pleased) Buyer matthewdeming( 1058Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Mar-01-07 22:30 300040607752 Positive feedback rating thanks for the book Buyer 55whitewolf( 33Feedback score is 10 to 49) Mar-01-07 15:02 300040587361 Positive feedback rating everything fine, thanks!!! Buyer timothy-22( 470Feedback score is 100 to 499) Mar-01-07 09:43 300040451953 Positive feedback rating everything fine, thanks!!! Buyer timothy-22( 470Feedback score is 100 to 499) Mar-01-07 09:42 290063148009 Positive feedback rating Alles bestens, prima Ware, netter Kontakt. Meine Empfehlung! Buyer jerrelito( 1376Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Mar-01-07 07:43 300040599309 Positive feedback rating Excellent buy, A+++ Buyer rrsant3( 28Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-28-07 23:54 290078199742 Positive feedback rating Very pleased with item and transaction! Buyer khsbrahma( 1311Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-28-07 15:22 300040604778 Positive feedback rating Great Product price and service. Thanks! Buyer steve74( 1006Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-28-07 11:50 290067625510 Positive feedback rating thanks. might have recieved it.... ordered too many to remember Buyer kajzoo211( 9 ) New eBay Member (less than 30 days) Feb-28-07 10:45 300040506133 Positive feedback rating great seller, fast!!!!!! Buyer hardwaycooke( 708Feedback score is 500 to 999) Feb-28-07 05:56 300060526942 Positive feedback rating perfect deal Buyer buynowordie( 199Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-27-07 15:56 290081129265 Positive feedback rating Received very fast. thanks. better than expected. Buyer granmom55( 33Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-27-07 15:43 290084427194 Positive feedback rating Received very fast. thanks. Better than expeacted. Buyer granmom55( 33Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-27-07 15:43 290084427195 Positive feedback rating Very fast delivery, Item well packaged, Will buy from again, Thankyou. Buyer mlmanier( 523Feedback score is 500 to 999) Feb-27-07 11:24 300040461855 Positive feedback rating A1, Highest Recommendation of Seller, Great Book, Fast Shipping. Thanks Buyer skullcottage( 2321Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-27-07 11:17 300040567801 Positive feedback rating Item Received, packed well thanks Buyer vvjw( 167Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-27-07 10:20 290074598216 Positive feedback rating Book as described, packed well, pleased with transaction. Buyer jspiritw( 38Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-27-07 07:47 290063749756 Positive feedback rating Good seller! Nice Sheet Music! Thanks so much! Buyer palmtreelady2( 207Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-27-07 03:32 300040507192 Positive feedback rating Nice item Thanks Buyer shootingstar8610( 2 ) New eBay Member (less than 30 days) Feb-26-07 23:08 290076789328 Positive feedback rating EXCELLENT merchandise, fast fast fast response, super ebayer !!! Rating: AAA+ Buyer muckett16( 227Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-26-07 16:45 340160069529 Positive feedback rating Thank you! Excellent service! Buyer corkyoddler( 22Feedback score is 10 to 49) Changed User ID (less than 30 days) Feb-26-07 15:33 290081857060 Positive feedback rating pleasure to do business AAA+++Outstanding E-Bayer Buyer galaxyzerozerozero( 1550Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-25-07 14:35 290079967510 Positive feedback rating good service Buyer josierippey47( 107Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-25-07 14:23 300049502672 Positive feedback rating Perfect transaction - Everything is as expected - Recommended - Thanks! Feedback Sco 502 Positive Feedback: 99.6% Members who left a positive: 504 Members who left a negative: 2 All positive feedback received: 570 5 out of 5: "the book came much faster than promised" Date: 3/1/2007 Rated by Buyer: dmau1668 5 out of 5: "Love the book, as described, super fast shipping too, thanks!" Date: 3/1/2007 Rated by Buyer: blahblahblah2005 5 out of 5: "great seller, fast shipping" Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: ieputranto 4 out of 5: "Book was a little worse for ware then stated, but not bad." Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: Christopher A. 5 out of 5: "book arrived as described, on time" Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: combsie 5 out of 5: "Service was great" Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: Yesica N. 5 out of 5: "I found it astonoshing the speed of delivery, I mean i contacted you in USA on Tuesday and I recieved the book in the west of ruaral Ireland on Thursday , a little over 2 days , Local post here may take a week. Thank you." Date: 2/27/2007 Rated by Buyer: MICHAEL L. 5 out of 5: "Swift and in good condition" Date: 2/27/2007 Rated by Buyer: Aimee Z. 5 out of 5: "great goods,,,,,nice" Date: 2/26/2007 Rated by Buyer: jeffery w. 4 out of 5: "the book was in good condition however I shipping took longer than expected - with an expedited purchase." Date: 2/26/2007 Rated by Buyer: Erica G. 5 out of 5: "arrived in perfect condition" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: lboyle37 5 out of 5: "Great working with this company!" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: Amber S. 5 out of 5: "Very efficient service!" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: Bradford D. 5 out of 5: "Arrived before the delivery estimate in good shape!" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: magnusretail 5 out of 5: "no problems" Date: 2/24/2007 Rated by Buyer: 5 out of 5: "Shipped quickly and accurately." Date: 2/24/2007 Rated by Buyer: rdavidgross 5 out of 5: "The book came very fast and was in great condition for the price!" Date: 2/24/2007 Rated by Buyer: Silas C. - Amy, Seattle_Bookseller |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
On Feb 10, 9:43 am, "Stone Mirror (the Great and Terrible)"
wrote: On Feb 10, 8:40 am, "my-wings" wrote: "Stone Mirror (the Great and Terrible)" wrote in ooglegroups.com... And that, my friend, is why serious collectors often support specific sellers over a period of years, even if it means they pay a small premium in the pricing over what the same titles in the same condition would bring in other venues. They do it because they know they can trust the seller to accurately describe the books, to stand behind their products, and to price fairly, even if not at the cheapest price. Thanks for your comments! Especially when buying rare stuff, having an honest dealer is critical. The feedback for "seattle_bookseller" on Amazon, at http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/seller...980-6174318?ie... seems to support the notion that this business is best avoided. Negative feedback is 8% in just the last month, and there have been complaints about the condition of books being seriously misrepresented (this was the issue that caused the fracas with this person last time), non-delivery, delivery of less than was purchased (e.g. one volume out of ten, ten out of twelve, etc.) The thinly veiled attempt to slander and harm my business that started this thread is the work of one David Shlesinger, a stalker and nutjob from Santa Cruz, CA and a fired employee of Palmsource, Inc. Seattle_Bookseller never contacted him in any form - not by email, phone, post etc. He is lying. He consistently mistakes other people for his nemesis, this "Jason Christopher Hughes" aka "Marsupial". I would like to see him reproduce any kind of email from my business, with headers from yahoo - which is the yahoo account I pay for, . This communication does not exist. It appears that the comments he references came from anonymous posts on some blog. My amazon.com feedback is 94% + for 365 days. This is the equal of or better than most of the large retailers on amazon.com. My ebay feedback for the same customer base and same policies is 99.6% positive. I do not live in or operate out of Texas. You are being misled by a deranged and vicious con artist with a most definite ax to grind that has nothing at all to do with books. And it has nothing to do with myself, or Seattle_Bookseller. This thread is a slime job, and it is part of an on going harassment/stalking attempt on the part of Mr. Schlesinger. My copies of 'Picatrix' are indeed truly brand new as I got them directly from the publisher. They have not so much as been opened! Schlesinger never, ever bought anything from me. He has no right to come and slander my business. Would you like to see how incredibly childish, vile and mentally unbalanced the 59 year old David Schelsinger is? Here is one of his stalking websites, in all its puerile glory: http://www.shugendo.org/marsupial/index.htm Schlesinger maintains several of these sites, for the many people he is criminally harassing. |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
I have 94% + feedback on amazon, over 365 days. I have 99.6% +
feedback lifetime on ebay with the same customer service and policies. My copies of 'Picatrix' are indeed genuinely brand new, as I purchased them directly from the publisher. Here is real feedback from Seattle_Bookseller: Comment From Date / Time Item # Positive feedback rating Books are great and delivery was fast!!! Buyer l10driver( 182Feedback score is 100 to 499) Mar-02-07 03:05 300040463308 Positive feedback rating Excellent! (grandson is Very pleased) Buyer matthewdeming( 1058Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Mar-01-07 22:30 300040607752 Positive feedback rating thanks for the book Buyer 55whitewolf( 33Feedback score is 10 to 49) Mar-01-07 15:02 300040587361 Positive feedback rating everything fine, thanks!!! Buyer timothy-22( 470Feedback score is 100 to 499) Mar-01-07 09:43 300040451953 Positive feedback rating everything fine, thanks!!! Buyer timothy-22( 470Feedback score is 100 to 499) Mar-01-07 09:42 290063148009 Positive feedback rating Alles bestens, prima Ware, netter Kontakt. Meine Empfehlung! Buyer jerrelito( 1376Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Mar-01-07 07:43 300040599309 Positive feedback rating Excellent buy, A+++ Buyer rrsant3( 28Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-28-07 23:54 290078199742 Positive feedback rating Very pleased with item and transaction! Buyer khsbrahma( 1311Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-28-07 15:22 300040604778 Positive feedback rating Great Product price and service. Thanks! Buyer steve74( 1006Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-28-07 11:50 290067625510 Positive feedback rating thanks. might have recieved it.... ordered too many to remember Buyer kajzoo211( 9 ) New eBay Member (less than 30 days) Feb-28-07 10:45 300040506133 Positive feedback rating great seller, fast!!!!!! Buyer hardwaycooke( 708Feedback score is 500 to 999) Feb-28-07 05:56 300060526942 Positive feedback rating perfect deal Buyer buynowordie( 199Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-27-07 15:56 290081129265 Positive feedback rating Received very fast. thanks. better than expected. Buyer granmom55( 33Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-27-07 15:43 290084427194 Positive feedback rating Received very fast. thanks. Better than expeacted. Buyer granmom55( 33Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-27-07 15:43 290084427195 Positive feedback rating Very fast delivery, Item well packaged, Will buy from again, Thankyou. Buyer mlmanier( 523Feedback score is 500 to 999) Feb-27-07 11:24 300040461855 Positive feedback rating A1, Highest Recommendation of Seller, Great Book, Fast Shipping. Thanks Buyer skullcottage( 2321Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-27-07 11:17 300040567801 Positive feedback rating Item Received, packed well thanks Buyer vvjw( 167Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-27-07 10:20 290074598216 Positive feedback rating Book as described, packed well, pleased with transaction. Buyer jspiritw( 38Feedback score is 10 to 49) Feb-27-07 07:47 290063749756 Positive feedback rating Good seller! Nice Sheet Music! Thanks so much! Buyer palmtreelady2( 207Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-27-07 03:32 300040507192 Positive feedback rating Nice item Thanks Buyer shootingstar8610( 2 ) New eBay Member (less than 30 days) Feb-26-07 23:08 290076789328 Positive feedback rating EXCELLENT merchandise, fast fast fast response, super ebayer !!! Rating: AAA+ Buyer muckett16( 227Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-26-07 16:45 340160069529 Positive feedback rating Thank you! Excellent service! Buyer corkyoddler( 22Feedback score is 10 to 49) Changed User ID (less than 30 days) Feb-26-07 15:33 290081857060 Positive feedback rating pleasure to do business AAA+++Outstanding E-Bayer Buyer galaxyzerozerozero( 1550Feedback score is 1000 to 4,999) Feb-25-07 14:35 290079967510 Positive feedback rating good service Buyer josierippey47( 107Feedback score is 100 to 499) Feb-25-07 14:23 300049502672 Positive feedback rating Perfect transaction - Everything is as expected - Recommended - Thanks! Feedback Sco 502 Positive Feedback: 99.6% Members who left a positive: 504 Members who left a negative: 2 All positive feedback received: 570 5 out of 5: "the book came much faster than promised" Date: 3/1/2007 Rated by Buyer: dmau1668 5 out of 5: "Love the book, as described, super fast shipping too, thanks!" Date: 3/1/2007 Rated by Buyer: blahblahblah2005 5 out of 5: "great seller, fast shipping" Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: ieputranto 4 out of 5: "Book was a little worse for ware then stated, but not bad." Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: Christopher A. 5 out of 5: "book arrived as described, on time" Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: combsie 5 out of 5: "Service was great" Date: 2/28/2007 Rated by Buyer: Yesica N. 5 out of 5: "I found it astonoshing the speed of delivery, I mean i contacted you in USA on Tuesday and I recieved the book in the west of ruaral Ireland on Thursday , a little over 2 days , Local post here may take a week. Thank you." Date: 2/27/2007 Rated by Buyer: MICHAEL L. 5 out of 5: "Swift and in good condition" Date: 2/27/2007 Rated by Buyer: Aimee Z. 5 out of 5: "great goods,,,,,nice" Date: 2/26/2007 Rated by Buyer: jeffery w. 4 out of 5: "the book was in good condition however I shipping took longer than expected - with an expedited purchase." Date: 2/26/2007 Rated by Buyer: Erica G. 5 out of 5: "arrived in perfect condition" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: lboyle37 5 out of 5: "Great working with this company!" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: Amber S. 5 out of 5: "Very efficient service!" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: Bradford D. 5 out of 5: "Arrived before the delivery estimate in good shape!" Date: 2/25/2007 Rated by Buyer: magnusretail 5 out of 5: "no problems" Date: 2/24/2007 Rated by Buyer: 5 out of 5: "Shipped quickly and accurately." Date: 2/24/2007 Rated by Buyer: rdavidgross 5 out of 5: "The book came very fast and was in great condition for the price!" Date: 2/24/2007 Rated by Buyer: Silas C. - Amy, Seattle_Bookseller |
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Unscrupulous Dealers and Price Gouging in Seattle?
On Mar 2, 10:45 am, "seattle_bookseller"
wrote: this thread is the work of one David Shlesinger, a stalker and nutjob from Santa Cruz, CA and a fired employee of Palmsource, Inc. Palmsource, eh? I knew palmjob had to come from somewhere! |
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