[78-L] You want some cheese with that whine? (was "I'll Bet...")

[Cary Ginell]

Doesn't anybody here read Feedback? If you receive a fragile 78 that's been wrapped in grocery bags, that person is not likely to have a pristine feedback record. Look at the feedback comments. Do you see comments that say "well-packed" or "professional seller"? How many negatives are there? Investigate what negatives there are. Do they seem like they're coming from disgruntled boneheads or are they legitimate gripes? If you buy a record from one of these suspect sellers and get stung, it's your own fault. Chalk it up to experience. Most sellers try to please their customers. I've been able to teach more than a few of them the best way to pack records. Bad packers can't get away with it forever. Something is bound to be broken if they continue sending them in cheap envelopes without proper padding and it's the responsibility of the buyer to report them through Feedback. Sellers may not be able to complain about bad customers anymore, but the reverse is still possible. Read your feedback and stop whining. There's lots of good stuff out there and reputable people to sell it.
 
Cary Ginell
 
> Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 14:30:31 -0400
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] "I'll bet it was something nice, though . . ."
> 
> I once even managed to receive three Hit of the Week discs cracked right 
> through. And there was the mint copy of the Lanza Christmas Album, tightly 
> packed in a plain manila envelope..
> 
> I know, I know, there are lots of reliable dealers out there. It's the 
> imbeciles that inherited my stomach lining.
> 
> dl
> 
> On 10/6/2010 2:23 PM, martha wrote:
> > I feel for you, believe me. I quit ebay for records, same reason; 3
> > electrical Edison discs in a Priority envelope (all 3 cracked right through)
> > = the straw that broke my camel's back.
> >
> >