[Amps] WARNING! W4RT

[Carl]

I agree with Joe on most but a home phone # and an answering machine go a 
long way to showing buyers its a legitimate operation. A dual phone number 
with distinctive ring but just one line is a cheap option that allows 
normalcy with those other family members that are at home while the old man 
has his day job.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
To: "DAVE WHITE" <mausoptik at btinternet.com>
Cc: <Amps at contesting.com>; "Commander John" <crazytvjohn at yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] WARNING! W4RT


>
> > I think that the warning 'caveat emptor' applies even more to sellers
> > who fail to publish a street address and/or telephone number on their
> > website...
>
> That's a terrible statement.  There are a large number of sellers who
> operate e-mail based businesses out of their home as a "second job".
> In general they do not want "customers" showing up on their doorstep
> at all hours/weekends/holidays and have restrictions on the user of the
> telephone for "outside activities" during extended business hours from
> their primary employer.
>
> Particularly in hobby type activities like amateur radio, it is not
> practical for many sellers to maintain a brick and mortar storefront
> and pay someone to set around waiting on telephone calls.
>
> This is no defence of W4RT but be careful about the "broad brush."
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 4/14/2011 12:52 PM, DAVE WHITE wrote:
>> I think that the warning 'caveat emptor' applies even more to sellers who 
>> fail to publish a street address and/or telephone number on their 
>> website...
>>
>> Thanks for the warning - though please let us know if this just happens 
>> to be an inadvertent visit to W4RT from Captain Cockup
>>
>> Dave G0OIL
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 14/4/11, Roger D Johnson<n1rj at roadrunner.com>  wrote:
>>
>> From: Roger D Johnson<n1rj at roadrunner.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Amps] WARNING!  W4RT
>> To: "Commander John"<crazytvjohn at yahoo.com>
>> Cc: Amps at contesting.com
>> Date: Thursday, 14 April, 2011, 16:46
>>
>> On 4/14/2011 11:04 AM, Commander John wrote:
>>> No, I don't think so, but you paid for it with Paypal which you stated.
>>> EBay and Paypal are one and the same. I will rephrase,
>>> Why not keep your squawk with them on Paypal where it belongs.
>>> I do understand there is widespread interest in crooked sellers.
>>> When the claim is settled then give the details.
>>> Until then it is inappropriate.
>>> john W9ZY
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I think it's entirely appropriate to give a heads up to others who might 
>> be
>> contemplating the
>> purchase of a tuner to use on the input of a homebrew amp. Apparently, 
>> the W4RT
>> folks
>> don't realize that the PROll model cannot utilize the CPU chip they 
>> supply for
>> conversion to
>> an AT-100AMP. I'm sure this is an inadvertent error and not some attempt 
>> to cheat a
>> customer.
>>
>> The real problem here is their failure to answer emails....there is no 
>> phone
>> number listed on
>> their site. They were very prompt in mailing the unit to me so I assume 
>> there is
>> someone working
>> there at least part-time. How long does it take to reply to a customer 
>> email
>> saying, "We're working
>> on it" or something. It's very troubling when you have a problem with a 
>> vendor
>> and they take a
>> "head in the sand" approach and hope you will go away.
>>
>> 73, Roger
>>
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