[TowerTalk] 1st call

[Scott E. Olitsky]

Pete,

Well said.  I think it takes alot of nerve to "stick it" to the community
that you are serving and to continue to "advertise" on this reflector given
the expereinces many of us have had.  I do not like airing this publicly but
it really bothers me to see the ads delivered here when so many of us are
getting burned.

Scott
AC3A
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Saturday, August 05, 2000 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 1st call


>
>At 03:45 AM 8/5/00 -0500, dj2001@isd.net wrote:
>>
>>I made a call to inquire about somthing July 24 and they did indicate
>>the main man would be on vacation and to call back Aug 10-15.  Sounds
>>like a small operation.
>
>Small's fine, and mistakes happen.  I've run several one-person businesses
>over the years, and that's no reason to follow unacceptable business
>practices such as charging credit cards before shipment, particularly when
>shipment is some weeks away.  If you need money up front to pass on to your
>supplier, IMO the right way to do this is to require a percentage up front,
>and call it a deposit.
>
>The proprietor of First Call has been quick to post on this reflector
>advertising positive developments in its business.  Now I think it's time
>for him to clarify for us just what his practices are, so that this rather
>large community can judge whether to invest in the products he sells.
>
>73, Pete Smith N4ZR
>
>The World Contest Station Database
>is back up and running at
>http://www.qsl.net/n4zr
>
>
>
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