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| Re: Here's some B.S. [message #86218 is a reply to message #86216] |
Wed, 06 June 2007 10:28   |
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Deej [4]
Messages: 1292
Registered: January 2007
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I thought about this and then e-mailed the seller through EBay with a
>> brief description of what had happened. I didn't hear back from him for
>> a few hours. I decided to file the complaint (the seller thinks a little
>> prematurely) because I'm extremely busy and don't have the time to jack
>> around with waiting for some dude who probably is going to tell me that
>> I bought these "as is:" so he's not going to do jack ****. Judging by
>> the language in his ad, he is obvious intent is to sell a used mic and
>> then deny responsibility for it's condition because /"this item will be
>> sold as is and will not arrive D.O.A"/ because "/ I plugged it in with
>> Phantom power it works and sounds great"/
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>> Since I paid for both mics at once, Paypal gave this a single
>> transaction # and has frozen the payment for both mics. I clearly told
>> him (when he replied to my complaint) and to PayPal (when I made the
>> complaint) that my problem was with only one of the mics. I will be fine
>> with releasing the funds to him for the working mic, but I have not yet
>> received a reply from him to my reply *to* his reply to my reply (sigh).
>>
>> I have asked him to pay for the repair or give me a full refund for the
>> mic if the capsule is not repairable. II am also willing to abide by the
>> opinion of the folks at Neumann as to the condition of the mic. I think
>> I have a reasonalbe expectation to have a functional mic and I think the
>> sellers attempts to have it both ways by stating that the mic works, but
>> "if it doesn't", anyone who buys it is screwed. IMO, a seller has to
>> responsibility to have his products serviced and confirmed to be in good
>> working order, or be willing abide by the rules of the game if he
>> accepts Payment by PayPal. that's part of the beauty of PayPal..Seller
>> gets his money immediately.....buyer has recourse if he gets crapped on.
>> Am I being an asshole here?
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>>It's 7:30 AM here. I'm sending one up.Hey Don,
Thanks for the tips. The first Monkies record (the one you've heard) I barely
played on. A track here and there. It was pretty much done by Nick and Russell,
and
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| Re: Here's some B.S. [message #86222 is a reply to message #86218] |
Wed, 06 June 2007 11:29 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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@linux..." target="_blank">1@linux...
>>> Ballad of Dwight Fry tops my all time 5 favs.
>>> AA
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>>>
>>> "Sarah" <sarahjane@sarahtonin.com> wrote in message
>>> news:468ae987$1@linux...
>>>> Opinions? Sure, I'm crawlin' with 'em over here:
>>>>
>>>> I am so with you on Steve Miller, in fact, I would disagree with you
>>>> on one point . . . I think Steve Miller Band screams CRACKER way louder
>>>> than Boston. I had just moved my band to Portland in late '73 and the
>>>> local stations were playing "The Joker" so often that my gag reflex
>>>> barely had a chance to relax from the last play when they'd play it
>>>> again. Unfortunately, I think I do understand the appeal . . . it's
>>>> predictable . . . it's easy listening with a rock drumbeat. It is to
>>>> music what McDonalds is to food. It's sweet, fatty, salty, and soft
>>>> enough not to require much chewing. The motto of the American consumer
>>>> is "Please, Don't Make Me Think!" (Politicians know this and use it
>>>> continuously, but that's another discussion)
>>>>
>>>> Not to solo out Steve Miller -- this appeal to the lowest common
>>>> denominator seems to be true of most popular music, whether it's
>>>> Classic Rock or the latest in Hippity Hop. How often does something
>>>> truly creative, unique, or even interesting break through on the
>>>> airwaves?
>>>>
>>>> Love AC/DC in their Bon Scott period ("Highway to Hell" is in my
>>>> top ten rock songs of all time). AC/DC with Brian what's-his-name . .
>>>> . not so interesting. He's a good screamer, but not much character.
>>>>
>>>> Similarly, I liked Van Halen with Dave Lee Roth. Hot music, very
>>>> intersting vocals. Sammy Hagar . . . ? YAWN!
>>>>
>>>> I think a lot of great bands deteriorate into boring parodies of
>>>> themselves after achieving worldwide success and wealth. I think it's
>>>> one of the hazards of getting rich off of one's art.
>>>>
>>>> One of my favorite bands of the '70s was Alice Cooper, in fact I
>>>> still listen to the albums "Love It To Death" and "Killer" on occasion.
>>>> After the success of "School's Out" and "Billion Dollar Babies," Alice
>>>> lost his original band and with them a lot of important creative input.
>>>> Being an entertainer became way more important than making good music,
>>>> so Alice hung out with Liza Minnelli and golfed with Bob Hope and "went
>>>> Hollywood." YAWN!
>>>>
>>>> I do think things got interesting for a while in the nineties when
>>>> Nirvana broke the spell of spandex, big hair, and lipstick, but now
>>>> things have settled back down into layers of homogenized fluff.
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