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Warning regarding a TAS auction
Message #1 Posted by Michael de Estrada on 23 June 2010, 7:19 p.m.

I have decided to remove this post after receiving some hostile responses. It was not my intent to create discord on this forum; only to provide what I thought might be helpful information. If any of you are interested in what was posted, please send me a PM.

Thanks,

Michael

Edited: 24 June 2010, 12:31 p.m. after one or more responses were posted

      
OT: Warning regarding a TAS auction
Message #2 Posted by Martin Pinckney on 23 June 2010, 10:14 p.m.,
in response to message #1 by Michael de Estrada

Would be an interesting study for psychologist who likes to figure out people remotely. As an amateur, it would appear that such a person is so arrogant that he cannot keep himself from insulting others, even if it is detrimental to his goal (as in trying to sell something).

A true con man, OTOH, would conceal his contempt.

            
Re: OT: Warning regarding a TAS auction
Message #3 Posted by Randy on 23 June 2010, 11:12 p.m.,
in response to message #2 by Martin Pinckney

Another interesting study: those who would "warn" others off an auction with unverifiable information.

                  
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Message #4 Posted by deleted on 23 June 2010, 11:44 p.m.,
in response to message #3 by Randy

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Re: OT: Warning regarding a TAS auction
Message #5 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 24 June 2010, 1:07 a.m.,
in response to message #4 by deleted

Hi, Michael;

IŽd guess that the 'unverifiable information' applies to the auction terms, not your warning.

If there is anything wrong, surely it is not in your intention to avoid some newbie to believe that the HP19C has an ink-based printer. How often do people try to warn others in such cases?

Cheers.

Luiz (Brazil)

Edited: 24 June 2010, 1:12 a.m.

      
Re: Warning regarding a TAS auction
Message #6 Posted by David Hayden on 24 June 2010, 7:43 a.m.,
in response to message #1 by Michael de Estrada

I see this as a likely case of miscommunication.

I think you were really pointing out a problem with his description that reads "the printing function also worked, though there wasn't ink." Since it uses thermal paper, it would seem that the printing function doesn't work and he should change the description.

The seller's response indicates that he didn't see the connection between your message and the inaccurate description. Without making that connection, he thought you were just pointing out some meaningless detail of the calculator, like the fact that it uses BCD. If he had any sense of professionalism, he would have written something like "I don't understand why you're telling me this" instead of his rude response.

So both your question and his response left out the main parts of the communication - that the description may be inaccurate and that the seller didn't understand why you were writing.

Dave

            
Re: Warning regarding a TAS auction
Message #7 Posted by gene wright on 24 June 2010, 8:29 a.m.,
in response to message #6 by David Hayden

Of course, it *may* be that the printer simply doesn't have thermal paper in it. That would also cause it not to print.

                  
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Message #8 Posted by deleted on 24 June 2010, 9:11 a.m.,
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who knows
Message #9 Posted by Frank Boehm (Germany) on 24 June 2010, 9:35 a.m.,
in response to message #8 by deleted

Thermal paper is known to "fail" too - who knows how the paper/printer has been stored the last 30 years. Might as well be that someone put normal paper in there. I agree that the sellers respond would certainly put a full stop to any intention to bid :)

                              
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Message #10 Posted by deleted on 24 June 2010, 9:56 a.m.,
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Re: who knows
Message #11 Posted by bill platt on 24 June 2010, 10:22 a.m.,
in response to message #10 by deleted

Why do you care so much about this particular auction? Who cares?

Caveat Emptor.

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