> > Needless to say, I am profoundly appreciative of his efforts > & wanted others > on the list to be aware of the caliber of individuals on this list! >
Thanks, Ken. As I mentioned before, what goes around comes around. Other PDMLers have helped me, and it is very much within the spirit of the list for all of us to look after each others' interests. I know I would trust all of the regulars to do the same. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Ken Waller > Sent: 23 January 2009 18:32 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Of interest to list members > > I want to mention a situation that I recently experienced & > the assistance I > got from another list member - Bob Walkden, in London. > > I located a lens I was interested in - FA 28-70mm f2.8, on a > popular (?) web > forum. After arriving at an acceptable price, I emailed Bob & > asked if he > would be able to act as the go between for me in this purchase. > I didn't want to use Paypal, & would wire the money to Bob, > he would arrange > to meet the seller, examine the lens (represented as 95% of as new > condition) & make the transaction. I asked Bob to approach > this transaction > as if he was buying the lens himself. > > Bob emailed me with the results of the meeting last night. > Basically the > seller was lying about the condition of the lens & didn't think my > representative would be as photographically knowledgeable as > Bob. The lens > had an internal glass crack, visible with the use of a > flashlight! (the > posted images of the lens were not sharp, possibly hiding > this defect), Bob > relayed that the seller didn't show surprise when the defect > was pointed out > to him. > > Needless to say, I am profoundly appreciative of his efforts > & wanted others > on the list to be aware of the caliber of individuals on this list! > > THANK YOU BOB ! > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly > above and follow the directions. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
