[Rhodes22-list] Re: public service announcement re used boats

[stan]

Wally,

only in e-mails - actually I take it out on my secretary - until she reminds 
me she owns the business.

stan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TN Rhodey" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Re: public service announcement re used boats


> Stan,
>
> If I understand your email somone actually purchased a used boat from a 
> private seller and had the nerve to complain to you! You are much more the 
> gentleman than I ever could be.
>
> Wally
>
>
>>From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
>>Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Re: public service announcement re used boats
>>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 09:31:04 -0400
>>
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: stan
>>   To: rhodes22-lst at rhodes22.org
>>   Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 9:15 AM
>>   Subject: public service announcement re used boats
>>
>>
>>       so sue me, I am blatantly touting the value of the recycling 
>> process;  but do so as a pre-emptive service to future used boat buyers 
>> lurking out there:
>>
>>
>>   1.    Somehow the e-Bay boat that Brad was considering, ended up at GB, 
>> at great gas cost to us.  Even the mast, the reason Brad wanted the boat, 
>> is NG.  The boat is a mess, missing lots of parts and not worth 
>> recycling.
>>
>>   2.    A boat was recently offered on this list,  bypassing GB (seller 
>> shall remain nameless).  It was purchased by a List reader (who shall 
>> remain nameless) who also bypassed GB.  Now, even though our investments 
>> laid the ground work for this transaction and even though we have in no 
>> way been compensated for this transaction and even though we invested in 
>> making the buyer pre-aware of the recycled boat advantages, we now 
>> receive a letter bitterly complaining of a long list of things wrong with 
>> his purchase. To quote a few of his out-of-context words,   "....I am not 
>> exactly thrilled [with a Rhodes] right now ..."
>>
>>   I get the feeling we are not doing a good enough job explaining the 
>> worth of recycled Rhodes and therefore boats are ending up with unearned 
>> bum raps - sorry about how this kind of word of mouth handicapping can 
>> affect your future return when it comes to selling your boats..
>>
>>   stan/gbi
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