Mark & Juanita wrote:

On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 03:23:26 GMT, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
wrote:

wrote:
If you don't like the answers, if you don't like the method of
presentation, or if you don't like the way you are treated, why in
the hell would you buy from one of these companies
and their affiliates?

Life is too short. Complaining will do absolutely nothing. Move
on. Next vendor, please.


Uh... I think you miss the point. I know these conversations will
certainly have a bearing on where I buy my next tool. Complaining to
the company will do no good. Complaining to the newsgroup will help
*someone*. Hopefully before they get screwed.

Looks like you are both saying the same thing. The difference is
that by
perhaps alerting some people who might not have looked so closely, or
who had not been tracking prices previously, the OP is actually
helping send a message to the vendor by amplifying a single voice to a
broader audience of potential buyers. I went back and checked my
records, my last purchase from Amazon or Tool Crib of the Amazon was
in April, 2003. I really haven't found prices to be all that much
better than other on-line, dedicated woodworking sources like
Woodworkers Supply or Lee Valley or others. While I understand that
shipping prices are going to rise, trying to hide those changes is not
really very up-front with customers.

They are deceptive in other ways. If you sell a book through them they
charge the customer ~$3.50 for shipping, but only pass along ~$2.60 to
you to cover shipping costs. This is in addition to their listing fee and
percentage of the sale. Unless you have sold through them And bought from
private sellers through them, this 'fee' is completely hidden. I
complained about this to them and did get a response, but it was of the
humma, humma variety.





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