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To: funk who wrote (5030)	1/14/1999 10:39:00 PM
From: Spots	Respond to of 14778

Funk, glad life is going great! With all those dead BH6s lying around. And sound cards on the floor, etc. You must be way short to be happy! I've lost $$,$$$ in the last 3 days (on the other hand I made $$,$$$ in the 3 days before, so easy come easy go I guess--still a trifle ahead<GG>). Anyhow, what became of your dead systems? Why are you laughing? I could use a little joy, so give! Did you resuscitate your dead mommas? Did you kick over your supermicro? Did you roast the paperboy? Guess you can tell I'm in a fine mood this evening. Spots

To: funk who wrote (5030)	1/15/1999 12:57:00 AM
From: Sean W. Smith	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Speaking of them.... Got all last weeks loss leaders specials today. prices on all but the Ensoniq PCI card went back up. ZIP disk nearly doubled. I am thrilled, what a bargain.... Dave what have you found for this week.... Sean

To: funk who wrote (5030)	1/15/1999 1:31:00 AM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

funk - your experiences do not speak well for internet e-tailers. There are some things in favor of the local store.....Quick delivery, in stock = in stock, quick returns, no shipping charge, and no sales tax for me.....Oregon!! When I build a machine, I buy locally from several stores and am done getting parts in a couple of hours. When a part is bad, I trade it in and get the new one in an hour. Peter

To: funk who wrote (5030)	1/15/1999 8:55:00 AM
From: Dave Hanson	Respond to of 14778

Funk, sorry about the buy.com snafu! I forgot to mention that their in stock notice can occasionally be off (I have found this quite rare, FWIW--once or twice in about 50 orders.) They did let me just refuse something when it shipped after I cancelled it, and made a note to wave the $25 charge. One of the reasons I like them is that their customer service folks tend to be reasonable about this sort of thing. I would say it's about time you caught a break! Between errant shipments and bad boards...kudos to you for keeping your sense of humor. :)