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[ot]Airing out the dirty laundry (my first quarter rant)



Good grief!  That is cheap for NOS...

David
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David Utley
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Cable Volkswagen
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Quoting Marko <marquez337@yahoo.com>:

> Dang, who dredged up this old topic & why ???
> 
> Maybe it will be obvious when I read the previous
> messages. I should probably do that before sending
> this but I'm throwing caution to the wind.
> 
> Yes, Dirk DID THE RIGHT THING. I felt badly for airing
> out our not_so_dirty laundry on this list. He sent me
> the money back and sent a new lens. I sent thim the
> bad one back by ship and it ought to be there by now.
> He paid me for the light with Euros and I made some
> money on that deal. The Euro is even stronger now
> against the dollar. I gave the Euros to my Mom cause
> she never saw that money before. Anyway he is a great
> seller and a very big asset to the rocco community. 
> 
> Dirk, I am sorry for doubting you and making our
> business public. Thanks for taking care of the issue
> we had.
> 
> As an aside, look what I won on eBay:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2450780041
> 
> I might or might not keep it. A list will get the
> first shot at it. 
> 
> Marko
> 
> 
> --- Erik <pats16v@columbus.rr.com> wrote:
> > Here is the bottom line everybody.  (I love this
> > part.)
> > 
> > Marko, has Dirk sent you money to correct your Lens
> > problem or not?  Sounds
> > to me like he has.  Be honest with yourself and
> > Dirk.  If he has covered
> > this with you drop it.
> > 
> > Dirk,  I don't know you nor have I dealt with you,
> > but you seem to be pretty
> > stand up about things.  If this was not covered
> > cover it.
> > 
> > Gee whiz it's a  new year folks, lets not start it
> > off on the wrong foot.  I
> > am using one of four rants I give myself a year
> > early because this has gone
> > on long enough.
> > 
> > Erik
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dirk Schneider" <SCIROCCO@t-online.de>
> > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 7:48 AM
> > Subject: Re: [ot]Airing out the dirty laundry
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have been off the list for a couple of months
> > now
> > > ( had to work in England and have been to hospital
> > for surgery )
> > > and I`m pretty disappointed now to read things
> > like this here.
> > >
> > > First of all :
> > > I`m not a shop and I`m not making profit with
> > shipping parts to the USA.
> > > At least not with list members. ( on eBay I don`t
> > mind a couple of $
> > earned :-) )
> > >
> > > I have sent Marco a set of Jetta lights and one
> > was wrong.
> > > Then I have refunded Marco the full amount plus
> > his shipping expenses
> > > for sending it back. I have sent him 50 Euro,
> > thats US$70, twice the
> > amount he had to pay for the lens...
> > >  So I thought everything was fine...until now.
> > :-((
> > >
> > > He hasn't mentioned that here I bet ?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > preferential people you could have some nice
> > person on the list go to
> > his
> > > > house and break his legs ( I live in PA and
> > offer this service for
> > listers).
> > >
> > >
> > > O.K. Mike, if these are not just empty words , and
> > you offer this help for
> > all listers
> > > will you help me also ??
> > > If you break legs for a due amount of $39 what
> > will you do if the amount
> > is more than 2k $ ?
> > >
> > > A list member owes me US$ 2,242 ( yes , it is
> > twothousandtwohundredandfourtytwo dollars )
> > > plus interest on late payments since May 2003.
> > > All this money is for parts that I have sent him.
> > I sent him parts before
> > without problems,
> > > so I thought I could trust him as a friend - but
> > then no check arrived...
> > > After several e-mails thoughout the last year,
> > > he promised to get it back on 15th of December,
> > but still nothing...
> > >
> > > I`m not making his name public at this time so he
> > still has a chance to
> > contact me
> > > and solve it somehow.
> > >
> > > Otherwise I might need your help as it is probably
> > difficult
> > > to get things rolling from here - far away in
> > Germany...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > BTT :
> > > Aside from that, my Sciroccos are running fine, I
> > am currently  upgrading
> > my Corrado
> > > and it is hungry to eat up VR6'es and other slow
> > cars again in spring :-)
> > >
> > > friendly regards from Germany
> > > Dirk
> > >
> > > Scirocco GT-II  DIGIFIZ "Winterschlampe"
> > > Scirocco 16V GTX "CABRIOLET"
> > www.Scirocco2.de/hornstein.htm
> > > Corrado RS-60 268/276 Schrick - 100 Octane-Chip
> > http://www.corradofans.de/html/corrotm.htm
> > >
> > > http://www.Scirocco2.de
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Mike Weiler" <relbrb@comcast.net>
> > > To: "Marko" <marquez337@yahoo.com>;
> > <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 10:35 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ot]Airing out the dirty laundry
> > >
> > >
> > > Ohh no..I would want the same thing. Yes if he was
> > not so high on the
> > lists
> > > preferential people you could have some nice
> > person on the list go to his
> > > house and break his legs ( I live in PA and offer
> > this service for
> > listers).
> > > I think if he does not give you your money or the
> > right part you are not
> > > going to even have a forum here. you better find
> > another area he has not
> > > dominated. You will just end up banned for life
> > from the list. Not that
> > you
> > > are wrong I am sure you are telling the truth. He
> > will not be talked about
> > > badly here mark my word. When the going gets tough
> > those who have kissed
> > > still smell like shit :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "Marko" <marquez337@yahoo.com>
> > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 12:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [ot]Airing out the dirty laundry
> > >
> > >
> > > > Well I am tired of waiting for this guy.
> > > >
> > > > For some crazy reason, he can no longer respond
> > to my
> > > > emails. Its been a month now and there is no
> > > > communication. This deal started in June. I
> > don't care
> > > > if he is a popular figure on this list and a
> > pillar of
> > > > the rocco community. As a fellow lister said to
> > me, "
> > > > a rat is a rat." This seller did not do right by
> > me
> > > > and now here comes the story....
> > > >
> > > > I got this nice 84Jetta w/a 16V. Really clean
> > for a
> > > > car w/360K miles on it. So I asked around for
> > Euro
> > > > Jetta lights, and this guy is known for getting
> > the
> > > > goods and cheaply too. So he quotes me $240
> > shipped
> > > > for new lights, corners, grill and plastic
> > surrounds.
> > > > Great price, I am psyched to get them and send
> > the
> > > > check out right away.
> > > >
> > > > The package arrives packed well and I check out
> > the
> > > > stuff. For some crazy reason I thought that the
> > grill
> > > > was gonna be new too, but thats not my beef at
> > all. It
> > 
> === message truncated ===
> 
> 
> =====
> 87 Scirocco 8v
> 84 Jetta 16v
> 
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