Re: Devastating news on the Atari promo videos...ughhh!!!!!

I will donate $100 to a pool to help convince the guy to try "real real
hard" to get them back. Tell him that, if he can get those tapes back and
sellthem to you, you will give him substantially more.

Kevin

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From: <MKDUD@aol.com>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 9:00 PM
Subject: VECTOR: Devastating news on the Atari promo videos...ughhh!!!!!

> Hello,
>
> Well, I'm pissed. I talked to the seller on the phone twice this
week, I
> even asked him if he wanted me to send him a postal M.O. in advance. He
said,
> "don't worry about it, I'll just get cash from you on Friday."
> So, today I arrive to pick up the box of beta tapes. The seller is
not
> there, but his attendant is. I tell him "I'm here to pick up a box of
tapes
> from Gene, here is his $100."
> Attendant :"uhhhh, somebody picked them up last night."
> Me: "I spoke to Gene twice this week about them, I said I was coming
> today to get them with his $100"
>
> Well, after speaking with Gene, he said it was his fault, he thought
the
> other guy was me. The other guy only gave him $50 so far, and said he'd be
> back in about a week with the other $50 "when he gets paid..." Gene said
> he'd let me know if he is able to get the tapes back from the guy. I'm not
> counting on it.
>
> I asked Gene how the other guy found out about the tapes, and he
> figures the attendant told him what they were. The other guy originally
was
> there to get some jamma boards. The attendant allowed him to take the
tapes
> for the $50 because he used all his other money to buy the jamma crap.
>
> Sorry for the story, but I'm very depressed. If I'm ever able to get
> the tapes, everyone can have them for the cost of the tape and postage
after
> they are preserved. I'm hoping if they ever get into anybody's hands from
the
> list, they'll do the same.
> I'm wondering if they will ever turn up, and if the jerk who got
them
> will actually preserve them, or figure "hell, they're on beta! I just
ruined
> my VCR trying to play one!!"
>
> Looks like we loose,
>
> a dpressed mk
>
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Received on Fri Jul 21 22:44:39 2000