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

If it will help, I'll kick in $50US as well...

John :-#)#

At 07:39 PM 7/21/00, Tempest wrote:
>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
>
>----- Original Message -----
>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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