[sdiy] ethics of suppliers/rant

[Seb Francis]

To add a couple of other recommended sellers:

Tony Allgood of Oakley Sound - Only bought 1 PCB, but was a smooth and 
friendly transaction.  Quality excellent.

Paul Schreiber of MOTM - bought several modules - delivery was very slow 
on some (due to backlog of orders I think), but extremely happy with 
quality of received kits

I've had no negative experiences at all.

Seb

P.S. I agree with Doug, it would seem appropriate and useful to post bad 
(and good) trade experiences to this list .. sure, I don't want to see 
this list descend into flame war chaos, but on the other hand this kind 
of public feedback is useful for all.



The Peasant wrote:

>Well, I have traded with a number of people on this list over the years, and I 
>have had mostly good experiences with them. Here is what I have found:
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>Ken Stone - CGS - Excellent service, excellent products, very friendly, 
>wouldn't hesitate to deal with ever.
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>Harry Bissell - Bought his P-V pcb, still haven't gotten around to finishing 
>it, good quality, easy to deal with.
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>Jim Patchell - Purchased many parts from him over the years, always excellent 
>to deal with.
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>Mike Irwin - Had a few very successful trades with him, very friendly, very 
>generous in trading.
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>Batz Goodfortune - Great writer, great trader, I really like his CD.
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>J.H. - Bought all his CDs, easy quick transactions from Europe to Canada.
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>Martin Czech - Traded parts for CDs a long time ago, good transaction.
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>Michael Bacich - Bought some DBX chips, was slow to ship but all worked out 
>good in the end.
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>Tim Servo - I bought some vactrols from him, easy smooth transaction.
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>Glen Mclilith - Ripped me off for shipping on a parts _giveaway_ a long time 
>ago, promised many times to make good on it, never did.
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>Tom Gamble - EFM - His problems have been discussed on this list too much 
>already. Had some bad experiences, will never deal with him again.
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>Jay Dennonville - Never dealt with him personally, but his reputation for poor 
>transactions is legendary. YMMV.
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>Metrophage - Waiting for tempcos from his group order, as I ordered all three 
>types. He kept me informed when there was to be delays, and has been up front 
>about the ordering situation all along. I have every confidence that I will be 
>pleased with the transaction.
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>I may have missed somebody here, so let me know if I did and I will add that 
>recommendation. As well, I have sold various items to numerous list members 
>over the years without any problems or complaints whatsoever.
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>There are also many others on the list who are excellent traders, but I will 
>leave those for members who have actually have had dealings with them 
>personally, as I have not.
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>IMHO, people should be posting good trader/bad trader posts on this list to aid 
>others in these trades. If you had a bad experience with a supplier, I would 
>sure like to know so that I don't make the same mistakes.
>
>Take care,
>Doug
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>Quoting Laxt57 at aol.com:
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>>Hi To All
>> About a year ago I found myself interested in synth stuff after
>>a long period of pursuing a real career (medical electronics)
>>To save time and design work I decided to buy pcbs and other
>>selected items from people off this list. Big mistakes on my part!
>>After about a dozen or so transaction I have found the clear
>>majority to have ended in simple fraud. Or at the very least   
>>a complete arrogant and uncaring dishonest attitude.
>>Is it just me? Does anyone else here have this experience?
>>What is it about this list? I am perplexed. Also believe me when
>>I say it is not really the money I have lost. It is the pain in the
>>ass about it all! I have made a pact with a friend to slap me really
>>hard if I have the urge to buy from the synth-diy group.
>>I now understand the synth-diy idea, that is I must design and
>>fabricate anything I want. I can do that, progress is just slow due
>>to limited time on my part. I will do all future projects myself.
>> Having said all that let me just say that the above rant does not
>>include elby designs. Thanks Laurie for being such  a reputable business
>>person.
>> If anyone wants a list of recommended suppliers drop me a line.
>>Jeri
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