Sqeggs Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 (edited) Some boardies may remember a year or two ago when these folks auctioned some nice GA books. I won a few. Drove over and picked them up in person. The two (very young) employees I dealt with were helpful and enthusiastic and gave me a tour of the place. Unfortunately, things don't seem to have ended well: http://www.mcall.com/news/watchdog/mc-sellersville-auction-payment-complaints-watchdog-20170527-column.html Edited May 28, 2017 by Sqeggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Had a similar thing happen here in the UK about ten years ago. Fella happily accepted my consignment - but since he went bankrupt immediately after his auction, he must've known I'd never get paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 27 minutes ago, Flex Mentallo said: Had a similar thing happen here in the UK about ten years ago. Fella happily accepted my consignment - but since he went bankrupt immediately after his auction, he must've known I'd never get paid. Ouch! Not much difference between what he did to you and outright theft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Ouch! Not much difference between what he did to you and outright theft. It was only a couple of hundred bucks, but at the time I really needed the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 I just have no tolerence for thieves and liars. There is nothing worse than being stolen from and lied to. I do believe in karma though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Iirc, they had just moved to their new place shortly before holding the auction that caught the board's attention. It looked to me like a new and fairly spacious building. Sounds like this may be the usual case of a thinly capitalized small business that expands beyond what the owner can handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 19 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Iirc, they had just moved to their new place shortly before holding the auction that caught the board's attention. It looked to me like a new and fairly spacious building. Sounds like this may be the usual case of a thinly capitalized small business that expands beyond what the owner can handle. No cash flow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Flex Mentallo said: No cash flow I did find it odd that when I stopped by to pay for my winnings, they immediately endorsed my check and handed it over to a guy standing there in a Pennsylvania Power & Light shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Just now, Sqeggs said: I did find it odd that when I stopped by to pay for my winnings, they immediately endorsed my check and handed it over to a guy standing there in a Pennsylvania Power & Light shirt. That obvious, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 Just now, Flex Mentallo said: 1 minute ago, Sqeggs said: I did find it odd that when I stopped by to pay for my winnings, they immediately endorsed my check and handed it over to a guy standing there in a Pennsylvania Power & Light shirt. That obvious, huh? By the last day of the Berk auction, we may all have that "who can I find to lend me some dough" feeling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Just now, Sqeggs said: By the last day of the Berk auction, we may all have that "who can I find to lend me some dough" feeling! Ah, that's how that feels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Just now, Flex Mentallo said: Ah, that's how that feels? Sufficient to float the economy of Bolivia no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted May 28, 2017 Author Share Posted May 28, 2017 2 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said: Sufficient to float the economy of Bolivia no doubt You can't float Bolivia because it's landlocked. If it wasn't once a colony, you guys have no idea where a country is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 12 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: You can't float Bolivia because it's landlocked. If it wasn't once a colony, you guys have no idea where a country is. “All I ever wanted was a world without maps.” ― Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
