Bad Apples
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:16 pm
Anyone who has been in business for any length of time winds up running into persons who seem to be incapable of negotiating in good faith.
For instance, I have had bidders who will place bids with (apparently) no intention of ever paying for their wins. I'm not talking about people who lose their jobs or experience unplanned financial hardships - or even bidders who accidentally win too much. I'm referring to persons who consistently place bids in every auction, but who steadfastly refuse to make good on them. This means that the records have to be relisted in a future catalog, which is an added expense for the dealer and a disservice to other bidders who would have otherwise won the records.
A worse scenario occurs when items are shipped out in good faith before payment is received and the buyer either refuses to pay or return the goods. Other times a person might win a record, pay for it and then return an inferior copy of the same record demanding a refund.
To help mitigate our losses, some of the more prominent record dealers got together a few years ago and began circulating names of our deadbeat and/or dishonest customers. It was no surprise that many of the same names appeared on more than one list; indeed, in a couple of instances we discovered persons using different aliases with different dealers!
Since culling those folks from our lists, my colleagues and I have had very few problems with bad apples. Unfortunately (after running a few ebay auctions) I've stumbled across a couple of shady characters in the phonograph community. Communication with the right persons probably could have saved me well over $1,000, so I would like to know if there is a similar list circulating amongst phonograph dealers. If so, please contact me off-list.
Thanks!
Kurt Nauck
c/o Nauck's Vintage Records & Texas Ready
22004 Sherrod Ln.
Spring, Texas 77389
www.78rpm.com | www.TexasReady.net
www.MDADA.org | www.NewPledge.org
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: (281) 288-7826 | Fax: (425) 930-6862
For instance, I have had bidders who will place bids with (apparently) no intention of ever paying for their wins. I'm not talking about people who lose their jobs or experience unplanned financial hardships - or even bidders who accidentally win too much. I'm referring to persons who consistently place bids in every auction, but who steadfastly refuse to make good on them. This means that the records have to be relisted in a future catalog, which is an added expense for the dealer and a disservice to other bidders who would have otherwise won the records.
A worse scenario occurs when items are shipped out in good faith before payment is received and the buyer either refuses to pay or return the goods. Other times a person might win a record, pay for it and then return an inferior copy of the same record demanding a refund.
To help mitigate our losses, some of the more prominent record dealers got together a few years ago and began circulating names of our deadbeat and/or dishonest customers. It was no surprise that many of the same names appeared on more than one list; indeed, in a couple of instances we discovered persons using different aliases with different dealers!
Since culling those folks from our lists, my colleagues and I have had very few problems with bad apples. Unfortunately (after running a few ebay auctions) I've stumbled across a couple of shady characters in the phonograph community. Communication with the right persons probably could have saved me well over $1,000, so I would like to know if there is a similar list circulating amongst phonograph dealers. If so, please contact me off-list.
Thanks!
Kurt Nauck
c/o Nauck's Vintage Records & Texas Ready
22004 Sherrod Ln.
Spring, Texas 77389
www.78rpm.com | www.TexasReady.net
www.MDADA.org | www.NewPledge.org
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: (281) 288-7826 | Fax: (425) 930-6862
. I myself have always thought of Scott as a "bad influence".... 
