Question:
folks, let me tell you… there is a JACKASS named Seth Matkowsky from New Jersey who is selling illegal bootleg videos of former Allman Bros and Govt Mule bassist Allen Woody. The bass instructional video is cataloged by Arlen Roth of the Hot Licks Video series, and is titled " Allen Woody Classic Rock and Blues Bass." I thought they were no longer available and felt lucky when I found one he had for sale on ebay. What I received was an unlabeled VHS tape with poor quality that unbelievably even had the final minutes of an episode from HBO taxicab confessions still on the tape after the instructional show ended. People, Allen Woody is dead… He is survived by his wife Jenny, his daughter Savannah, and his father Doug. It is quite possible that these folks are being cheated by this scum. I have looked at his feedback subsequent to selling me this bootleg and I have seen more of these videos being sold. I have contacted Govt Mules management, Arlen Roth of Hot Licks and Hitting the Note the Allman Bros webstore and these three outlets are all TRUE distributors of said video. It IS still available and quite informative and entertaining. If you think this is a joke or not on the level then do a search using his name. You will see where others have posted on the internet in regards to his untrustworthiness. He also appears to be selling other boots as well. I can only hope that somehow he gets a collective copyright boot up his ass, the scumbag. Yes, I did contact ebay, No they probably wont do a damn thing to him. You can reach this piece of dirt here: Seth Matkowsky 108 Woodsville Marshal Rd Hopewell, NJ 08525 Seth, if you are reading this envision me giving you the middle finger…cause I AM you DINK!!!
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FYI he uses the ebay screen name "gratefuldaddy"
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> folks, let me tell you… > there is a JACKASS named Seth Matkowsky from New Jersey who is selling > illegal bootleg videos of former Allman Bros and Govt Mule bassist Allen > Woody. The bass instructional video is cataloged by Arlen Roth of the Hot > Licks Video series, and is titled " Allen Woody Classic Rock and Blues > Bass." > I thought they were no longer available and felt lucky when I found one he > had for sale on ebay. What I received was an unlabeled VHS tape with poor > quality that unbelievably even had the final minutes of an episode from HBO > taxicab confessions still on the tape after the instructional show ended. > People, Allen Woody is dead… > He is survived by his wife Jenny, his daughter Savannah, and his father > Doug. It is quite possible that these folks are being cheated by this scum. > I have looked at his feedback subsequent to selling me this bootleg and I > have seen more of these videos being sold. > I have contacted Govt Mules management, Arlen Roth of Hot Licks and Hitting > the Note the Allman Bros webstore and these three outlets are all TRUE > distributors of said video. It IS still available and quite informative and > entertaining. > If you think this is a joke or not on the level then do a search using his > name. You will see where others have posted on the internet in regards to > his untrustworthiness. He also appears to be selling other boots as well. > I can only hope that somehow he gets a collective copyright boot up his ass, > the scumbag. > Yes, I did contact ebay, No they probably wont do a damn thing to him. > You can reach this piece of dirt here: > Seth Matkowsky 108 Woodsville Marshal Rd Hopewell, NJ 08525 > Seth, if you are reading this envision me giving you the middle > finger…cause I AM you DINK!!!
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eBay does actually have rules against copies like this, and at least used to take them very seriously. Copyright violations are one of the few things that get replies. GTO(John)
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so why does this guy not have any negative feedback? Not even from you? Mar
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> FYI he uses the ebay screen name "gratefuldaddy" > folks, let me tell you… > there is a JACKASS named Seth Matkowsky from New Jersey who is selling > illegal bootleg videos of former Allman Bros and Govt Mule bassist Allen > Woody. The bass instructional video is cataloged by Arlen Roth of the Hot > Licks Video series, and is titled " Allen Woody Classic Rock and Blues > Bass." > I thought they were no longer available and felt lucky when I found one he > had for sale on ebay. What I received was an unlabeled VHS tape with > poor > quality that unbelievably even had the final minutes of an episode from > HBO > taxicab confessions still on the tape after the instructional show ended. > People, Allen Woody is dead… > He is survived by his wife Jenny, his daughter Savannah, and his father > Doug. It is quite possible that these folks are being cheated by this > scum. > I have looked at his feedback subsequent to selling me this bootleg and I > have seen more of these videos being sold. > I have contacted Govt Mules management, Arlen Roth of Hot Licks and > Hitting > the Note the Allman Bros webstore and these three outlets are all TRUE > distributors of said video. It IS still available and quite informative > and > entertaining. > If you think this is a joke or not on the level then do a search using his > name. You will see where others have posted on the internet in regards to > his untrustworthiness. He also appears to be selling other boots as well. > I can only hope that somehow he gets a collective copyright boot up his > ass, > the scumbag. > Yes, I did contact ebay, No they probably wont do a damn thing to him. > You can reach this piece of dirt here: > Seth Matkowsky 108 Woodsville Marshal Rd Hopewell, NJ 08525 > Seth, if you are reading this envision me giving you the middle > finger…cause I AM you DINK!!!
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If you look at his ebay membership status you would see that he became a member on Oct 23 2002. He has only made 20 transactions under the screen name "gratefuldaddy." He could have made more under another name. I say this because if you do the web search with his name you will see that he has changed emails since being posted as a BAD TRADER. At any rate look at the auctions who have posted feedback since and notice that he appears also to have an abundance of DVDs titled OZZY/RANDY RHODES LIVE that he is selling along with the guarantee of "200% better quality than you will find anywhere or your money back" I don’t know about you, but to me it sounds like some punk cranking them out on his bedroom computer. If you read my original post you heard me mention that my "instructional video" had the tail end of an episode of HBO Taxicab Confessions after the Allen Woody movie ended, which means he didn’t even give-a-shit about what was on the tape before using it to bootleg the Allen Woody instructional video on it. As for me, I kept giving him time to reconsider our auction and refund my money. The auction took place a week before the holidays and there were periods of days going by with no response. Unfortunately ebay doesn’t give you unlimited time to post feedback. The guy got more than his chance to refund me and would not. It is not just the money, anybody who has ever made a release of any kind knows the struggle it takes to get something out, I know I do. If I thought for one minute that he was bootlegging I would have never offered to compensate him for his dishonesty in cheating the rightful owners of their works. I honestly thought he was just someone who had bought the video and either didn’t like it or needed the money. Sometimes I have the problem of just assuming the best in people before I find out different.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> so why does this guy not have any negative feedback? Not even from you? > Mar > FYI he uses the ebay screen name "gratefuldaddy" > > folks, let me tell you… > > there is a JACKASS named Seth Matkowsky from New Jersey who is selling > > illegal bootleg videos of former Allman Bros and Govt Mule bassist Allen > > Woody. The bass instructional video is cataloged by Arlen Roth of the > Hot > > Licks Video series, and is titled " Allen Woody Classic Rock and Blues > > Bass." > > I thought they were no longer available and felt lucky when I found one > he > > had for sale on ebay. What I received was an unlabeled VHS tape with > poor > > quality that unbelievably even had the final minutes of an episode from > HBO > > taxicab confessions still on the tape after the instructional show > ended. > > People, Allen Woody is dead… > > He is survived by his wife Jenny, his daughter Savannah, and his father > > Doug. It is quite possible that these folks are being cheated by this > scum. > > I have looked at his feedback subsequent to selling me this bootleg and > I > > have seen more of these videos being sold. > > I have contacted Govt Mules management, Arlen Roth of Hot Licks and > Hitting > > the Note the Allman Bros webstore and these three outlets are all TRUE > > distributors of said video. It IS still available and quite informative > and > > entertaining. > > If you think this is a joke or not on the level then do a search using > his > > name. You will see where others have posted on the internet in regards > to > > his untrustworthiness. He also appears to be selling other boots as > well. > > I can only hope that somehow he gets a collective copyright boot up his > ass, > > the scumbag. > > Yes, I did contact ebay, No they probably wont do a damn thing to him. > > You can reach this piece of dirt here: > > Seth Matkowsky 108 Woodsville Marshal Rd Hopewell, NJ 08525 > > Seth, if you are reading this envision me giving you the middle > > finger…cause I AM you DINK!!!
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has not left negative feedback <snip> > As for me, I kept giving him time to reconsider our auction and refund my > money. The auction took place a week before the holidays and there were > periods of days going by with no response. Unfortunately ebay doesn’t give > you unlimited time to post feedback.
<snip> That’s funny, I know they display a list of your transactions for the last 90 days that you can look at, and leave feedback for when you log into "MY Ebay" with your user account and go to the "Feedback" tab. And if you have the auction number, you can indeed post feedback long after 90 days have passed. So what holidays where those again?
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Hey dude, I feel your pain. Buyer beware though, especially when it comes to obscure stuff like that. Not dissing you–the notice to look out for this guy’s auction is appreciated.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> If you look at his ebay membership status you would see that he became a > member on Oct 23 2002. > He has only made 20 transactions under the screen name "gratefuldaddy." He > could have made more under another name. I say this because if you do the > web search with his name you will see that he has changed emails since being > posted as a BAD TRADER. > At any rate look at the auctions who have posted feedback since and notice > that he appears also to have an abundance of DVDs titled OZZY/RANDY RHODES > LIVE that he is selling along with the guarantee of > "200% better quality than you will find anywhere or your money back" > I don’t know about you, but to me it sounds like some punk cranking them out > on his bedroom computer. > If you read my original post you heard me mention that my "instructional > video" had the tail end of an episode of HBO Taxicab Confessions after the > Allen Woody movie ended, which means he didn’t even give-a-shit about what > was on the tape before using it to bootleg the Allen Woody instructional > video on it. > As for me, I kept giving him time to reconsider our auction and refund my > money. The auction took place a week before the holidays and there were > periods of days going by with no response. Unfortunately ebay doesn’t give > you unlimited time to post feedback. The guy got more than his chance to > refund me and would not. It is not just the money, anybody who has ever made > a release of any kind knows the struggle it takes to get something out, I > know I do. > If I thought for one minute that he was bootlegging I would have never > offered to compensate him for his dishonesty in cheating the rightful owners > of their works. > I honestly thought he was just someone who had bought the video and either > didn’t like it or needed the money. Sometimes I have the problem of just > assuming the best in people before I find out different. > so why does this guy not have any negative feedback? Not even from you? > Mar > > FYI he uses the ebay screen name "gratefuldaddy" > > > folks, let me tell you… > > > there is a JACKASS named Seth Matkowsky from New Jersey who is selling > > > illegal bootleg videos of former Allman Bros and Govt Mule bassist > Allen > > > Woody. The bass instructional video is cataloged by Arlen Roth of the > Hot > > > Licks Video series, and is titled " Allen Woody Classic Rock and Blues > > > Bass." > > > I thought they were no longer available and felt lucky when I found > one > he > > > had for sale on ebay. What I received was an unlabeled VHS tape with > > poor > > > quality that unbelievably even had the final minutes of an episode > from > > HBO > > > taxicab confessions still on the tape after the instructional show > ended. > > > People, Allen Woody is dead… > > > He is survived by his wife Jenny, his daughter Savannah, and his > father > > > Doug. It is quite possible that these folks are being cheated by this > > scum. > > > I have looked at his feedback subsequent to selling me this bootleg > and > I > > > have seen more of these videos being sold. > > > I have contacted Govt Mules management, Arlen Roth of Hot Licks and > > Hitting > > > the Note the Allman Bros webstore and these three outlets are all TRUE > > > distributors of said video. It IS still available and quite > informative > > and > > > entertaining. > > > If you think this is a joke or not on the level then do a search using > his > > > name. You will see where others have posted on the internet in regards > to > > > his untrustworthiness. He also appears to be selling other boots as > well. > > > I can only hope that somehow he gets a collective copyright boot up > his > > ass, > > > the scumbag. > > > Yes, I did contact ebay, No they probably wont do a damn thing to him. > > > You can reach this piece of dirt here: > > > Seth Matkowsky 108 Woodsville Marshal Rd Hopewell, NJ 08525 > > > Seth, if you are reading this envision me giving you the middle > > > finger…cause I AM you DINK!!!
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yea Clutch that is funny, ya know… I thought when I saw the auction disappear off the "items I have won" column after 30 days, (which btw is as long as the My ebay page will let me save it), I didn’t even think to try to go back with the auction item number which, thankfully, still got me to that same auction and provided me a way to leave feedback. The holidays I implied would be the ones just celebrated, of course. I almost want to thank you but, I don’t feel you were trying to help me. You sound like someone hoping to catch me lying about this. Pardon me, if I make the wrong assumption of you, as we have not been formally introduced. How do you do, Clutch. My name is Marc Lofland aka SpaceCowboy. I live in non-racist Biloxi MS. I am co-founder of the industrial bluegrass experimental music band called The August Sons (1989-95). During that time we built two commercial recording studios (MS had none in our area) and made 5 releases, (1) 45 (1) 12" (1)cassette and (2)CD’s. We recorded many local bands including members of 3 Doors Down. We have toured around the United States in support of our 4 self-produced releases. The 5th and last one (Plants, Planets, and Insects ER002) was recorded by us but distributed by El recordo in Seattle www.pacificorecs.com along with Silkworm, Joel Phelps and others. One of our biggest fans is a guy from Chicago named Steve Albini who was a member of the bands, Shellac, Big Black and has also been producer for The Breeders, Urge Overkill, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Bush, Cheap Trick, and Page & Plant among others. He may know a thing or two about originals. Our songs, 7 of which charted in the College Music Journal and 2 on the Gavin Report, were in the top ten every time. This material was targeted to the college underground radio crowd. Among the 17 basses I use in my current project include two of the three ebony-mahogany one-string basses I handmade. The third was commissioned and delivered to Allen Woody in New Orleans 1/16/96 after a Gov’t Mule show at the House of Blues. My one-string is also mentioned in the Oct 95 issue of BASSPLAYER magazine on page 40 of the Mike Watt interview. He came to my show at a place called The Nick in Birmingham AL after his show at the town festival going on that same night and saw me playing it there. Another one of my treasures is a Beatle Bass given to me by Allen Woody for making his one-string bass. I also have a white strat and (god forbid) two 5-string banjos (one is a pre-war Washburn from the 1890’s). Well clutch, as you can see although my life has not always been profitable, it has been busy and I sure know a thing or two about sacrificing for your art. To me, copyrights are to be taken seriously. So, to those of you who may seem to doubt or mistrust my intentions because I had yet to leave feedback, I proclaim " I have now left the feedback for you and all the world to see." To see it yourself, here is some help: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1981292344&ssPageN… E:X:BN:US:2 I hope this works as I am a bassist not a webmaster. For Niles and GTO (who I appreciate your compassion in my dilemma) you are the kind of people I was trying to help, fellow bassist who aren’t looking down their nose at me. I have lost my money, I was trying to use my bad experience to help you and others like you from losing theirs. This just in, Christine King of the Allman Bros webstore in contact with Arlen Roth at Hot Licks Productions and he will use this information to put a stop to this bootlegger. Original material doesn’t matter much to certain people who may not (for whatever reason) have the capability to make original material that doesn’t sound like it was written by a 2nd grader. I know that not all bassists live for to put out original material, some are happy to just play covers at their neighborhood bar or in a friends living room. There is nothing wrong with that, everyone has done it at one time or another. Clutch, I don’t expect you to understand what others sacrifice to create and produce originals, if you did, you probably would have come off differently to me like " hey SpaceCowboy, you need to go put some feedback on that guy so others can be forewarned." But instead you chose a snide remark. How petty.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > has not left negative feedback > <snip> > As for me, I kept giving him time to reconsider our auction and refund my > money. The auction took place a week before the holidays and there were > periods of days going by with no response. Unfortunately ebay doesn’t give > you unlimited time to post feedback. > <snip> > That’s funny, I know they display a list of your transactions for the last > 90 days that you can look at, and leave feedback for when you log into "MY > Ebay" with your user account and go to the "Feedback" tab. And if you have > the auction number, you can indeed post feedback long after 90 days have > passed. > So what holidays where those again?
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I really didn’t think you were lying, but you can see how it looked funny how you blsted the guy, but there was no negative feedback at all left for him. I’m glad you neg’d him, and I hope he won’t get you back. I left negative feedback for somebody, and he left me one for no reason. By the way, the dispute was also about violation of copyright, the guy was taking scans of a parts book and selling the scans instead of the original. to this day he doesn’t understand that is against the law. Click on this link and you will see my feedback http://cgi2.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewFeedbac… d=thefinleys&items=25
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> yea Clutch that is funny, ya know… > I thought when I saw the auction disappear off the "items I have won" > column after 30 days, (which btw is as long as the My ebay page will let me > save it), I didn’t even think to try to go back with the auction item > number which, thankfully, still got me to that same auction and provided me > a way to leave feedback. > The holidays I implied would be the ones just celebrated, of course. > I almost want to thank you but, I don’t feel you were trying to help me. You > sound like someone hoping to catch me lying about this. Pardon me, if I make > the wrong assumption of you, as we have not been formally introduced. How do > you do, Clutch. > My name is Marc Lofland aka SpaceCowboy. I live in non-racist Biloxi MS. I > am co-founder of the industrial bluegrass experimental music band called The > August Sons (1989-95). During that time we built two commercial recording > studios (MS had none in our area) and made 5 releases, (1) 45 (1) 12" > (1)cassette and (2)CD’s. We recorded many local bands including members of 3 > Doors Down. We have toured around the United States in support of our 4 > self-produced releases. The 5th and last one (Plants, Planets, and Insects > ER002) was recorded by us but distributed by El recordo in Seattle > www.pacificorecs.com along with Silkworm, Joel Phelps and others. One of > our biggest fans is a guy from Chicago named Steve Albini who was a member > of the bands, Shellac, Big Black and has also been producer for The > Breeders, Urge Overkill, PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Bush, Cheap Trick, and Page & > Plant among others. He may know a thing or two about originals. Our songs, 7 > of which charted in the College Music Journal and 2 on the Gavin Report, > were in the top ten every time. This material was targeted to the college > underground radio crowd. > Among the 17 basses I use in my current project include two of the three > ebony-mahogany one-string basses I handmade. The third was commissioned and > delivered to Allen Woody in New Orleans 1/16/96 after a Gov’t Mule show at > the House of Blues. My one-string is also mentioned in the Oct 95 issue of > BASSPLAYER magazine on page 40 of the Mike Watt interview. He came to my > show at a place called The Nick in Birmingham AL after his show at the town > festival going on that same night and saw me playing it there. Another one > of my treasures is a Beatle Bass given to me by Allen Woody for making his > one-string bass. I also have a white strat and (god forbid) two 5-string > banjos (one is a pre-war Washburn from the 1890’s). > Well clutch, as you can see although my life has not always been profitable, > it has been busy and I sure know a thing or two about sacrificing for your > art. To me, copyrights are to be taken seriously. > So, to those of you who may seem to doubt or mistrust my intentions because > I had yet to leave feedback, I proclaim " I have now left the feedback for > you and all the world to see." > To see it yourself, here is some help:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1981292344&ssPageN… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> E:X:BN:US:2 > I hope this works as I am a bassist not a webmaster. > For Niles and GTO (who I appreciate your compassion in my dilemma) you are > the kind of people I was trying to help, fellow bassist who aren’t looking > down their nose at me. I have lost my money, I was trying to use my bad > experience to help you and others like you from losing theirs. > This just in, Christine King of the Allman Bros webstore > in contact with Arlen Roth at Hot Licks Productions and he will use this > information to put a stop to this bootlegger. > Original material doesn’t matter much to certain people who may not (for > whatever reason) have the capability to make original material that doesn’t > sound like it was written by a 2nd grader. > I know that not all bassists live for to put out original material, some are > happy to just play covers at their neighborhood bar or in a friends living > room. There is nothing wrong with that, everyone has done it at one time or > another. Clutch, I don’t expect you to understand what others sacrifice to > create and produce originals, if you did, you probably would have come off > differently to me like " hey SpaceCowboy, you need to go put some feedback > on that guy so others can be forewarned." > But instead you chose a snide remark. How petty. he > has not left negative feedback > <snip> > > As for me, I kept giving him time to reconsider our auction and refund > my > > money. The auction took place a week before the holidays and there were > > periods of days going by with no response. Unfortunately ebay doesn’t > give > > you unlimited time to post feedback. > <snip> > That’s funny, I know they display a list of your transactions for the last > 90 days that you can look at, and leave feedback for when you log into "MY > Ebay" with your user account and go to the "Feedback" tab. And if you have > the auction number, you can indeed post feedback long after 90 days have > passed. > So what holidays where those again?
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> yea Clutch that is funny, ya know… > I thought when I saw the auction disappear off the "items I have won" > column after 30 days, (which btw is as long as the My ebay page will let me > save it), I didn’t even think to try to go back with the auction item > number which, thankfully, still got me to that same auction and provided me > a way to leave feedback.
Actually there was that whole column under "feedback" in your "My Ebay" I suppose I just assumed you would have looked there, or under the feedback forum presented in the "Community" function accessible from just about anywhere on Ebay. A poor assumption obviously. > The holidays I implied would be the ones just celebrated, of course. > I almost want to thank you but, I don’t feel you were trying to help me. You > sound like someone hoping to catch me lying about this. Pardon me, if I make > the wrong assumption of you, as we have not been formally introduced. How do > you do, Clutch.
You know, you’re right. I hadn’t really thought it through either way. Perhaps it’s just too many years using internet message boards and usenet that have made me a bit cynical whenever I see an inconsistancy, I immediately begin looking for alternative angles. I’ve seen too many personal vendettas, and slanderous attacks come out on-line that I suppose I just expect them. In this instance, I was actually directing you to the means to leave feedback, albeit in my own sarcastic, and skeptical fashion. But you are correct, it was a fairly combative statement, and for that I do apologize. > My name is Marc Lofland aka SpaceCowboy….
<snip lengthy biography of information that I infact, did not know about Marc Lofland> >I know that not all bassists live for to put out original material, some are >happy to just play covers at their neighborhood bar or in a friends living >room. There is nothing wrong with that, everyone has done it at one time or >another.Clutch, I don’t expect you to understand what others sacrifice to > create and produce originals, if you did, you probably would have come off > differently to me like " hey SpaceCowboy, you need to go put some feedback > on that guy so others can be forewarned." But instead you chose a snide
remark. How petty. That’s kind of like "Hello Kettle, I’m Pot. You’re black!" isn’t it? I commented because you were asked a question, and your answer was indicative of either you not knowing the Ebay user interface very well, or 2) you were not in a position to leave feedback. I’d return the introduction, but there’s just something about the manner in which yours was delivered, that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I hope our next meeting/exchange on this group will be of a friendlier, more constructive nature. G’day.
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yea clutch, you want to be friends? That’s fine with me. I did not enter into this newsgroup to get into an altercation with its members. On the contrary, I appreciate and enjoy listening to the conversation and advice all the way cool people such as Rob K, Purple Lin & Bud, Alun P, Kristoff, and everyone are so willing to give worldwide to other members, even strangers to the newsgroup. It is an ideal community of people who share the common bond of being the glue that holds the guitar and the drums together in a band. The folks in this group are something special the like I have yet to see anywhere else. There is a definite harmony here for the asking. In response to the kindness I have seen shown by them to others, including myself occasionally, I thought I might return the favor by warning bassists who may be interested about buying a bass instructional video starring a former friend who died in Aug 2000. I felt that by doing so I was not only helping other bassists, but I was also honoring my friendship with the deceased and his survivors by hopefully warning people about the bootlegging operation by the crook in NJ. If you have a bad taste in your mouth, remember this, YOU gave the bad taste to me first. There is a saying we have in Mississippi, home of the blues… "Don’t kick the dog and expect not to get bit"
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> yea Clutch that is funny, ya know… > I thought when I saw the auction disappear off the "items I have won" > column after 30 days, (which btw is as long as the My ebay page will let > me > save it), I didn’t even think to try to go back with the auction item > number which, thankfully, still got me to that same auction and provided > me > a way to leave feedback. > Actually there was that whole column under "feedback" in your "My Ebay" I > suppose I just assumed you would have looked there, or under the feedback > forum presented in the "Community" function accessible from just about > anywhere on Ebay. A poor assumption obviously. > The holidays I implied would be the ones just celebrated, of course. > I almost want to thank you but, I don’t feel you were trying to help me. > You > sound like someone hoping to catch me lying about this. Pardon me, if I > make > the wrong assumption of you, as we have not been formally introduced. How > do > you do, Clutch. > You know, you’re right. I hadn’t really thought it through either way. > Perhaps it’s just too many years using internet message boards and usenet > that have made me a bit cynical whenever I see an inconsistancy, I > immediately begin looking for alternative angles. I’ve seen too many > personal vendettas, and slanderous attacks come out on-line that I suppose I > just expect them. In this instance, I was actually directing you to the > means to leave feedback, albeit in my own sarcastic, and skeptical fashion. > But you are correct, it was a fairly combative statement, and for that I do > apologize. > My name is Marc Lofland aka SpaceCowboy…. > <snip lengthy biography of information that I infact, did not know about > Marc Lofland> >I know that not all bassists live for to put out original material, some > are >happy to just play covers at their neighborhood bar or in a friends living >room. There is nothing wrong with that, everyone has done it at one time or >another.Clutch, I don’t expect you to understand what others sacrifice to > create and produce originals, if you did, you probably would have come off > differently to me like " hey SpaceCowboy, you need to go put some feedback > on that guy so others can be forewarned." But instead you chose a snide > remark. How petty. > That’s kind of like "Hello Kettle, I’m Pot. You’re black!" isn’t it? I > commented because you were asked a question, and your answer was indicative > of either you not knowing the Ebay user interface very well, or 2) you were > not in a position to leave feedback. > I’d return the introduction, but there’s just something about the manner in > which yours was delivered, that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I hope our > next meeting/exchange on this group will be of a friendlier, more > constructive nature. > G’day.
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> There is a saying we have in Mississippi, home of the blues… > "Don’t kick the dog and expect not to get bit"
Fair enough. Though I think a thicker skin would serve you well on usenet. My comments were hardly what I would consider scathing, but as I admitted in my earlier post, could have, and should have been worded better. Now, let us get back to what this group is about…. Peace.