Posted By: FredKuhl
Buyer Beware - 06/27/98 08:29 PM
Some of the dealers are still doing it.
Doing what?
Tacking on an extra $5 handling fee over and above the suggested retail price published by Harbour Lights. When purchasing from a dealer you have not dealt with before, it is advisable to double check your write-up before payment.
When Bill Y was in the SF Bay Area for a signing, He visited three shops. The 3rd shop at Point Arena charged an extra $5 per piece to an early attendee. A later attendee was charged suggested retail. Evidently someone in between discovered the fact and raised a stink.
The first time I encountered this, I asked to talk to the owner (manager). I let my feelings be known and told him that I, and any of my collector friends that I encountered, would do our business elsewhere. The practice was discontinued. Paying an excess charge on several lighthouses is the same as buying one and then taking a hammer to it. It's your $$$$, do what you will.
Remember. These were cash (credit card?) and carry. NOT shipped inter or intra state.
[This message has been edited by FredKuhl.]
Doing what?
Tacking on an extra $5 handling fee over and above the suggested retail price published by Harbour Lights. When purchasing from a dealer you have not dealt with before, it is advisable to double check your write-up before payment.
When Bill Y was in the SF Bay Area for a signing, He visited three shops. The 3rd shop at Point Arena charged an extra $5 per piece to an early attendee. A later attendee was charged suggested retail. Evidently someone in between discovered the fact and raised a stink.
The first time I encountered this, I asked to talk to the owner (manager). I let my feelings be known and told him that I, and any of my collector friends that I encountered, would do our business elsewhere. The practice was discontinued. Paying an excess charge on several lighthouses is the same as buying one and then taking a hammer to it. It's your $$$$, do what you will.
Remember. These were cash (credit card?) and carry. NOT shipped inter or intra state.
[This message has been edited by FredKuhl.]