Re: sensor controller

[G. Morgan <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 22:37:28 -0400, "E. Lee Dickinson"
<lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>"G. Morgan" <alarmpro@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:9k9ji21bc4i5q51r5ltquih0dhc02dp1bj@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 21:27:41 -0400, "Bill Kearney"
>> <wkearney99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Yes and these idiots seem to have nothing better to do that stalk Bass.
>>>Fortunately people who can actually help answer questions outnumber them.
>>
>>
>> If you think his advice was anything other than an attempt at selling
>> something you're seriously misguided.
>
>It is good business to be involved in the customer forums. Check any other
>group for this industry or any other (consumer electronics, automotive
>performance parts, cooking, whatever) and you'll find the smart vendors are
>involved.

Check.

>I just bought an upgraded Tivo. Made some posts to a few different forums,
>got responses from a number of places. The most articulate DIY instructions
>came from a vendor. I chose to just buy from him instead, because I
>appreciated his help and because I learned that I didn't have time to do it
>myself.

Check.

>
>Being a valuable contributor to a forum and having a financial dog in the
>industry are not mutually exclusive.

Check.

> Robert's helped me personally
>understand infrared distribution, and I've never bought a thing from him.

Good - on both accounts.



>That said, his helpful posts far outweight the blathering coming from
>others; If I found the product I need at a good price on his website, I
>won't hesitate to buy from him, because I find him to be a positive
>contributor. The fact that involvement on these boards is good for his
>business doesn't bother me in the least.
>

The fact that he participates on these boards is not the issue Lee.
The issue comes down to several factors, a shoddy BBB record is just
one great reason not to buy from him.

Over on the alarm forum there are customers of his posting in public
for bAss to answer his phone or email.  These are generally customers
that have not received their orders, got the wrong parts, or were
double billed.  Is it just a coincidence that only the pissed off
customers must resort to coming into a forum for alarm professionals
to seek Mr. Bass?  He ignores his customers, plain and simple.  If he
ran his business like he should there would NEVER be a customer trying
to communicate with him about orders in a public forum.

Besides being a pathetic businessman he is a nasty person.  He's
responsible for killing an innocent woman due to irresponsibility.
He's an ex-felon, he pulled a gun on a family member.  He called my
place of business and lied to my boss in an attempt to get me fired
over a Usenet dispute.  He stole someone's copyrighted work right here
in this newsgroup.  He has stolen information from Usenet and claimed
it as his own (re-transmitting it and putting his copyright on it). He
has been caught lying more times than I can count.  He's a despicable
man that deserves all the pain and agony he's going through right now.

If someone wants to take a chance with their credit card, go right
ahead and order from the con-man.  Don't say you weren't warned when
you get burned though.

--

-Graham
(remove the double e's to email)