[AJD] My apologies to the List and Melanie

[Dean VP]

John:

In my anger I used and said words inadvertently in public intended to be in
private that I never should have used. For that I am very sorry. But they
cannot be taken back. I have apologized and hope we can move on. I deeply
regret letting my anger get out of control. 

Now I would like to correct some errors as well. I don't recall ever
bragging on ATIS about the price I was asking. In fact if there is a way I
would like to see it lower. Let me assure you there is no profit at the
present time and probably won't be any in the near future. My original
intent was to fill a perceived market void with a product that improved on
the strength of the original. To make something better sometimes costs more.
Now that I know a $35 cast iron version is available I'll have to assess how
that impacts the competitive market.

However, I don't think it is necessary or appropriate to denigrate a
competitor's product to accomplish sales objectives. That is what triggered
my anger which I wish I had been able to control.

I really am sorry this has occurred. 


Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
storeroom door 


www.deerelegacy.com

http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm



-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
John Boehm
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2005 7:21 PM
To: Antique John Deere mailing list
Subject: Re: [AJD] My apologies to the List and Melanie

Wow, Dean, pampered vendors, indeed! I have always
found Melanie to be most courteous and helpful and I
have often found that she has items, especially for
John Deere H's, that are not available elsewhere even
from Deere. If you feel her price on an item is higher
than you want to spend, don't buy it. That is what
makes a market place work. You certainly didn't
hesitate to brag how much your item sold for, compared
to the similar one she is marketing. Now I wonder who
the pampered vendor really is? My future business will
go to Melanie Sharp without hesitation. 

John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com


--- Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:

> I have sent a message to the public ATIS JD list
> that was never intended to
> be a public message and for that I apologize to the
> list and to Melanie. It
> was intended to be a private message. I was greatly
> disturbed by the
> messages that occurred today, on the list, and my
> intent was to release some
> of that frustration privately. Well I messed up.
> There is no excuse. I
> sincerely apologize to all parties. 
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost
> the key to the
> storeroom door 
> 
> 
> www.deerelegacy.com
> 
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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