[AJD] My apologies to the List and Melanie

[John Boehm]

These are your words from your prior message:
"...any originals that have been listed on eBay have
sold for well over $100 and mine sold 
for $229. "

Maybe it wasn't bragging, but it sure sounded like it
to me.

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




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

> 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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