glad you got the kettle.
but lets keep in mind we don't know how much of what the seller told you is true.
Well, based on Jeffs post, which part do you think of the sellers story may not be true? Do you think he made up the location of the remote interested pary? Or do you think Jeff did?
I believe the location was accurate. Harris reached out to this guy and asked questions, even tried to get it shipped to Atlanta.
There's no crime in that.
Do you think the seller made up what parts of the kettle the remote interested party was looking for details on (such as the vent) or do you think Jeff did?
I'm sure Harris asked very specific questions. I probably would too if i were preparing to pay the high cost of shipping an unseen kettle to me.
Again. There's no crime in that
I am not trying to start a scuffle, but your car example and this one are not parralells. In your car example, you WERE both parties. in this example, Jeff knows he was not! Indeed, we lack full information on this instance, and the seller may very well have been giving fibs.
But.... On the other hand, we do have some historical data to go on. And we would all be foolish to ignore that data as it piles up.
I do not think this historical data pile is as big as you think it is. Most of the events that have been discussed regarding similar scenarios are full of a LOT of speculation and very little fact.
Minimally related - of the 4 fake bait ads that I ran (and told no one - I'm sorry, it was shitty of me to do) - NONE of them were discovered as fake, and none were posted here. However there were WKC members who reached out to me letting me know the value of the grill.
That person will not be named - but it was NOT Harris.
On the topic of interstate purchasing - it's not a crime.
On the topic of asking questions - it's not a crime.
Logically - it doesn't matter HOW the seller realized his item was valuable.
If he had simply done a google search - he would have learned the same thing and you guys wouldn't be screaming "FUCK YOU GOOGLE"
I have spoken with Harris regarding these situations.
He understands that his methods were less than considerate and beneficial the community.
He's working on his ways and he IS interested in helping the community (he has passed more grills on to WKC members, without profit, than he's picked up from craigslist)
He's offended people. He realizes it. He's working on it and committed to being more helpful to the WKC.
He needs to be treated fairly and this bullshit needs to be put to rest.
It's all in the past, and the WKC is ready to move on.
For what it's worth, I once stole a drunk guys boots.
It was a shitty thing to do, I still feel bad about it.
I haven't stolen anything else since.
Drunk people feel confident passing out around me.
Please.
Let's stop fanning the flames.