Gray Market Blues

[Richard Moody]

Ron
	Don't put up with such BS.   Simply tell the person "The condition of the
instrument, the way it was represented, the asking price, and now your remarks  make
you appear as a crook, I consider it my professional duty to report such activities
to the proper authorities as advised by the District Attorney." 

Knowing how difficult it is to be succinct, you may want to substitute "crook" for
"fraudulent and illegal business practices" or those mentioned by Wim specifically.
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> From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Gray Market Blues
> Date: Saturday, June 26, 1999 2:48 PM
> 
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> 
> I found a gray market Yamaha U3 with the worst soundboard I've ever seen in
> one of these. .
> $7400 for it.  As it was, I recommended against it. The
> customer agreed. 
> 
> I got the call from the seller later that evening, ranting and foaming about
> how I had cost him a sale, didn't know a good piano when I saw it, and was
> therefor utterly incompetent.