[CAUT] selling my customers down the river

David Ilvedson ilvey at sbcglobal.net
Sun May 9 11:03:31 MDT 2010


My question is:   does the new tech have to tune barefoot?   '-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Ben Treuhaft" <blt at igc.org>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 5/9/2010 6:07:09 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] selling my customers down the river


>Please dissect.  I have never sold my poor customers before.   -Ben



>From: Carl Root <carldroot at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: <caut at ptg.org>
>Date: Sun, 9 May 2010 08:11:44 -0400
>To: <caut at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] selling my customers down the river

>I have an interest in the subject of buying and selling piano service client
>lists.  (wrote a PTJ article on the subject a while back.)  I'm tempted to
>dissect this offering line by line, but I keep coming back to your subject
>line . . .  "selling my customers down the river".

>Really?!?!?!?

>Carl D. Root, RPT


>On May 8, 2010, at 11:04 PM, Ben Treuhaft wrote:

>>  dear CAUT, the Underwater Piano Shop is moving to Tokyo and I am leaving
>> hard-earned NY customers.  I would like to sell my list,  a Filemaker database
>> (and Excel).  
>>  
>>  Out of 1,000 customers, almost 200 love me.  Them I am selling for $30 each,
>> and they include German ambassadors¹ wives and some of the best pianists in
>> NY.
>>  
>>  Another 50 like me but don¹t call all that often.  They are $20 apiece.
>>  
>>  About 375 liked me but rarely call.  $5 ­ 10.
>>  
>>  The rest I have already sold for $1 each to an associate PTG member.
>>  
>>  Anyone interested please call or write, I am willing to sell these segments
>> separately, and to stand behind the lists to the extent that if nobody takes
>> to you I¹d return your money.
>>  
>>  I¹d first hire you to tune a piano for me, to audition you.
>>                        Thank you,       Ben (formerly w/Steinway concert
>> dept., currently NYU¹s tuner)
>>  
>>  Benjamin Treuhaft
>>  .·´&hibar;`·.¸¸.><(((((º>
>>  Underwater Piano Shop
>>  39 E. 7th St. #3
>>  New York, NY 10003
>>  (212) 505-3173
>>  BLT at igc.org
>>  
>>  
>>   
>>   




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