piano rip off

[Leslie Bartlett]

As I said, I'm only seeking the money back for these folks. this thing would
appraise for NOTHING.  They paid nothing for it.  I realize the customer was
stupid, but they have a 10 year old who doesn't know about those kinds of
things.   I'm wanting the kid to have something good to happen to him that
might stick, and he might be more inclined to apply himself, and thus find
tools to be wiser than his parents were granted..................
les 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Love
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 12:49 PM
To: 'Pianotech List'
Subject: RE: piano rip off

I'm not sure what I would expect to get for $350.  It might be that they got
what they paid for, or thereabouts.  At that level and at that type of
store, the buyer bears most, if not all, of the responsibility to check out
what they are buying, or to have it checked out.  A "second hand store" (I
presume not a "piano store" is in no position certify or even know the
merits of a very low end instrument that was probably given to them.
Seeking ways to get back at the store is not the way to go, in my view.
Educating your customers about how to purchase an inexpensive piano would be
more productive.  Good judgment comes from bad decisions.  

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com


Leslie Bartlett wrote:
> I have a new client who just spent $350 on a "piano" at a second hand 
> store.  At least twelve pins were marked with an 'x' above to indicate 
> they wouldn't hold a pitch. They were all in a line, cracked block?    
> But my question is are there any creative ways to get back at this 
> store which refueses to refund money to the people.  They couldn't 
> afford what they got.  I was able to get a Baldwin Acrosonic for $300, 
> but they really didn't have the money to buy anything more. So I said 
> I would help them move it.   I am just so hacked off that the poor 
> continually get ripped off,and want to get even with the fools who 
> sold them this POS.
> les bartlett
>




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