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when I got the mail. I had a check for $25 from someone I had never met. This fellow had listed a Craftsman RAS on CL for sale ($75) and I sent him a message about the recall; I do this for all of them I see that are listed around the $100 mark and if i can tell from the pic they qualify. Anyway, this fellow replied with a thank you and indicated he was calling them for his box. Today the check showed up with a note that said he was asking for $75, and got $100 (thanks to me, he said) so I get the extra $25. I normally don't hear anything from those I inform, every once in a while get a reply that says "thanks", and once I got my arse chewed out for sending him the message......but I've never been handed any money until now.
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
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Cool. Somebody out there is paying it forward, like you did.
It came back around to you.
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I have done this probably a half dozen times, as I used the recall myself some years back. About two out of three times, I have gotten back a "THANKS" from the seller. Have never gotten a check....that would be over the top! And fortunately, never gotten an angry reply. Someone would have to be a real a-hole to do that.
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MarkSingleton said:
Cool. Somebody out there is paying it forward, like you did.
It came back around to you.
Very
, indeed!
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3finger said:
And fortunately, never gotten an angry reply. Someone would have to be a real a-hole to do that.
That was my thinking at the time...after I got my complaint I started putting a statement in my message about "if this is of no interest or you already knew of it, I apologize for this message."
I did have one guy reply "thanks, but he knew about it and didn't want to go through the hassle". Hassle (????). Oh well...
I started with absolutely nothing. Now, thanks to years of hard work, careful planning, and perseverance, I find I still have most of it left.
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Some people are nice enough to reward others for their good deeds. You found one of those people, and so did he.
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That's very high on the cosmic consciousness level.
Congratulations to both of you.
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doobes said:
That's very high on the cosmic consciousness level.
Congratulations to both of you.
+1 (I think)
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Good on you Fred. Obviously you didn't(don't) do it for the reward, but nice to know someone appreciated your efforts and was content with getting what they originally asked. Far & few like that today. Thanks for taking the time to share your story.
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