Thanks for telling us.
I think there's still room for that kind of service, but the way he's
promoting it is out of line.
Frankly, he should credit you and point people in the direction of your
site as the source of his information. Although I suppose he's not
obligated to pay you anything, he could of at least asked you if cared
if he charged people to perform that service for them.
There are lots of folks who would rather pay somebody a *reasonable* fee
to fix their backlight than attempt it on their own, so he could still
make money while showing some integrity.
On Monday, August 13, 2001, at 07:53 AM, Humphreys, David wrote:
> To bpearce_at_cloud9.net et al
>
> I have so far kept quiet about this service, hoping it
> would just fade away, but I feel duty bound to give you guys
> some further information.
>
> First, let me say that I am not one to crush the entrepreneurial
> spirit. I am, after all, the Father of the SER-001, the serial
> adaptor that a number of you have bought.
>
> What is disturbing to me is that at the same time this guy was
> advertising his "service" he emailed me to thank me for my
> excellent instructions for backlight replacement on my sight
> and that he "couldn't have done it without me".
>
> This doesn't exactly inspire confidence!
>
> I have had an email discussion about this subject with him.
> I questioned the price of his "service".
> He broke it down like this:
>
> Material: $30
> Labor: 4hrs @ $25/hr = $100!
>
> FOUR HOURS TO DO A 20MIN JOB!!!!
>
> What made me suspicious of this guy was that, prior to this, he
> bought a SER-001 and when he ordered it, my website said $8.50
> for international postage and handling.
> He paid this and then saw that I had revised this to $5.
> Then I get an email from him stating that the postage was clearly
> $5 on my webpage so please refund the difference.
>
> I laughed in disbelief and PayPal'ed him $3.50!
>
> Anyway, I am not going to tell you that you should not deal with
> him. I do, however, want you to make an informed decision.
>
> Regards,
>
> PCBman
>
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