[pianotech] Spamatically speaking

[John Ashcraft]

Please, sir: "read from you" is Nigerian English for "hear from you."
--John Ashcraft, RPT

On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 8:57 PM, Larry Fisher RPT
<larry_fisher at pdxtuner.com>wrote:

>   Just a friendly and hopefully not boring reminder in case any of you
> have pianos listed on the internet.
>
> This is the first response for an ad I have on Craigslist (CL).  I had two
> such responses a minute or so apart time stamped about 3 AM.  I didn’t give
> it a second thought and deleted the second one thinking it was a double
> send.  I looked closely at it later and found the second one to be the
> exact same response to the second piano I have listed for the same price.
> A glace at the title and all I saw was the price and deleted the second one.
>
>
> I'll like to know if it is still for sale. I'm interested and I'll
> like to read from you ASAP.
>
> Talk about grammatical errors Mr. Thumpe.
>
> Ok so I responded thinking their command of the language is a bit out of
> practice but maybe she plays the piano well  ...............  or maybe
> not.  You don’t have to know how to write the language well to be
> interested in my piano.
>
> Here’s the comeback  14 hours later.
>
> Hi,
>
> I will like you to get back to me with its present condition. I'm
> asking this because my schedules at work are so tight and I will not
> be around to view it before finalizing the purchase. I think it is
> better if you can email me with pictures but if that is not possible
> and you can assure me of getting the best there is no problem.
>
> I'm sending you a cashiers check and will wait till it clears your
> bank before any shipping arrangement is done. Also will be sending the
> payment in excess, the check will include the shipper's charge. You
> will faithfully deduct your part and give the difference to the mover
> for their service.
>
> I will make sure I include sufficient funds that will cover your money
> and the shipping charge.
>
> Kindly get back to me in your next email with your full name and
> address for the payment to be sent as soon as possible.
>
> Thank you.
>
> After a minute or two I decided to take a closer look at the this email’s
> twin that I deleted.  I won’t be responding to either of them.  Hey, anyone
> wanna buy some pianos??
>
> Lar
>
>
>
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