Read the ad!

Since we don't have "I like to complain about everything" anymore, I'll put this here...

I have an ad up in the equatorial mounts section of the classifieds selling some dovetail rails and radius blocks. So what kind of a response do I get? Some guy asking me if I have a cover for a C11! :S What the heck?

How about some eyepieces Red, got any of those?

Andreas

Hi Red. Here is my take:

1. hundreds, maybe thousands of people will see that ad.

2. Some of them are drinking..... 8O

More seriously, when you put things up for sale, there is always the possibility someone with a loose screw will contact you. Put up enough ads, and it will happen. Also, people can just make an honest mistake. Maybe they had several tabs/windows open and got mixed up.

Just move along to the next reply.

SL

Did Rex change his name or is there some kind of conspiracy going on here? I hate to be in the dark.

Jim

Rex Cox said:

Since we don't have "I like to complain about everything" anymore, I'll put this here...

I have an ad up in the equatorial mounts section of the classifieds selling some dovetail rails and radius blocks. So what kind of a response do I get? Some guy asking me if I have a cover for a C11! :S What the heck?

Hi Rex,
Just clicked over to read your add. Nothing about a cover for a C11. Since you had some parts for sale, the guy might have been shooting in the dark. Far simpler to run a wanted add.

Wonder what kind of cover he's after... Mount only, OTA, big enough for both, aperture dust cap, ...
Did he get specific, or just ask as you said?

I've run adds and received responses only remotely related to what I had for sale too. Maybe the same guy!

Steve

Rex Cox said:

Since we don't have "I like to complain about everything" anymore, I'll put this here...

I have an ad up in the equatorial mounts section of the classifieds selling some dovetail rails and radius blocks. So what kind of a response do I get? Some guy asking me if I have a cover for a C11! :S What the heck?

Hi Rex,
Just clicked over to read your add. Nothing about a cover for a C11. Since you had some parts for sale, the guy might have been shooting in the dark. Far simpler to run a wanted add.

Wonder what kind of cover he's after... Mount only, OTA, big enough for both, aperture dust cap, ...
Did he get specific, or just ask as you said?

I've run adds and received responses only remotely related to what I had for sale too. Maybe the same guy!

Steve