{"id":34988,"date":"2016-09-01T04:34:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T08:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/?p=34988"},"modified":"2020-02-16T05:58:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T09:58:16","slug":"a-man-not-of-his-word-so-whats-the-deal-with-item-4-and-the-complete-items-for-sale-info-e-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdsasart-blog.com\/baa\/2016\/09\/01\/a-man-not-of-his-word-so-whats-the-deal-with-item-4-and-the-complete-items-for-sale-info-e-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"A Man Not of His Word, So What&#8217;s the Deal With Item #4? And The Complete Items for Sale Info e-mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s Up?<\/h3>\n<p>On Wednesday, I continued working on future blog posts. And I answered lots of e-mails. Right now it looks as if three of the four slots for the possible trip to Europe to photograph Capercaillie, Black Grouse, and one of my most wanted species, Ruff, all from blinds, are spoken for. All three species will be displaying on their leks, the latter in its spectacularly varied breeding plumage. Limited to four photographers plus me. Potentially, there is only one spot left. If you are interested, please shoot me an <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow: <em>A Free Tutorial: Rebuilding a Missing Primary Tip from Scratch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Gear Questions and Advice<\/h3>\n<p>Too many folks attending IPTs and dozens of the folks whom I see in the field, and on BPN, are&#8211;out of ignorance&#8211;using the wrong gear, especially when it comes to tripods and more especially, tripod heads&#8230; Please know that I am always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><center><noscript><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/click\/8\/55973;1705289;0;209;0\/?ft_width=728&#038;ft_height=90&#038;url=9277912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/8\/55973;1705289;205;gif;BirdsAsArt;728x90\/?\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/noscript><br \/>\n<script language=\"Javascript1.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar ftClick = \"\";\nvar ftExpTrack_1705289 = \"\";\nvar ftX = \"\";\nvar ftY = \"\";\nvar ftZ = \"\";\nvar ftOBA = 1;\nvar ftContent = \"\";\nvar ftCustom = \"\";\nvar ft728x90_OOBclickTrack = \"\";\nvar ftRandom = Math.random()*1000000;\nvar ftBuildTag1 = \"<scr\";\nvar ftBuildTag2 = \"<\/\";\nvar ftClick_1705289 = ftClick;\nif(typeof(ft_referrer)==\"undefined\"){var ft_referrer=(function(){var r=\"\";if(window==top){r=window.location.href;}else{try{r=window.parent.location.href;}catch(e){}r=(r)?r:document.referrer;}while(encodeURIComponent(r).length>1000){r=r.substring(0,r.length-1);}return r;}());}\nvar ftDomain = (window==top)?\"\":(function(){var d=document.referrer,h=(d)?d.match(\"(?::q\/q\/)+([qw-]+(q.[qw-]+)+)(q\/)?\".replace(\/q\/g,decodeURIComponent(\"%\"+\"5C\")))[1]:\"\";return (h&&h!=location.host)?\"&ft_ifb=1&ft_domain=\"+encodeURIComponent(h):\"\";}());\nvar ftTag = ftBuildTag1 + 'ipt language=\"javascript1.1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" ';\nftTag += 'src=\"http:\/\/servedby.flashtalking.com\/imp\/8\/55973;1705289;201;js;BirdsAsArt;728x90\/?ftx='+ftX+'&fty='+ftY+'&ftadz='+ftZ+'&ftscw='+ftContent+'&ft_custom='+ftCustom+'&ftOBA='+ftOBA+ftDomain+'&ft_referrer='+encodeURIComponent(ft_referrer)+'&cachebuster='+ftRandom+'\" id=\"ftscript_728x90\" name=\"ftscript_728x90\"';\nftTag += '>' + ftBuildTag2 + 'script>';\ndocument.write(ftTag);\n<\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<h3>The Streak<\/h3>\n<p>Today\u2019s blog post marks a totally insane, irrational, illogical, preposterous, absurd, completely ridiculous, unfathomable, silly, incomprehensible, what&#8217;s wrong with this guy?, makes-no-sense, 294 days in a row with a new educational blog post. There should be no end in sight until my big South America trip next fall. Or not&#8230; As always-\u2013and folks have been doing a really great job recently\u2013-please remember to use our B&#038;H links for your major gear purchases. For best results use one of our many product-specific links; after clicking on one of those you can continue shopping with all subsequent purchases invisibly tracked to BAA. Your doing so is always greatly appreciated. Please remember: web orders only. <strong><em>And please remember also that if you are shopping for items that we carry in the new BAA Online Store (as noted in red at the close of this post below) we would appreciate your business.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>A Man Not of His Word<\/h3>\n<p>A professional photographer who was somewhat of a friend, wrote stating that he wanted to sell his old Canon 600mm f\/4L IS lens via the Used Gear Page on the blog. He e-mailed, <em>I have the old version Canon 600 f\/4 for sale. It is in great shape (always with a LensCoat). What would you suggest we price it for?<\/em> I wrote back as I always do saying that <strong> <em>I do not discuss price until the seller states specifically that they agree to the terms<\/em><\/strong> set down in the Items for Sale Info e-mail. As always, I urged him to read the whole thing carefully, especially item #4, before agreeing to the terms. <\/p>\n<p>He wrote back saying, &#8220;That all looks good Artie!&#8221; He had suggested a price that was much too high. I suggested a much lower more reasonable price at which the lens had a chance to sell. He countered with this, <em>Wow\u2026that is so low. Let me hold on to it for a while and see if some of my past clients will pay a bit more.<\/em> I wrote back, <em>I am fine with that, but please remember that you agreed to the terms that included that you would pay me 2 1\/2% of the current B&#038;H lowball offer. I am checking on that now.<\/em> Note: the major camera store offers are always exceedingly low, ridiculously low, criminally low. And in many cases they lower their offer once they receive your gear. At that point, most folks simply accept the reduced offer &#8220;since they already have the stuff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next from him, <em>What? You want me to pay you for not listing or selling my lens??? <\/em><\/p>\n<p>My answer, <em>I sent you the Items for Sale Info e-mail. I asked you to read it carefully and let me know that you agree to the terms. You did. Obviously, your word is meaningless so sell the lens yourself and please do not come knocking here again.<\/em> His last e-mail, &#8220;Don\u2019t you worry, I won\u2019t be asking for your \u201cfriendly\u201d advice or help anytime in the future. I have another professional photographer friend who asked for the Items for Sale Info e-mail and got back to me stating clearly that he would not agree to the terms. I was 100% fine with that and wished him luck with the sale of his gear.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>So What&#8217;s the Deal With Item #4?<\/h3>\n<p>So why do I include item #4 in the Items for Sale Info agreement? A gentleman&#8217;s agreement I might add. All business done on the Used Gear Page is done on the honor system. I have been selling used gear for more than three years and am pretty darned good at what I do. I have done many dozens of hours of research. I have an intimate knowledge of used gear prices and pricing trends. I simply do not want folks writing to me for pricing information only to go off and sell the lens themselves once I put them in the right ballpark. That is why I instituted item #4. And why I ask folks to read the whole thing and especially item #4 very carefully before agreeing to the terms. As above, I am fine with folks who choose not to agree to the terms. But once you agree to the terms, I expect that folks will be honor-bound by their word. Only one person has ever agreed and then broken their word. <\/p>\n<p>Please shoot me an <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a> to request an updated version of the Items for Sale Info e-mail. <\/p>\n<h3>Please Remember to use my Affiliate Links and to Visit the New BAA Online Store \ud83d\ude42<\/h3>\n<p>To show your appreciation for my continuing efforts here, we ask, as always, that you get in the habit of using my B&#038;H affiliate links on the right side of the blog for all of your photo and electronics purchases. Please check the availability of all photographic accessories in the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a>, especially the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/mongoose-action-head\/\">Mongoose M3.6 tripod head<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/plates-and-replacement-feet\/wimberley-arca-swiss-style-lens-plates\/\">Wimberley lens plates<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/digital-media\/\">Delkin flash cards and accessories<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/lenscoat-covers\/\">LensCoat stuff<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>As always, we sell only what I have used, have tested, and can depend on. We will not sell you junk. We know what you need to make creating great images easy and fun. And we are always glad to answer your gear questions via <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>I would, of course, appreciate your using our B&#038;H affiliate links for all of your major gear, video, and electronic purchases. <font color=red><strong>For the photographic stuff mentioned in the paragraph above and for everything else in the new store, we, meaning BAA, would of course greatly appreciate your business. <\/strong><\/font> Here is a huge thank you to the many who have been using our links on a regular basis and those who will be visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/birdsasart-shop.com\/\">New BIRDS AS ART Online Store<\/a> as well.  <\/p>\n<h3>Facebook<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to like and follow BAA on Facebook by clicking on the logo link upper right. Tanks a stack!<\/p>\n<h3>Typos<\/h3>\n<p>In all blog posts and Bulletins, feel free to <a href=\"mailto:samandmayasgrandpa@att.net\">e-mail<\/a><\/center> or to leave a comment regarding any typos or errors. Just be right \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s Up? <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, I continued working on future blog posts. And I answered lots of e-mails. Right now it looks as if three of the four slots for the possible trip to Europe to photograph Capercaillie, Black Grouse, and one of my most wanted species, Ruff, all from blinds, are spoken for. 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