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Re: COMPUTER PARTS LIQUIDATION >WARNING!!!<

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From: nomorefromncc
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 00:00
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On Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:45:46 -0600, Eric Sandeen <sandeen@io.com> wrote:

I can't and won't speak for the honesty of lack thereof, but I CAN tell
you the response I received from them was infected with a virus (yes,
there was an attachment - no, we are not stupid enough to open it - our
scannners caught it).  So, in my opinion, I am VERY leery of a computer
company who sends prospects viruses.  They may or may not be honest, but
I wonder about: 1) Knowledge, 2) Commitment to customer care.

Just my .02

>Hey, Joe -
>
>gee thanks for looking out for us, but I personally have purchased several items
>from NCC, and have gotten great deals.  Yes, they are pulls and overstocks, but
>you get what you pay for, right?  Whenever I've had a problem with a part, I just
>take it back, and they're willing to credit me for the part.  I asked about, and
>understood, the terms for returning items before I purchased.  No, it's not Best
>Buy, but where else are you gonna get an Enlight ATX case for $25, a dual PII Asus
>motherboard for $80, an IBM Ultrastar 4.3 gig ultra-wide SCSI drive for $100....
>all have worked flawlessly for me.
>
>If you're technically savvy, NCC can be a great place for deals.
>
>Joe Blow wrote:
>
>> In article <36D5326F.C3EA2C94@texas.net>, Paul Heihn <phein@texas.net> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >FOR MORE INFO
>> >PLEASE CONTACT PAUL HEIHN
>> >AT NATIONAL COMPUTER CLEARINGHOUSE
>>
>>   These dishonest crooks are at it again.  They buy crap at auctions that are
>> in big boxes marked "bad", then they sell them to you under the philosophy
>> that maybe some of them work, but if they don't, you probably won't bother
>> driving all the way back to return it.
>>   Its worked fine so far for them, but hey!  If they are crooks and they spam,
>> why would you do business with them?
>
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From: nomorefromncc@my.address
Subject: Re: COMPUTER PARTS LIQUIDATION     >WARNING!!!<
Date: 1999/02/25
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