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From: sar28@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Stuart Alexander Ridgway)
Subject: Re: MR2 seats for sale
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1993 22:13:44 GMT
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In article <1993Apr26.193657.10019@ultb.isc.rit.edu> adn6285@ritvax.isc.rit.edu writes:
>In article <1993Apr26.155800.29900@noao.edu>, groves@noao.edu (Lee Groves) writes:
>>
>>As the owner of an MR2, and having several friends who own them,
>>I am very uncomfortable when I see an ad like this. 
>>   ...
>>When these seats are seen for sale, they are *most often* stolen.
>>So it would be nice to see a statement saying where they came from.
>>   ...
>>I'll give this seller the benefit of the doubt, but people should be
  ^^^  ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^
>>aware the the vast majority of MR2 seats on the market--especially
>>those that are in Celicas--are stolen.
>>
>I am the original owner of the seats and the original poster. 
> 
>I take VERY serious offence in your statement. 
Me thinks thee dost protest too much....  1/2 :-)
> ....
>Please in the future think before you make allegations like the above.

He made no allegations, and specifically gave the seller the benefit of the
doubt.  He simply made the net aware of the fact that many of these seats are
stolen, so watch out and ask questions when buying.  That's good advice to
follow when buying _anything_ from a third party, on the net or elsewhere.
>It hurts.
Touchy, touchy...
>Mike.S

-- Alex Ridgway

