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From: mikew@wheeler.wrcr.unr.edu (Mike Whitbeck)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: QUESTION ABOUT SEAGATE HARD DRIVE/SUBSTN
Summary: 138N
Keywords: mail order burn
Message-ID: <2900@tahoe.unr.edu>
Date: 17 Aug 89 01:36:10 GMT
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Reply-To: mikew@wheeler.UUCP (Mike Whitbeck)
Organization: DRI-WRC Reno
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I would very much like to hear about the 138N 30Mbyte Seagate
        ^^^^
hard drive. I recently ordered an Atari Megafile 30 from ST-Plus
(aka Zephyr Microsystems). After a month - still no drive
(it was shipped but must have been lost by UPS, we'll ship
another right away, oh well that one was the last and it was
sold over the counter - sorry when we restock we'll rush  one to
you PRIORITY!, oh, er uh- we decided not to restock (meanwhile
my VISA bill comes with the charge on it!), we'll refund your
money less 20% (over $100!!), - you (the buyer) are responsible
if you don't get the drive you ordered, UPS MAY make YOU pay for
the lost drive....) *

After much wasted time and desperate for a hard drive I let 
the owner(?) talk me into a 138N in a ICD box and a ??(BMS?) 
controller. WELL AM I GONNA REGTET THIS?

Please let me know if you have good or bad things to say about
^^^^^^
the 138N, I gather I should be carefull about the rom serial
numbers but what numbers should I look for or look-out for?

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* for the record I have purchased two color ST's and lots of
software from these guy's and this is the my only really bad
experience. At no time was any mention evermade of a return or
restocking charge (on my first order they told me that I would
get a full refund or prompt replacement/repair of damaged goods
and this claim was honored on my first ST which arrived with a
dead monitor). New owners? Bad day for the boss? Karma? It
appears this outit does business under different rules now.

* also for the record I called UPS and they said I could trace
 the original shipment myself IF I could get zephyr-ST/Plus'
 shipper no. BUT in NO CASE would UPS hold the receiver
 accountable for a lost/stolen/misdelivered order. Furthermore
 the SHIPPER chooses if hand delivery to a persononly or leave on
 doorstep is OK option BUT IN ANY CASE THE SHIPPER IS ALSO
 PROTECTED FROM LOSS- UPS WILL PAY THEM FOR THE LOST ITEM.
 So in no instance would Zeph/Plus  be out any money.

 As for the trace, I have not yet received the shipper no. for
 Zephyr/ST-Plus but a quick check under both names show no
 shipments made. I'll let you good folk know how this melodrama
 resolves itself.

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