Re: [Harp-L] Harp Depot

[Bill Hines <billhines4@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stan Walters wrote:
"Never, ever trust the little guys these days, many are VERY close to 
going belly up (Harp Depot, C2C, Bushman, etc.)"

We've certainly seen *lots* of complaints about Harp Depot here over the 
years, and I have my own bad experience with them. This new one just 
sounds like they are doing business as usual, and with practices like 
that I suspect it's only the unsuspecting new fish that keep them 
afloat, or using new names  like buying the Harp House name to hide 
behind. Harp House was very good back when John Francis was running it, 
IMHO, then he left and things seemed to go downhill fast from there.

But I don't think I'd throw C2C into that mix. That particular dealer 
has shown me nothing but outstanding customer service and response over 
the years. They are more involved in the harp community than just 
"selling stuff", John Watts also runs the harptalk discussion area on 
yahoo which is pretty busy and has lots of members. Their web site is 
very good, they offer club memberships and discounts, ship fast and 
always let me know immediately if something I order is out of stock. 
When I order stuff from them, I get it *real* fast. I have no 
relationship with them other than as a (hard to) satisfied customer.

Do you have any evidence to make the statement that C2C is "close to 
going belly up"?

These days you can lose your money from anyone, not just the little 
guys. Lots of big businesses have gone out unexpectedly. That's why I 
use credit cards, for an extra measure of protection.

Bill