Apr29

Resellerratings.com – or extortion, & the process of establishing credibility in the marketplace.

by Louis Rossmann on April 29th, 2012 at 6:27 am
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http://www.ripoffreport.com/internet-marketing-companies/resellerratings-com/resellerratings-com-all-enthus-23w88.htm

http://www.google.sk/support/forum/p/base/thread?tid=37944c62f1b88866&hl=en&start=120

I posted a few times in the second thread.

When you Google a product, you may use Google shopping. Next to products, are links to reviews.

What makes resellerratings.com an extortion based website?

a) You cannot respond to reviews without paying to be a merchant member. Unlike Google Places, Yelp, and other reputable sites, you have to pay just to reply to false and half true reviews.

b) What you pay to be a merchant member depends on what they perceive your revenue to be. The more you make, the more you have to pay for the same service.

Apparently Home Depot pays over $7000/mo to respond to reviews that I could pay $99 to, just because “they make more.”

My personal opinion; it’s disgusting. It is perfectly legal and I support their right to run their business. I also find it disgusting. They take advantage of the fact that Google & Bing use them to extort money out of small businesses so they can reply to reviews left on the site. How much you pay depends on how much you make.

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Jan02

Pricing and the New York thought process.

by Louis Rossmann on January 2nd, 2012 at 4:27 am
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I think I have settled in my mind what is wrong with New York pricing.

 

The idea we have here is to charge what we feel is fair for

a) The effort required.

b) The skill required.

c) The time we put in to learn the skill required.

d) The tool required.

e) The likelihood that something will go disastrously wrong.

f) The part availability and cost.

The idea amongst many businesses in New York, is to charge what “people are willing to pay.”

I wish my conscience allowed this. I’d be a very rich man by now.

I am glad that the people I have the privilege to work alongside everyday feel the same way.

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Sep23

Unibody Macbook Pro Display Assembly Repair & Replacement Service

by Louis Rossmann on September 23rd, 2011 at 10:33 pm
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Unibody display assemblies are expensive; especially for split back unibodies.

Before I delve into this blog entry, let’s first define what I mean when I say “split back” Unibody. A split back Unibody is a Unibody Macbook Pro from 2008, when the battery was user removable. Every Macbook  where the back cover is user removable is a split back Unibody. These are not unibodies, they’re dualbodies. You kinda got lied to.

The display assembly is comprised of two sheets of metal adhesed together. When the adhesive fails(it fails more often on the larger, heavier 15″), they separate, and do something similar to the image you see below to the glass.

A1286 Unibody Macbook Pro LCD Screen Display Assembly Repair Replacement

Ouch

Most of the time, you’re stuck buying a used, poor condition assembly for $700-$800 for a split back Unibody. It’s not compatible with the more affordable 2010 and late 2009 models. It’s discontinued which has raised the price of these pieces considerably.

We’re a company that can create new parts for you utilizing the machinery uses when manufacturing your Macbook. We can assemble them from scratch in a dust free environment with expert precision, only replacing the exact parts that are broken instead of replacing the entire assembly. We can fix your problem – parts, labor and all, for less money than the part cost used. The parts we use will be new. You can watch what our engineer does as he works.

 

15″ Unibody Macbook Pro Display Assembly 2011


15″ Unibody Macbook Pro Display Assembly 2010

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Sep03

LCD shells for cheap – clamshell assemblies for Unibody Macbooks!

by Louis Rossmann on September 3rd, 2011 at 5:33 pm
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We will soon be offering full assembly replacement services to the end consumer as well as to repair centers.

Many companies have offered these services in the past, with two common pitfalls.

a) They buy the part from Apple, at high markup and pass it off to you.

b) They give you a used assembly, which leaves you feeling cheated and $400-$900 poorer.

We are getting original components at great pricing. As such, our pricing will be much more competitive.

Whether you are a PC repair store that does not want to deal with “how do I get that glass off?” to get to the bad LCD, or an end user who has a dent in the corner, we have the service for you.

Look out for these services in the future.

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Jul23

Self masturbation; the art of reviewing yourself, bribing the customers, and paying people to like you.

by Louis Rossmann on July 23rd, 2011 at 5:17 am
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You probably do your research before using a company that provides an important service. Companies understand this, and need themselves to be viewed in the best light possible by the savvy customer.

I’ll let you put together what’s going on here, through these three pictures. Make sure to use a fine tooth comb to search for nonsense.

 

 

 

Let’s go on to a simpler picture to draw a conclusion from. Less fun.

 

The last route of a pathetic situation: signs & promotions where discounts are offered if you’ll “like” a place or review them on Facebook. If someone offers you anything, even $3 off to leave a good review or improve their public image, wonder why. Why are they willing to pay for their reviews or reputation? Likely because they’re unskilled, lack organization, and don’t offer anything of unique, true value.

Lastly: Citysearch is to self-reviewing as Nigeria is to email banking scams. One shouldn’t buy toilet paper utilizing information from Citysearch.

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