Re: voicemax is garbage

"Telstar Electronics" <briangriffey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
On Aug 29, 11:37 pm, " Peter" <branbuster@lìneone.net> wrote:
Do you make that clear on your Web site? Do you tell
customers that these are made and sold as a hobby?
People considering buying your products, believing them
to be professionally made, may be interested to know
that they are simply the product of a CB hobbyist.

Since I'm an electrical engiener by profession...

I don't know about American job titles but, on this side
of the pond, we see a big difference between electrical
and electronic.

An *electrical* engineer is not qualified to design, build,
repair or even tech. talk about radio circuits or theory.

In the same way, an electronic engineer is not qualified
to wire up a house... he does not necessarily know the
wiring standards and hazards for that specific field of
work.

Even among electronic engineers, there are different
fields of expertise. A job vacancy advertisement will
often specify which area of electronics you need to
have the knowledge and experience in.

whether or not my products are designed as a hobby
should be of no importance to my customers.

Rubbish.
Do American consumers not get statutory rights? And do
the rights or level of protection not depend upon whether
the item was purchased from a professional business rather
than someone simply making a buck here or there?

If I buy a product from my local store, they have legal
obligations and I have statutory rights. For example,
electrical items offered for sale must be safety tested.
If I buy the same item from some Joe down the street,
who is just selling as a hobby or private sale, those rights
and resposibilities are out the window.

Another point of law in the UK, anyone advertising a
product for sale as part of a business must declare it.
To allow people to believe it is a private sale is illegal.

Apart from that, there is the question of experience, track
record and attitude. Someone who sees it as a hobby, just
some extra little income, is unlikely to be as committed to
the customer as someone who's whole income and future
could depend upon generating and keeping a good reputation.


I would say that it matters a great deal whether I have
full protection, and whether the person is professional
or hobby.

The fact that we have laws in place that recognise the
differences, and that consumers need to be made aware
of the vendor status, shows that our government also
believe that it matters.
So does the fact that you only seem to make it clear when
backed into a corner over some issue, and it suits you to
use the "hobby" label.


Regards,
Peter.


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