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StovePipe - 20 May 2005 01:03 GMT

Howdy. This is shitty buisness practice: the Laser is an orphan (no
longer made and no parts supply). Don't bid on it unless you are rich.

emailed DeadBeat (er.... Deborah) last nite, Phoned Biolase today, and
got this back from DeadBeat and shot back the last part:

--- Deborah wrote:

> We do not know
> the history of this item, other
> than the lessee reached the end of his or her lease,
> and returned the
> equipment. We do not imply that the equipment
> works, and we do state it is untested. We do know
> that this equipment was in
> use before it was shipped to us.

> Thank you,
> Auctioneer

> Houston, TX 77043
>
> Tel: 713-263-8800
> Fax: 713-589-4505
> dhorn@itremarketing.com

>The Pipe Shouted:
>Deborah, YOU are supposed to contact BioLase and have the unit

certified safe >and functional before you sell it. That is the LAW. This
is underhanded >business practice if you do not. I cannot believe that
in all the time you have >been in business you don't know this. I still
haven't seen you change your >listing to clearly state that this unit
has no parts available. Phone Biolase >and get it straight. 1 888
4BIOLASE. I did, and they told me exactly what I >said to you: the unit
is an orphan.

>Cheers
>SP

Nice world the dental world, hey?
Cheers
SP

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The Webby - 20 May 2005 01:19 GMT

> Howdy. This is shitty buisness practice: the Laser is an orphan (no
> longer made and no parts supply). Don't bid on it unless you are rich.
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> Cheers
> SP

Is it headed for a museum? Someone should donate it. Good work, SP.

Hope you're keeping well,
Webby

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StovePipe - 20 May 2005 01:40 GMT

> > Nice world the dental world, hey?
> > Cheers
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> Hope you're keeping well,
> Webby

Howdy Sabra! Nice to see you're back!. I'm OK... Hope the baby didn't
wear you out too much.... ;-)

Re: the DioLase: No, it is not headed for a museum; it's headed for some
young, naive dentist who sees a cheap opportunity to jump into the Laser
in Dentistry business. What they don't know (but should) is that a
proficiency course is mandatory in North America before handling a
dental Laser in a real mouth. IT-re-bicycling knows this, I can't
imagine otherwise. She is supposed to have it certified by the current
owner of the Intellectual rights to the equipment as well. This is now
Biolase. It was made originally by American Dental Technologies
originally, but they stopped making them a long time ago. All the parts
have been sold to service existing units. I phoned Biolase to find out
what's what with the Diolase (and my own M1, which is also dead) and
they told me in no uncertain terms that the unit is a technological
orphan at this point. This is the 'scrungy' side of eBay.
Cheers
SP

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