Selling on Ebay

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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For example, I'm amazed what some people use our towels for

We don't wanna know!


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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Pet owners are the worst, though. It's really funny when guests with pets
throw a fit because we must put them into a "smoking permitted,"
non-aviation-theme suite. They honestly don't seem to understand why we
lump smokers and pet-owners into the same category.

Just as you for some reason don't seem to understand why pet owners don't
want to be lumped in the same category. A handful of pet allergy suffers
will swear up and down pets are just as bad as cigarette smoke, but there
are thousands of hotels across the country that know different, and we've
stayed at over a hundred of them.

If you really think it's important to keep a room clear for someone who
thinks they'll be allergic to a dog that was in the room before them, keep a
room or two as "no smoking, no dogs". Putting dog owners in smoking rooms
is dumb.

One cat can cause a thousand dollars worth of damage quicker than any
smoker, and they will render a suite uninhabitable. For smokers I've got
an
ozone machine to remove odors -- but NOTHING will remove cat dander or
urine.

Then insist on a suitable deposit. As a dog owner, I can tell you that we'd
happily put down a $1000 refundable damage deposit, as long as we otherwise
get treated equal to any other guest, including not having to stay in a
smoking room. We have accumulated probably close to six months of hotel
time with our dog, and not once has he caused any damage.

Not all pets are trustworthy, but owners need to be held responsible for
damage their pets cause. Don't paint all pet owners with the same brush.
Just make sure the bad owners pay for their mistakes.


I had thought that on our next trip that takes us through Iowa, we'd stop by
Alexis Park Inn, but since you have a "pet owner equals smoker" policy, I
can assure you we'll steer clear.

One of these days I'm going to write a post on the lessons we've learned
from running a small inn for almost two years...

Guess you're still learning.

Pete

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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It's amazing what some "guests" think they are "entitled" to, eh Jay?

For the most part, we've been glad to find that guests are honest. (And
our
pilot-guests have been 100% honest.) When we experience a loss, it's
usually due to damage, not theft.

I had a vac.rental on Lake of the Ozarks and found the same in people.

For example, I'm amazed what some people use our towels for -- you'd swear
they were checking their oil with them.

Pet owners are the worst, though. It's really funny when guests with pets
throw a fit because we must put them into a "smoking permitted,"
non-aviation-theme suite. They honestly don't seem to understand why we
lump smokers and pet-owners into the same category.

I am a smoker but I get non-smoking rooms, can't stand the stench. I also
refrain from smoking in the house,car and of course, airplanes. The work
truck is another story ;-)

One cat can cause a thousand dollars worth of damage quicker than any
smoker, and they will render a suite uninhabitable. For smokers I've got
an
ozone machine to remove odors -- but NOTHING will remove cat dander or
urine.

One of these days I'm going to write a post on the lessons we've learned
from running a small inn for almost two years...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"



When work winds down after the 4th, I may just have to stop "Inn" for a
couple nights. My wife and I are planning to travel a few weeks in July &
August. Some flying, some driving and a train trip to the Canyon. Just gotta
get thru the next 40 days & nights :-p
Marty

Jay Honeck wrote:
One of these days I'm going to write a post on the lessons we've learned
from running a small inn for almost two years...

Just don't do it on the rec.aviation newsgroups.

--- Jay



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Jay Honeck wrote:

For example, I'm amazed what some people use our towels for -- you'd swear
they were checking their oil with them.

You mean we're not supposed to do that?

but NOTHING will remove cat dander or urine.

Can't help with the dander problem, but here's something to try on the urine. Contact
your local Avon rep and pick up a bottle of their cheapest perfume. The stuff I used
to use came in big red glass bottles. After making your best attempt at cleaning the
urine up, apply some of that.

Some would claim that the cure is worse than the disease, but at least the smell of
the perfume eventually goes away. Can't hurt to try it.

George Patterson
None of us is as dumb as all of us.

Ebay rocks. I've got a whole box of parts, ranging from antennas to
transponders -- and it's ALL going!

Yes, it does Jay...I've had several occasions where I've bought a batch of
pilot supplies because I wanted one or two items, then turned around and
sold the rest of the stuff.

--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
you will always long to return"
- Leonardo Da Vinci

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

When we bought our plane, we also took over the guys hangar lease. He left
behind a bunch of junk, plus a Narco Nav-121 that he didn't want anymore.
We sold it as-is and got about $250, iirc..

--
Ben
C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y

Ebay rocks.

Oh hell yes! Ebay is a seller's dream!

auctionstealer is the buyer's counterpart

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I've bought a lot of stuff on Ebay, but I've never sold before -- until
now.

been selling and buying on Ebay since 2000, have 130 point feedback. Used to
buy King Schools instructional videos for $100, use them to study for
writtens (they're the best!), and sell'em right back at $130 :-) nowadays
Ebay is the first place I turned to when starting my own little shop:

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ort=3&since=-1

Hey, this is Ebay thread after all!

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