"Wow!" Sure, there's a steady flow of information between buyer and seller-orders, repair requests, pleas for timely delivery but these matters are handled by low-level, high-turnover clerks whose job is paper-pushing, not relationship building.
HP doesn't need an instant best seller in order to eventually be a major player in the arena.
Companies valued between $50 million and $100 million are often tightly held by insiders, so it is not always easy to find a buyer and seller in order to execute a trade.
After an independent seller I ordered from via Amazon messed up the order in multiple ways and did not respond appropriately to my communications, I posted a straightforward negative review of the seller (my review was just factual, no invective).
Sellers Should Order Their Own Inspection: If a house has significant defects, the smart seller will order her own inspection, and in some cases, solicit estimates of the cost of required fix-ups.
Knopf, confident that the book will be a big seller, has ordered a first printing of 150,000 copies.
