Do you remember this auction? I won a Game Genie for a Sega Game Gear. You sent one for a Nintendo. When I notified you, you said you would send out the correct item along with postage for me to return the Nintendo Game Genie.
A few days later, I did receive the correct item, but YOU DID NOT SEND ENOUGH MONEY FOR THE RETURN POSTAGE. Unless there is some glitch that makes it cheaper to send things FROM Georgia, you had to know this was the wrong amount, because it was less than the postage it took to send the thing TO me. I made up the difference so that we could get this transaction out of the way.
Yesterday I came home to find a Nintendo Game Gear, once again, on my doorstep.
What I have discerned from the situation is this: you are having a hard time finding a home for him, and, knowing that my household is a kind a loving place for all things electronic, you felt that I would give him the kind of love and attention he deserves.
You are right.
If this was your intention, I will gladly comply. I do own a Nintendo system that I’m sure he would hit it off with. Also, I keep a clean house, and I promise I would keep him away from the cats.
Otherwise, you can send me postage (the correct amount this time, please) and I’ll send him back. I fear his feelings of abandonment and dejection will have a lasting effect if we don’t get this settled soon.
This applies to anyone who is trying to sell anything via the 'Net. Make sure what you are selling is in the right fucking category! Take a look at the Collectible Late Model category at TraderOnline. I see a '59 Edsel, a '56 DeSoto, three different models from AMC, a '58 Willys, 5 International trucks at least 22 years old, and assorted Ford and GM products from the '60s and '70s. How the fuck are these considered “late model”?
Also, does using the phrase “eames era” really help you unload all that crap you uncovered in your aunt’s basement?
PS - the seller just sent me an email saying I could keep it! Now, do I give him positive feedback? I mean, I did unexpectadly get something free. (I had been holding off giving him neutral feedback because I was thinking "Well, it wasn’t THAT bad an experience, but now I feel I owe him some positive feedback!)
If I ever sell anything on eBay, I intend to do as much research about the object as I can before I set up the auction. It annoys me when people do not do this. For example, Art Deco is not an all-inclusive name for anything and everything manufactured between 1900 and 1970; it was a specific style movement in the 1920s and 1930s. Bakelite might be a generic name, I’m not really clear on that because I haven’t done much research on it, but properly it refers to a type of plasticine substance manufactured with formaldehyde that tends to change color and develop a dull patina over the years, and chances are if your plastic item was manufactured in the 1960s and is bright and shiny purple, it’s not bakelite. Just because a dress was sewn in the 1950s does not mean it’s a “Marilyn Monroe BOMBSHELL dress MUST C!!!”
And then there are the questions of style in the auction titles. “C” is not even a word; it is a letter. Tildes and asterisks were not put on your keyboard just so you could make your auction titles pretty. TyPiNg ThE tItLe Of YoUr AuCtIoN lIkE tHiS iS nOt GoInG tO mAkE aNyOnE mOrE lIkElY tO cLiCk On It; In FaCt, ThE oPpOsItE iS lIkElY tRuE, bEcAuSe TyPiNg LiKe A mOrOn Is A nEgAtIvE iNdIcAtOr Of YoUr InTelLiGeNcE, yOu TeEnYbOpPeR h@cKeR wAnNaBe DuMbAsS. MUST* YOUBE* SUCH* AFUCKTARD*???* ~~~~~~~*~ !!!
And thanks for leaving me positive feedback, but did it have to be “DEFANIT GOOD BYER FAST PAYMENT RECOMMMEND A++++++++++++++++++++++!!!” ? I don’t want to advertise that I purchase things from people with the mental capacity of a retarded guppy.
Though I don’t buy on ebay, I browse, and this annoys me-vintage clothing sellers:
Every fancy dress being labeled a “Titanic” dress. A regency style pattern is NOT Titanic. A fifties fit and flare dress is NOT Titanic. An 80s poof nightmare is NOT Titanic. All right? No, they are NOT even remotely connected! It’s one thing to say, “the beading on this dress calls to mind the dresses worn during the Titanic era”, but quite another to say about a sequined halter gown with fluorescent pink ruffles, “This dress looks like it just stepped off of the Titanic!”
The Partridge Family is from the 1960’s/1970’s (which is still not the art deco era). Plus the auction that I was refering to was for a plain old yellow school bus.
I now remember another ebay seller who must of had a serious brain injury at some point in time. The description was for something (I don’t remember what) that the seller claimed was made in occupied Japan in 1931. Being curious, I emailed the seller and asked him who was occupying Japan in the early 1930’s. His answer was that I was a ‘smart guy’ (not in the most pleasant manner) and must be much older than he was. Probably not much, if any, older - I just posess a clue.
Then there are the carved stone bookends that I did buy. According to the seller they were made in Mexico by “Hecho”. Man, that Hecho has his hands in everything from Mexico, must be almost as rich as Bill Gates :rolleyes:
I absolutely love it when people list things in the wrong catagory. Thats where you get the best deals…Most people search specific catagories, so if the harly part I am looking for winds up in the home stereo section, Not nearly as many people bid on it and I can get it much cheaper. Same thing with misspeeled words. I search on variations of speeling and find all sorts of stuff that nobody is bidding on.
