some ebay sellers???!!!!

[mygasser]

so i'm trying to buy an axle from a seller on ebay. he/she has over 21,000 feedback with over 99% positive feedback. the listing says courier delivery, ask seller for total. i asked if i can collect it as it's only hertford but they say we have no collection point? then i ask for a courier price and after another 2 days of asking they say no courier will take it due to size!!! really you wan*er, you say courier only, refuse collection in person but then will not deliver!!!! unbelievable!!!
aaand..... breath.
neil.

 

[oldkimmer]

Yikes!

 

[diymirage]

Simple dude, tell him you will arrange pick up with a courier yourself and that he charges 150 quid

Pocket the 150 quid and go pick it up yourself

 

[mygasser]

i offered to do that but no reply. i've cancelled the order now, f**k him. i didn't 'need' the axle it was just too cheap not to buy. maybe he realised it was too cheap, it'll probably be relisted at a higher price now.
neil.

 

[Ron_M]

Lol "wan*er"

 

[MDchanic]

Lol "wan*er"

I think it's okay to say "Wanker."

Wanker Wanker Wanker Wanker Wanker.

Bloody sodding wanker!

– Eric

 

[Ron_M]

Wanker? I never touched her!

 

[harrisonm]

It appears that Ebay is getting worse all the time. It wouldn't surprise me if that feedback score was purchased. Plus, how many stories have you heard lately where PayPal (owned by Ebay) screwed people over by refusing to uphold their buyer protection or forcing someone to issue a refund even though the item sold was perfectly explained.
This deal sounds like a crooked deal to me. Craig's List went downhill pretty quickly after being good for several years. I can see a time in the not too distant future when Ebay is just like Craig's List is now.

 

[MDchanic]

... PayPal (owned by Ebay)...

You're ten years too late.

eBay and PayPal split into two corporations in 2015.

– Eric

 

[mygasser]

You're ten years too late.

eBay and PayPal split into two corporations in 2015.

– Eric

yeah, but has anyone looked to see if both company directors have the same name (coincidently) lol.

 

[MDchanic]

... has anyone looked to see if both company directors have the same name (coincidently) lol.

I'm sure they do.

I read a book once, written in the late '70s or early '80s, about "interconnected boards."
It made the point that there are (or were) about 1,200 people in the US who make up the vast majority of the members of all of the major corporations' boards of directors. Individual people all sit on many boards each (20, 30, I have no idea how many today), and they all know each other (of course). They are paid for their service on each board, a substantial amount, but they all independently hold massive amounts of stock, whose dividends or trading would keep them rich regardless.

I'm sure there is some newer book or web site out there about this, as the names of the members of the boards of publicly held corporations are all publicly available.

It's not conspiracy theory or political. It's just the way the world is run.
Same people meet at Davos every year, etc.

– Eric