Another eBay Wanker...

Garand · Post by **Garand** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 3:58 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dl ... URL=0&rd=1

Ok, is it just me, or does the stated shipping amount say $0.00?

Seller sent me an email after payment charging $1.50 for shipping..

Should I continue to argue this or just pay up? It doesn't seem right..

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Strafe · Post by **Strafe** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 4:43 am

Ebay auctions are considered contracts, and what is stated is what you pay for. If it states no shipping, there is no shipping. If he made a mistake, it's his fault really...

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Starscreamsghost · Post by **Starscreamsghost** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 5:17 am

Eh, I'd just pay it. The guy made a mistake, and it's not like he's asking an exorbitant amount...only a fair one.

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Redstreak · Post by **Redstreak** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 5:34 am

I think it was just a typo they didn't catch. 'Sides, it's only a buck fifty. If it were like 20, that'd be different, I think.

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The HeartBrend Kid · Post by **The HeartBrend Kid** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 7:04 am

Matter of principle. Stick to your guns, Garand. He had plenty of opportunity to pick up on the mistake before the auction ended.

Of course he won't send it if you don't pay the postage, but for $2 worth of stuff, is it worth arguing? That's what negative feedback is for. [insert maniacal cackling here]

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 2:52 pm

Yes, but sadly Feedback just doesn't work. If Garand refuses to pay and NFs the guy, he'll just get Negative fgeedback himself, and it'll be one word against another... Personally, I'd say it's only a buck-fifty, pay, wait for him to leave feedback of the positive variety, then NF the asshole...

And I'm glad others are following my "Wanker was used in an issue of Captain America, therefore it's ok to use it on the board" logic

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Jetfire · Post by **Jetfire** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 3:56 pm

Anyone who's seen my 'reserve not met' ebay post in toys will know I think those who set ridicusosly high rices that are not worth it at all (damn greedy dealers) fall into this here catagory

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The HeartBrend Kid · Post by **The HeartBrend Kid** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 6:15 pm

Originally posted by Cliffjumper:
And I'm glad others are following my "Wanker was used in an issue of Captain America, therefore it's ok to use it on the board" logic

You've seen the language Toad spouts in the Ultimate X-Men comics, yeah?

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Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 6:19 pm

I haven't actually read any of the Ultimate stuff yet [and won't do in the foreseeable future], but hey, that's cool, it means we can say wanker and blame it on the comics!

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The HeartBrend Kid · Post by **The HeartBrend Kid** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 6:33 pm

and "tossers" and "sodding"

ooh, matron.

Garand · Post by **Garand** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 6:41 pm

Well.. considerign wanker isn't a meaningful term in this side of the water... well.. thats an argument for anotehr thread.

I'm gonna see what the seller says later, sent an email.

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The HeartBrend Kid · Post by **The HeartBrend Kid** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 6:53 pm

aye, but it is a meaningful term on this side of the Atlantic... and, as the issue at the heart of this thread seems to have been resolved, what say we commandeer the already-started bandwidth...

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Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Fri Dec 14, 2001 2:44 am

Good plan! Let's all say "wanker" graituitously [sp?]... it'll mean some poor mod-bod wears out the '8' key on their keyboard, which is fun...

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Weirdwolf and Monzo · Post by **Weirdwolf and Monzo** » Fri Dec 14, 2001 5:45 am

I agree with some here, I'd just pay it, but if it were a larger amount, I'd press the issue with eBay.

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