7 Mar
2012
7 Mar
'12
6:05 p.m.
On Mar 7, 2012, at 7:43 PM, Richard wrote:
In article <CANij+ddFLC74WAQPvr_dK-rxJnCVk8EFPtWDq6GpQF4uEWi3Dg at
mail.gmail.com>,
William Donzelli <wdonzelli at gmail.com> writes:
Likewise, I've actually had pretty good dealings with a lot of the
resellers on eBay (I guess I'm mostly thinking of EMI). They ship a
lot of stuff to people who generally want it working, so they pack it
well enough. The prices aren't generally above what I'm willing to
pay, either (they are, of course, almost universally Buy It Now, so
there's no risk of someone feeling like they got a raw deal).
I guess it's just hard to exaggerate real success stories on eBay
without sounding absurd ("I bought a VAX-11/780 new in box for five
bucks, and they brought it over themselves on an ELEPHANT"). The
most I can do without feeling uncomfortable is gloss over some of
the imperfections (yeah, the guy who sold me the Wurlitzer was pretty
sketchy and he only wanted cash, but hey). Griping about what went
wrong, though (maybe with a bit of embellishment, which is a
stackable attribute) is a human trait everyone excels at.
- Dave
I suppose I am thinking "success" on a
different way. Sure, anyone
that has been hanging around Ebay long enough has managed to get a
super deal, like an AS/400 for a buck, but those occurrences are
pretty much luck and/or timing. What I am thinking about is winning an
Ebay auction - maybe for a buck, maybe for something over market
value, it does not matter - and getting something extra from the
auction, or really great service. [...]
When I bought the Aesthedes, the seller was not an ebay regular and
was very helpful in working out the shipping arrangements with me.
(My largest shipment yet, several very large freight pallets.)
Additionally, there are certain ebay sellers I've worked with
repeatedly over the years and I'm always happy to do business with
them again because the service is great. They always pack things
properly in a NEW box and nothing ever gets damaged. (i.e. SGI
Indigo^2s which are pretyt heavy yet come in a delicate plastic skin)