13 Oct
2005
13 Oct
'05
4:48 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>
To: <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: Public Service Announcement: AVOID "bobsbid1"
On 10/13/2005 at 3:58 PM Vintage Computer Festival
wrote:
broken.
...or Another Reason Why I Fricking Hate eBay
Sellam, you have to choose your sellers carefully. Last week, I bought an
Overland Data 9 track drive. It arrived with the tape door plastic I wrote the seller and was issued an IMMEDATE (and I
do mean just
that--it
was about 3 minutes after my email) refund of the
item+shipping =
everything that I paid. Seller apologized for the problem and told me to
keep the drive. I'll repair the door and the drive will have cost me
nothing.
I don't buy from sellers wtih negative feedback. There's a neat tool for
Firefox that lets you see negative feedback for any seller with just a
mouse click.
Cheers,
Chuck
I was looking at a stack of SCA HD's that person has currently on ebay,
something about them bothered me and I didn't bid.
Most places that offer DOA warranty do ask you to send the item back before
you get a credit (and they don't pay for shipping or refund the original
shipping). Places with a policy like that usually sell the item dirt cheap
and charge a crazy shipping fee so even if you do want a refund you get very
little back.
If a deal looks too good it probably is.