9 Feb
2003
9 Feb
'03
12:43 p.m.
>I think anybody that would pay that kind of money
without a LOT more
>proof of authenticity is an idiot! A rich idiot perhaps but an idiot
>none the less.
I noticed that the seller has zero feedback so they
must be new to E-bay
(or they've changed their identity). Sounds like a grand formula for a
rip-off to me!
Unfortunately, a positive feedback (say, in the hundreds) also does
not guarantee that you won't get ripped-off. I recently (well,
November of last year), purchased something through ebay from someone
who had about 140+ for their feedback... and very few negatives.
I sent them the payment for the item ($300+) and although they kept
sending emails about how they were going to get it out to me, with
some extras due to the delay, the person never did ship the item.
His contact information was totally bogus (the mail-to address was
different from what the person had on file with ebay, which I didn't
get until it was too late and I was reporting a problem). The
phone number was no good (again, I didn't have that until there was
a problem).
Now, the person's account is inactive...
So, don't assume anything from a feedback profile value...
Megan Gentry
Former RT-11 Developer
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9 Feb
9 Feb
1:26 p.m.
New subject: Seeking info on two PROM chips.
Does anyone have details on the following ROM or PROM chips from a
DEC VAXstation 4000 VLC? Their identifying numbers are LUP9327580
(DEC part# 23-286E8-00) and LUP9331604 (DEC part# 23-287E8-00);
they're each 40-pin DIPs. The U's may actually be O's or 0's; it's
difficult to tell given the DEC part number label placement.
I'm assuming they're programmable as I believe I managed to stomp on a
writeable area of the chips, rendering the boot console code they hold
non-functional. Fortunately, they're sitting in sockets. And also
fortunately, I've another system with functional versions of the same.
I'm interested in finding out more details about what their specs are,
and the possibilities for either reprogramming them or equivalent parts.
Thanks.
-brian.
10 Feb
10 Feb
3:58 a.m.
On Sun, 9 Feb 2003, Megan wrote:
Unfortunately, a positive feedback (say, in the
hundreds) also does
not guarantee that you won't get ripped-off. I recently (well,
November of last year), purchased something through ebay from someone
who had about 140+ for their feedback... and very few negatives.
I sent them the payment for the item ($300+) and although they kept
sending emails about how they were going to get it out to me, with
some extras due to the delay, the person never did ship the item.
His contact information was totally bogus (the mail-to address was
different from what the person had on file with ebay, which I didn't
get until it was too late and I was reporting a problem). The
phone number was no good (again, I didn't have that until there was
a problem).
Now, the person's account is inactive...
So, don't assume anything from a feedback profile value...
This seems to me to be an actionable breakdown of eBay's user agreement.
It is eBay's indirect responsibility through its feedback system to
guarantee that people selling through eBay with a feedback rating that
high are legitimate.
If you had a lot of time, money and patience, I bet you could prevail over
eBay in this case (and set a significant precedent for future incidents).
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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4:19 a.m.
Megan wrote:
Unfortunately, a positive feedback (say, in the
hundreds) also does
not guarantee that you won't get ripped-off. I recently (well,
November of last year), purchased something through ebay from someone
who had about 140+ for their feedback... and very few negatives.
[snip scam
description]
This sounds very much like what a few Ebay scammers have done. First off,
the scammer buys tons of low-value stuff like, for example, Beanie Babies,
Pokemon/Yugioh trading cards, etc. These were then sold on Ebay, shipped as
agreed. Which got the seller a very high feedback rating. Then they switched
to selling expensive computer components, magazines, etc. Which they took
payment for and never sent on. At which point the scammers fled the country
with thousands of dollars of other people's money.
Later.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
4:29 a.m.
Hey pay with a credit card, if you never get it call visa/mastercard and you
dont have to pay for it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Pemberton" <philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: Re: How about this price not being accepted for a Magazine
Megan wrote:
as
Unfortunately, a positive feedback (say, in the
hundreds) also does
not guarantee that you won't get ripped-off. I recently (well,
November of last year), purchased something through ebay from someone
who had about 140+ for their feedback... and very few negatives.
[snip scam
description]
This sounds very much like what a few Ebay scammers have done. First off,
the scammer buys tons of low-value stuff like, for example, Beanie Babies,
Pokemon/Yugioh trading cards, etc. These were then sold on Ebay, shipped agreed. Which got the seller a very high feedback
rating. Then they
switched
to selling expensive computer components, magazines,
etc. Which they took
payment for and never sent on. At which point the scammers fled the
country
with thousands of dollars of other people's
money.
Later.
--
Phil.
philpem(a)dsl.pipex.com
http://www.philpem.dsl.pipex.com/
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