Author Topic: Just For a Laugh (Read 28926 times)

bnwt · « **on:** May 14, 2010, 07:11:34 PM »

Making eBay safer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug7Rjpjyzro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KJxHjvC-0E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEF9YecwfKY&feature=related

Centuries · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2010, 04:36:51 PM »

*Yibida* · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2010, 04:39:17 PM »

Cent what are doing up so early ?... your a night owl...

Centuries · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2010, 04:54:28 PM »

Hi yib

Hope you are feeling better/

I had to mind the cat and watch Jessica come into the harbour

*Yibida* · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2010, 05:44:17 PM »

Quote from: Centuries on May 15, 2010, 04:54:28 PM

Hi yib Hope you are feeling better/

I had to mind the cat and watch Jessica come into the harbour

Get some nyny then or you'll be falling asleep at the keyboard tonight... LOL

Centuries · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2010, 06:29:18 PM »

I am the original "Stay-Awaker" I did have a cat napping----the cat sat on me and had a nap.

bnwt · « **Reply #6 on:** May 29, 2010, 08:02:38 AM »

e.l.f. Cosmetics and eBay Haul!!

another hilarious Whiskey Tango eBay hauler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRz3O5A81WI

Centuries · « **Reply #7 on:** May 29, 2010, 12:24:00 PM »

Quote from: bnwt on May 29, 2010, 08:02:38 AM

e.l.f. Cosmetics and eBay Haul!!

another hilarious Whiskey Tango eBay hauler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRz3O5A81WI

Aaaaaagh!

And - the finishing touch---the chewing gum!

bnwt · « **Reply #8 on:** June 12, 2010, 02:27:45 PM »

The a'sessories may be simular but who cares

it's another eBay haul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28utx7bWT_w

and as she says "I'm cheap"

*FluffyDuckee* · « **Reply #9 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:05:49 PM »

I've never seen anyone talk for so long about... earrings.

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #10 on:** June 12, 2010, 11:42:43 PM »

Quote from: *FluffyDuckee* on June 12, 2010, 11:05:49 PM

I've never seen anyone talk for so long about... ~~earrings~~.

...nothing

I watched the first 20 seconds and then zipped along to around half way. I killed the window ... and I don't feel I've lost out on anything.

bnwt · « **Reply #11 on:** June 21, 2010, 09:14:11 AM »

package day.. makes me sad!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLKQRAcDdCA

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #12 on:** June 21, 2010, 03:40:52 PM »

That one was almost on the verge of having some entertainment value.

bnwt · « **Reply #13 on:** June 21, 2010, 05:44:12 PM »

apart from the entertainment value for me it's more an anthropological study and an insight into the type of customer eBay attracts

I need to be reminded that there are people 'out there' like that ....... and sadly I feel there are lots of them

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #14 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:07:49 PM »

Quote from: bnwt on June 21, 2010, 05:44:12 PM

.... it's more an anthropological study and an insight into the type of customer eBay attracts

Now I'm feeling cold shivers up and down my spine...

*FluffyDuckee* · « **Reply #15 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:10:17 PM »

When your shivers stop nice Horsey, you can watch the sequel...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMYjOjM6oAA&NR=1

*wheels* · « **Reply #16 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:20:51 PM »

Sorry, I couldn't watch all of it. Was there a point to it?

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #17 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:25:05 PM »

I have to give her this ... to admit you were wrong and apologise is a good sign - and to make a public video for the internet about it is quite an encouragement.

All I can say is that buyers encompass a huge range of personalities and backgrounds - some of which may seem peculiar - but so long as there are a majority who have some basic values about honesty and fairness, then there is still hope.

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #18 on:** June 21, 2010, 08:26:37 PM »

Quote from: *wheels* on June 21, 2010, 08:20:51 PM

Sorry, I couldn't watch all of it. Was there a point to it?

It did ramble a bit - but she demonstrated the charger working, admitted that she was wrong (in her previous video) and made an unequivocal apology.

bnwt · « **Reply #19 on:** June 22, 2010, 08:19:47 AM »

what I want to know is why the seller bothers

she says the Bootleg Hello Kitty Charger cost $3.99 .......... now deduct the listing fee + eBay commission + paypal commission + postage from Hong Kong to the USA + padded bag

*Ubbie Max* · « **Reply #20 on:** June 22, 2010, 09:43:59 AM »

Yeah BNWT. The seller would not be making wages. How the hell would the seller feed & clothe a family if he or she had to rely on sales such as this.

*smee* · « **Reply #21 on:** June 22, 2010, 09:48:56 AM »

Hong Kong seller .... no listing fee for starters and probably reduced fvf as well not sure on that one

bnwt · « **Reply #22 on:** June 22, 2010, 09:59:39 AM »

the cost of postage alone (US$3 approx.) would be more then the profit margin

so it would in fact cost the seller money to sell the Bootleg Hello Kitty Charger

why do it ???

*Ubbie Max* · « **Reply #23 on:** June 22, 2010, 10:01:40 AM »

It's wrong that the Chinese/HK sellers get preferential treatment from Ebay. What happened to equality, all people being treated equal?

Could it be that Ebay is trying to bolster it's flagging listings by giving the Asian sellers this preferential treatment?

bnwt · « **Reply #24 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:00:23 AM »

if I wasn't laughing I'd be crying

have a look at this email I got this morning

Hi,
I recieved my wallet yesterday - thank you for your prompt delivery :-) I love the look of the wallet but it does not quite work for me - when i open it being a right handed person the card slots are upside down and i fear the cards may slip out.
Do you offer a refund at all?
Kind Regards
Alison

I fear that more then your cards have slipped

photos of the wallet in question attached

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*Yibida* · « **Reply #25 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:10:58 AM »

Didn't the buyer see the pictures of the wallet in question before buying ?.... BNWT.. send her a link to the many optometrists advertising on the net ...

*Ubbie Max* · « **Reply #26 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:11:08 AM »

The buyer is brain dead!

*smee* · « **Reply #27 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:14:18 AM »

Fancy selling a left handed purse to a right handed buyer ..... some sellers dont deserve eBay acounts !!!

she obviously turns the wallet on its side to open it .... maybe you need to start attaching tags like those on Irish milk bottles that read "open this end"

*Yibida* · « **Reply #28 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:26:38 AM »

I'd be more concerned with the color rather than which way it opens.... Is Puuke green in vogue ?...

*smee* · « **Reply #29 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:32:19 AM »

I must admit I thought the colour was 'different' to say the least too Yibster

bnwt · « **Reply #30 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:53:53 AM »

just for the record ... I will give her money back

and that colour has been one of my biggest sellers of all time

green in general is doing well at the moment but that one is a mega hit

*Yibida* · « **Reply #31 on:** June 22, 2010, 11:56:55 AM »

"green in general is doing well at the moment but that one is a mega hit"

Guess ya have to be a woman to understand colors ?.... LOL

*Ubbie Max* · « **Reply #32 on:** June 22, 2010, 12:49:23 PM »

I hate all greens!

HellWest'nCrooked · « **Reply #33 on:** June 22, 2010, 03:12:26 PM »

What......you DON'T like greens Birdie??? I would never have guessed.

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #34 on:** June 22, 2010, 05:04:20 PM »

Quote from: *Ubbie Max* on June 22, 2010, 12:49:23 PM

I hate all greens!

... except ones where they hold archery tournaments!

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #35 on:** June 22, 2010, 05:40:09 PM »

I think BNWT might need to include this in his listings.....

Should probably add: "Requires operator to have an opposable thumb."

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bnwt · « **Reply #36 on:** July 01, 2010, 10:29:25 AM »

funniest haul yet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxtH05EF13g

*smee* · « **Reply #37 on:** July 01, 2010, 10:45:37 AM »

Funny !!! I nearly vomitted after about 2 minutes and had to switch it off .... Im not homophobic but this bloke is as camp as a row of tents and bloody annoying !!!

to quote Sienfeld "not that there is anything wrong with that"

but please why do these people have to change their tone so they speak in that soppy poofy drone

it sends shivers up my spine .... and as for him making his own pillow slips , he wouldnt have to if he hadnt bitten his way through the old ones

*FluffyDuckee* · « **Reply #38 on:** July 01, 2010, 11:21:20 PM »

*Love the wig...

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #39 on:** July 01, 2010, 11:44:49 PM »

I think I watched the first 30 seconds - and then clicked further along. I landed on the 'wig scene'. 10 seconds of that and I'd seen enough.

.... and it wasn't anything to do with tone, or other impressions - but the fact that someone does a video of quite inane stuff, especially when 'they don't know why they bought it'.

I have lost a minute of my life to that. If I weren't philosophical enough to write it up as 'broadening my understanding of the world' I'd demand my minute back.....

bnwt · « **Reply #40 on:** July 02, 2010, 07:55:35 AM »

brumby

you saw into the mind (and bedroom) of an eBay buyer

frightening ......... isn't it

bnwt · « **Reply #41 on:** July 10, 2010, 03:44:37 PM »

do I look like a postman ??

why did one of my interstate buyers send me this message ??

Please leave parcel at front door if i am not at home. It is very awkward for me to get to a Post Office so I would rather not receive a delivery card.

*Brum6y* · « **Reply #42 on:** July 10, 2010, 04:31:10 PM »

Well, you do have the parcel from the sending end - and can put delivery instructions on it. The 'Do not safe drop' stickers provided by Australia Post being one example.

However.....

If it is a registered article - or any form of delivery where a signature is required - then there is a problem, especially since Paypal forces the registered option for their so-called 'Seller Protection'.

So, there is a dilemma ... Do you risk the ire of the customer by sticking to 'signature required' forms of delivery - which can be a basic means of protection for a seller (even outside of Paypal's policies) - or do you defer to the buyers request at the risk of an INR claim?

What does your business model consider the lesser risk?

*Ubbie Max* · « **Reply #43 on:** July 10, 2010, 08:42:31 PM »

Bnwt re reply #41. "Please leave parcel at front door if i am not at home."

This buyer obviously has a Kangaroo loose in the top paddock.

*smee* · « **Reply #44 on:** July 10, 2010, 08:59:19 PM »

Do you not personally hand deliver all your sales Australia wide tags ? ....service is slipping

Roo · « **Reply #45 on:** July 10, 2010, 09:56:50 PM »

It may sound funny...but I kinda know what this buyer is thinking.

My Postie has started to leave any Registered or sign for parcels at his Delivery centre depot instead of the local PO.

The Delivery Centre is miles away and I just can't get there because of my work hours....and it would take a bus trip there and back.

Last parcel I received, I called the MC and asked if they could forward it to my local PO so I could pick it up from there.

They said 'Yeah, sure'....as long as I paid the extra postage if it was bigger than letter size!

Thankfully it was only letter size...so it didn't cost me extra...but if it was a large parcel, I would have been up for the normal postage cost for that parcel to be delivered somewhere that I could pick it up from!

If I know a parcel is going to be registered....I usually make the delivery address my work address...but if the seller doesn't tell me it will need to be signed for.....I'm stoofed!

bnwt · « **Reply #46 on:** July 11, 2010, 09:25:41 AM »

roo

all your points are valid BUT

why is the buyer asking me to deliver her parcel to her door ??

I have no control over what her postman does

it is scary to think people like her are allowed to leave feedback

bnwt · « **Reply #47 on:** July 13, 2010, 01:52:31 PM »

can anyone suggest how you'd go about removing this number (underlined in red)

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*Brum6y* · « **Reply #48 on:** July 13, 2010, 02:26:33 PM »

From eBay controlled web pages...? Good question.

However - if this message also travels through normal email channels as well, then it makes sense in that context.

*wheels* · « **Reply #49 on:** July 13, 2010, 06:25:45 PM »

bnwt, I don't know about removing the number, but what about the offer?

Seriously, I couldn't offer $30 for an item that was listed as $47. I would never insult the seller by offering less than 90% of the BIN price.

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Author Topic: Just For a Laugh (Read 28926 times)