The post whore thread.

[HoneyBadger]

Hi

Hiiiii

[mcjhr]

Hiiiii

Should make you feel better, courtesy of BC!

[Great-Kazoo]

Sigh, somehow I knew selling a laptop for parts was a bad idea.

Buyer emailed me saying the battery was completely dead and it doesn't work at all. I replied telling him to plug it in and charge it.

Did he really think I left it charging for the past several months since I replaced it?! During the auction, the laptop powered up just fine and I even posted pictures of screenshots for some performance tests.

It would be nice though if USPS marked it as delivered so that paypal will release my money.

eta: He is now claiming the battery won't hold a charge and therefore that I misrepresented the item (in the ad I stated that it "worked great when we used it last a few months ago before replacing it"). The only thing I mentioned about the battery, was that it was included. It was a 7 day auction and he had plenty of time to email me asking about the condition of the battery, before he bid, if that is the only reason he purchased the laptop. Based on his auctions for sale, he obviously purchases laptops for parts, refurbs them, and resells them on ebay, so he's probably pissed that he didn't get a brand new battery along with other parts, to turn around and sell for triple what he paid.

It was sold as parts, as is. Screw him, he purchased it.

[BuffCyclist]

It was sold as parts, as is. Screw him, he purchased it.

Yup, exactly. I stated this at the bottom of the ad, and when creating the ad, checked the "No returns" box (which it also states on the page, but it says its also covered by the ebay moneyback guarantee). "This is being SOLD AS IS and NO RETURNS will be accepted."

In research of the moneyback guarantee, if the buyer makes a complaint for WHATEVER reason, saying they did not receive what was described (with no proof needed to say it wasn't as described), ebay will intervene and force me to issue a refund, or issue a refund on return of the part, or they will just steal the funds from my paypal account (cause ebay owns paypal).

If the buyer returns the item and ships it back, all they have to do to scam me and keep the parts is pay for the postage online indicating a specific weight and ship me back an empty box. When I report this to ebay, they tell me to take a picture of the box shipping label, which indicates a weight and therefore, shows they shipped back what I sent. So then ebay says , the buyer keeps the product and his money.

[TheBelly]

How many people do you have calling normally?

I have two calls on Tuesday, one Wednesday, a new videocon on Wednesday, and one the first Thursday of every month. We typically have between 10 and 30 or more people, calling in from locally, across the US, Mexico, Japan, Chile. It can be very frustrating at times when people call in late and the leader restarts the meeting to catch them up to speed. THAT'S WHAT THE MINUTES ARE FOR!

I have a minimum of 16 people call in. The most I've had was about 70 or so. That was for a Brigade level Annual Training Meeting. I missed the fact that a couple folks were going to call in. They were late and asked me to catch them up. I told them that they should have called in on time.... I found out later that one of them was the Deputy Commanding General-Support. I had a few words spoken to me after that meeting. I stood up for myself.

After that, my Eagle came and told me, "If nothing else, you're not an ass kisser."

[BuffCyclist]

Wow, 70 people would definitely be a lot and order MUST be maintained. Heck, we have a hard time sometimes telling people to put their phones on mute if they aren't speaking. I don't understand why thats so hard!

And good for you, higher ups shouldn't be above the rules or receive special treatment.

[TheBelly]

Yup, exactly. I stated this at the bottom of the ad, and when creating the ad, checked the "No returns" box (which it also states on the page, but it says its also covered by the ebay moneyback guarantee). "This is being SOLD AS IS and NO RETURNS will be accepted."

In research of the moneyback guarantee, if the buyer makes a complaint for WHATEVER reason, saying they did not receive what was described (with no proof needed to say it wasn't as described), ebay will intervene and force me to issue a refund, or issue a refund on return of the part, or they will just steal the funds from my paypal account (cause ebay owns paypal).

If the buyer returns the item and ships it back, all they have to do to scam me and keep the parts is pay for the postage online indicating a specific weight and ship me back an empty box. When I report this to ebay, they tell me to take a picture of the box shipping label, which indicates a weight and therefore, shows they shipped back what I sent. So then ebay says , the buyer keeps the product and his money.

Easy fix: Don't use Ebay.

[BuffCyclist]

Yea, I won't be using ebay again (except on the buying end because apparently, that's where ALL the protection lies).

Just hoping the buyer doesn't push the issue and I get my money.

[mcjhr]

Yea, I won't be using ebay again (except on the buying end because apparently, that's where ALL the protection lies).

Just hoping the buyer doesn't push the issue and I get my money.

Yup eBay can be scam city. I've seen the empty box scam on knives. He said she said. I used it twice. Once to buy once to sell. Buying was great, selling.....not so much. EBay takes a 10% cut. Screw them.

[HoneyBadger]

It's still light here but getting a bit heavier. Ground us starting to freeze up so its sticking more. Hopefully more wed/thus

Same thing now down here.