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geekhack Marketplace => Great Finds => Topic started by: Pylon on Sat, 19 June 2010, 22:00:11

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: Pylon on Sat, 19 June 2010, 22:00:11

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-IBM-PS-2-Keyboard-Built-Mouse-/390208089734?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ada36ee86

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: Pylon on Sun, 20 June 2010, 13:49:33

Never mind, never saw that TrackPoint didn't work. Stupid me...

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: microsoft windows on Sun, 20 June 2010, 15:23:32

If it was $10 I'd buy it.

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: EverythingIBM on Sun, 20 June 2010, 17:47:47

Quote from: microsoft windows;195009

If it was $10 I'd buy it.

Send the seller a message and ask for a deal then.

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: bitflipper on Sun, 20 June 2010, 19:52:53

I would advise all to stay clear of this seller. Take note of the ebay id and put it on your no-buy-from list.

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: sethstorm on Sun, 20 June 2010, 20:01:51

Quote from: bitflipper;195071

I would advise all to stay clear of this seller. Take note of the ebay id and put it on your no-buy-from list.

What happened?

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: bitflipper on Sun, 20 June 2010, 23:00:11

Quote from: sethstorm;195072

What happened?

Bad things, man. Just don't do it.

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Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: kishy on Mon, 21 June 2010, 03:35:05

I believe it would be a benefit to the community and your own interest in diverting sales from this seller if you'd explain what your negative experience(s) is/was.

Providing an accurate view of the facts permits the reader to evaluate the situation and determine if they want to do business with the person or not. Suggesting only that people stay away without citing a reason (detailed or otherwise) is effectively a waste of your own effort because nobody knows why they should stay away (and as a result won't feel particularly inclined to stay away).

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: microsoft windows on Mon, 21 June 2010, 12:26:48

What happened to your bad seller list, Kishy?

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: kishy on Mon, 21 June 2010, 12:43:48

It went away.

Title: Relatively cheap M13 (white)
Post by: bitflipper on Mon, 21 June 2010, 12:55:41

From two transactions, my reasonings are as follows:

- item not as pictured or as described, different color plungers on keyboard which were explicitly stated on item description
- item condition worse than described, missing pieces
- packaging was very poor, packed in loose garbage
- seller filed false claim with shipper claiming the missing pieces were due to shipping damage
- seller exploits any technicality to avoid negative feedback

I did not leave negative feedback for either transaction, but it would seem that another buyer had a similar experience to mine:

 
It's probably a crapshoot with this seller, so be aware of it. He may well have cleaned up his operation since then, but he has alienated this potential repeat buyer. YMMV.