TEH HELL WITH EBAY!

Allubz · #1 29-06-2009, 19:33

So yeah... Here's my story:

Last weekend my E8400 took the path to heaven, flying on the wings of staticification (as in, being static) of some sort... Now my problem lies clear: I need a new CPU!
Today I was hovering around on the web searching for some CPUness but had hard times finding anything Cuitable. Then at a certain, black-holed moment there was an Intel E8500 ES for sale, E0 stepping! Ebay is our homeboy, because it's worldwide, and there's always free trade of people and goods in the European Union, so it is between the Netherlands and Germany - So we sent out the team!
Following this offer for nearly an hour straight, our team came to the conclusion that bidding was low and our gold mines were flooded, so we packed the caravans full of gold and went in with an astounding offer of 130.-
Right at these last valuable 5 seconds, we were the right ones to bid. Right at that moment, that bidding was needed, bidding was offered and bidding proceeded, the following error appeared:
THIS USER DOES NOT SHIP TO THE YOUR COUNTRY. PLEASE CONTACT THE USER TO DISCUSS FURTHER SHIPPING POSSIBILITIES.

I was like: WTFOMGSTPTHTBBQHAZX!

It ended for 112,90!!! Remember this the rest of your life!!

Like... If nothing's clear to you now:
I live in the Netherlands, I'm shopping on Ebay Germany, and what, he's bitching about 20kms extra shipping!?!?

AND EBAY: WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS BEFORE. I'D HAVE FRUAKCING CALLED "M!

/end anger.

AJW256 · #2 29-06-2009, 19:39

Anger management FTW

(Moved to rants)

HackJoe · #3 29-06-2009, 19:42

lol....

J.

HackJoe · #4 29-06-2009, 19:43

Buy Afiliates13's E8600??

J.

Allubz · #5 29-06-2009, 19:49

Need 50 posts to do anything in that section. I don't want to spam you know

So, if there's anything up for offers, since 130 is around my max.

kitfit1 · #6 29-06-2009, 20:42

Don't get yourself to hacked off about it Allubz. Nearly all ES E8500's were crap clockers anyway, i had 3, and none of them were as good as the retail versions, when they were released. Just bide your time and grab a nice E8600 when you find one.

Allubz · #7 29-06-2009, 20:43

Dang, and the cash for it.

GSte · #8 29-06-2009, 21:25

Agreed that Ebay is a real PITA, they've now introduced some bobbins thing whereby you have to meet a load of criteria to not have payments for goods you've sold put on hold for 21 days, or until the buyer leaves you positive feedback. Yet as part of their criteria, you need to have made 100 sales within the last 12 months, and received 20 detailed seller ratings. So even though I have 100% positive feedback, unless people can be bothered giving me detailed ratings, my money will always be on hold. Yet a company with only 96% positive feedback can have access to their money instantly, as long as they sell shedloads of stuff. So let's say they sell 1000 items per year. 4% negative feedback = 40 people they can potentially have ripped off, yet they will still be able to have access to the money for the items instantly!?!

Not going to use it again, what with that and the fees being pretty much 10% final value on everything now.

Take a running jump Mr.Ebay.

Allubz · #9 29-06-2009, 21:31

Engineering Sample

Clunk · #10 29-06-2009, 22:13

Yes, ebay is a big steaming pile of horse kack, it just gets worse and worse, and less and less buyer/seller orientated and more ebay profit orientated. There's no real protection, they will try and wriggle out of paying you if you get ripped off, so my advice is to buy Affiliate's E8600