nope. I've dealt with ebay as a buyer and seller many times. Lots of people want to dodge actually using ebay to save on fees and such. I've never dealt outside ebay in fear of getting screwed.
Hypothetical
Just a hypothetical question here but ...
If a buyer finds a seller who is willing to cheat eBay out of their fees to make a special deal with him ...
And that buyer winds up being cheated by that same seller in that very same deal ...
Should that buyer be surprised?
AND ... Should we feel sorry for him when he whines about it?
Just a hypothetical question...
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John
If a buyer finds a seller who is willing to cheat eBay out of their fees to make a special deal with him ...
And that buyer winds up being cheated by that same seller in that very same deal ...
Should that buyer be surprised?
AND ... Should we feel sorry for him when he whines about it?
Just a hypothetical question...
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John
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Macclellan: That's a good question and I'm really glad that someone understood that my hypothetical question was caused by something ... and didn't just pop into my head out of the blue.
My answer? ... it is probably because it wouldn't be "polite" to point the finger quite so blatantly. I'm aware of the fact that I am quite the "pompous a$$" when it comes to things like this. I hate that I appear to have my "holier-than-thou" halo on when in fact we all (me included) do things that we are not very proud of.
It's just that, more and more, it's obvious that some (many?) of us are not ashamed/regretful/unhappy that they have done so, they advertise or brag about the fact that they lied/cheated/stole, they are unhappy that they got caught/screwed/gypped, and they want others to commiserate with them about their unhappiness.
It seems that, in U.S. society today, "doing wrong" isn't the crime/sin, it's "getting caught" ... and this lack of "shame" is the sad part of this whole scenario.
Ok ... Rant over ... Moderators - deleting this or moving it to general chat is probably a good idea. Please do so if you think it appropriate. Thanks.
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John
My answer? ... it is probably because it wouldn't be "polite" to point the finger quite so blatantly. I'm aware of the fact that I am quite the "pompous a$$" when it comes to things like this. I hate that I appear to have my "holier-than-thou" halo on when in fact we all (me included) do things that we are not very proud of.
It's just that, more and more, it's obvious that some (many?) of us are not ashamed/regretful/unhappy that they have done so, they advertise or brag about the fact that they lied/cheated/stole, they are unhappy that they got caught/screwed/gypped, and they want others to commiserate with them about their unhappiness.
It seems that, in U.S. society today, "doing wrong" isn't the crime/sin, it's "getting caught" ... and this lack of "shame" is the sad part of this whole scenario.
Ok ... Rant over ... Moderators - deleting this or moving it to general chat is probably a good idea. Please do so if you think it appropriate. Thanks.
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John
In this case, the post may serve a purpose - to notify the community that a particular vendor seems to engage in some shady business practices. I doubt I'd buy from said vendor, having read that.
Granted, most of the time (and this time too) it is also a 'feel sorry for me' and 'doesn't this suck.'
John, maybe you could have posted in the thread and gotten the gist of your point across in a tactful way such that there'd be no finger pointin.' That might not fit your Dukish style tho.
Granted, most of the time (and this time too) it is also a 'feel sorry for me' and 'doesn't this suck.'
John, maybe you could have posted in the thread and gotten the gist of your point across in a tactful way such that there'd be no finger pointin.' That might not fit your Dukish style tho.
mac ... well, you're right, there's no tact in the way I do things, and at this late date that's probably not going to change.
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John
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John
As I said earlier ...
And the point of this thread was to explore the breadth of feeling regarding "avoid the rules, just don't get caught", not to point fingers at any individual ...
Some who have replied on this thread have said its perfectly ok, others have said it's not.
ergo
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I'm very aware of my shortcomings.
And the point of this thread was to explore the breadth of feeling regarding "avoid the rules, just don't get caught", not to point fingers at any individual ...
Some who have replied on this thread have said its perfectly ok, others have said it's not.
ergo
Anyone who remembers the Dan Quayle/Murphy Brown brouhaha certainly agree that standards in the U.S. have changed. Whether that is good or bad is open to discussion and depends on how you learned to think/believe what you think/believe.
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John
AND ... having absolutely nothing to do with any of this ...
A few(?) years ago, I realized that I was getting old when the teenage daughter of a friend of mine said to her mother "Did you know that Paul McCartney was in a group before Wings?" The mom and I just looked at each other, shocked, and I began to feel old.
Undoubtedly, I am again showing my age (sigh) as I'm sure there are those here saying "whats Wings? ... Paul who?" but c'est la vie.
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John
A few(?) years ago, I realized that I was getting old when the teenage daughter of a friend of mine said to her mother "Did you know that Paul McCartney was in a group before Wings?" The mom and I just looked at each other, shocked, and I began to feel old.
Undoubtedly, I am again showing my age (sigh) as I'm sure there are those here saying "whats Wings? ... Paul who?" but c'est la vie.
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John
Why is this thread in the equipment section???
Entertaining read tho.I blame it all on the MTV
Entertaining read tho.I blame it all on the MTV
Mott: it was loosely tied to another thread here in the equipment section but I did ask (post 6) for it to be deleted/moved if the mods thought that was appropriate. I assume that one of them will get around to moving it in due time.
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John
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John
I assume that one of them will get around to moving it in due time.
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John
done
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