sepiareverb
genius and moron
Surprise! A package awaiting me at the P.O. today. It was in fact shipped on the 17th, and made it here in 6 days from Australia. I am still feeling somewhat soured on ebay, but will likely keep my account open for the time being.
Yes most transactions do work out fine- I've got a little star with the number 181 after my name, and this is only the fourth time things haven't gone very well. It is my luck that in my case the ones that go wrong are far more often the higher price ones- once it was a hood that took forever to get here- turned out the envelope arrived in a P.O. 'body bag' overwrap with a 'sorry we damaged your parcel' note. But the other three times were higher priced items- one which never showed (the deceased seller), and now two with sellers who were just non-communicative and slow. And again, yes I do read feedback comments before bidding.
I'm thinking I'll keep the account open for those things that are impossible to get in these parts or harder to come by used at the online shops- filters, caps, the smaller stuff that isn't so dear should it not turn up.
Thanks for helping me vent and think this through!
Yes most transactions do work out fine- I've got a little star with the number 181 after my name, and this is only the fourth time things haven't gone very well. It is my luck that in my case the ones that go wrong are far more often the higher price ones- once it was a hood that took forever to get here- turned out the envelope arrived in a P.O. 'body bag' overwrap with a 'sorry we damaged your parcel' note. But the other three times were higher priced items- one which never showed (the deceased seller), and now two with sellers who were just non-communicative and slow. And again, yes I do read feedback comments before bidding.
I'm thinking I'll keep the account open for those things that are impossible to get in these parts or harder to come by used at the online shops- filters, caps, the smaller stuff that isn't so dear should it not turn up.
Thanks for helping me vent and think this through!