I knew this would turn out ugly.
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I knew this would turn out ugly.
I've got some extra textbooks extra since our school is using new editions, thus the stores won't buy them back. So I decided to put a few up on Ebay. Well this guy is bidding on the one that ended soonest, and he has 1 feedback. Well he wins it at $41. I stated in my auction paypal only. Well the fucker still hasn't paid. I wanted these gone a week ago, and I want the fucking $41. Somehow I knew something in this would go wrong, ever since I saw his 1 feedback.
I guess it's only been 12 hours or so, and some people need 2 hours to do a 2 minute task, but I don't want to deal with this shit. My first experience selling on Ebay, and it's turning out to be a bad one.
I guess it's only been 12 hours or so, and some people need 2 hours to do a 2 minute task, but I don't want to deal with this shit. My first experience selling on Ebay, and it's turning out to be a bad one.
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could be worse... I just sold a scanner on ebay, guy paid by paypal. He gets it, now it shows some error message, put in a complaint, and now he has the scanner and paypal has my money. I won't get my $700 back until probably 20 days from now (been about 10 since the freeze was issued). That's ASSUMING they side with me, which the facts are on my side.
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Wait a second, you're pitching a fit because the guy hasn't paid you after a full TWELVE HOURS on a weekend? Holy shit, what a little bitch. Some people go places and do shit on weekends. Not everyone sits on a computer 24/7 making sure that you have your fucking $41. Is $41 going to make your life that much better, anyhow? That's crackhead.Aaron wrote: I guess it's only been 12 hours or so, and some people need 2 hours to do a 2 minute task, but I don't want to deal with this shit. My first experience selling on Ebay, and it's turning out to be a bad one.
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yeah, I had as-is in the listing.
It WAS working when it left here, and I showed that in the description.
But in any case I put in a claim to fedex, so who knows, maybe I'll get double my money back.. :la: j/k
but this does have something in common with your story - guy had 1 feedback. must be a scam.
It WAS working when it left here, and I showed that in the description.
But in any case I put in a claim to fedex, so who knows, maybe I'll get double my money back.. :la: j/k
but this does have something in common with your story - guy had 1 feedback. must be a scam.
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I guess I just see things from my point of view. The things I bid on i want, and I watch them until they end. Then I pay for them instantly.stimpy wrote: Wait a second, you're pitching a fit because the guy hasn't paid you after a full TWELVE HOURS on a weekend? Holy shit, what a little bitch. Some people go places and do shit on weekends. Not everyone sits on a computer 24/7 making sure that you have your fucking $41. Is $41 going to make your life that much better, anyhow? That's crackhead.
Some people don't I guess. And it isn't like the $41 is a big deal, I don't need it, but I want these books out of here.
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I know and you're right, but if I can recoupe some of my cost it's worth it.88GTneverfinsihed wrote:If your school is using new editions highly likely others are doing the same.
The university textbook business is the biggest ripoff in human history.
I fought that battle for 5 years. You can't win. You won't even come close to breaking even. You will lose your ass on textbooks in every situation.
But it sold, so I'm happy. I started bidding at $35, so $41 isn't too bad...lol
Publishers release new versions LITERALLY with the table of contents rearranged to call it a new edition. It's all a big scam to keep the new books flying off the shelves courtesy of the student loan system.
Keep all your textbooks. You're not going to get what they're worth. You'll have an interesting little library to look through later on.
Keep all your textbooks. You're not going to get what they're worth. You'll have an interesting little library to look through later on.
You're probably right, but the bookstores won't buy them back if they aren't the newest edition.MNFatz wrote:Publishers release new versions LITERALLY with the table of contents rearranged to call it a new edition. It's all a big scam to keep the new books flying off the shelves courtesy of the student loan system.
Keep all your textbooks. You're not going to get what they're worth. You'll have an interesting little library to look through later on.
I have no use for a textbook on basic Statics and Dynamics. Besides, the class/concepts were easy anyways. I'm not the library type, that's what the internet is for. Old Europe taught me everything I need to know about everything. Carb > EFI, TPI > V6, torque > HP.
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I agree, keep textbooks. Especially basic ones. The basic concepts are the ones worth mastering. Do you think I got to the point of solving a triple integral, figuring my own crankshaft counterweights or calculating true piston acceleration without understanding F=ma?
I still have all my college texts. I burned my high school ones, though.
I still have all my college texts. I burned my high school ones, though.