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From: ogden on 23 Mar 2010 09:08 Dr Zoidberg wrote: > > "Switters" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:Xns9D447776B4B32swittersnospam(a)188.40.43.245... > > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:48:43 GMT, Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote: > > > >> Ebay does open your eyes to the general idiocy of a considerable > >> percentage of the world's population. It's sometimes best to keep them > >> tightly shut in the first place. > > > > And people wonder why I don't do ebay. I'd rather give my tat away to > > charity and save myself any prospective grief. > > Just don't be tempted by Freecycle - despite the fact that they are getting > it for nothing , the demands are even less reasonable than ebay. Ain't that the truth. It was alright when I was in Maidenhead but since moving back in to central London I've given up on Freecycle completely. Last time I tried to give stuff away I gave up in the end and took everything to the nearest charity shop. -- ogden | gsxr1000 | rgv250
From: Champ on 23 Mar 2010 09:29 On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:08:02 -0000, ogden <ogden(a)pre.org> wrote: >> Just don't be tempted by Freecycle - despite the fact that they are getting >> it for nothing , the demands are even less reasonable than ebay. >Ain't that the truth. It was alright when I was in Maidenhead but since >moving back in to central London I've given up on Freecycle completely. ah. I was hoping to Freecycle a big old CRT TV. >Last time I tried to give stuff away I gave up in the end and took >everything to the nearest charity shop. Most charities won't take electrical stuff. Emmaus being an honourable exception. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: Champ on 23 Mar 2010 09:32 On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:44:33 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> Ebay does open your eyes to the general idiocy of a considerable >> percentage of the world's population. It's sometimes best to keep them >> tightly shut in the first place. >And people wonder why I don't do ebay. I'd rather give my tat away to >charity and save myself any prospective grief. Yebbut, as a non-user, you only hear the bad stories, especially on here. I've done <looks> 146 eBay transactions, and only a couple have given me any problems. -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: petrolcan on 23 Mar 2010 09:46 In article <pighq51plq5p18vjmc8l069fq63g87j3ka(a)4ax.com>, Champ says... > > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:44:33 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me(a)privacy.net> > wrote: > > >> Ebay does open your eyes to the general idiocy of a considerable > >> percentage of the world's population. It's sometimes best to keep them > >> tightly shut in the first place. > > >And people wonder why I don't do ebay. I'd rather give my tat away to > >charity and save myself any prospective grief. > > Yebbut, as a non-user, you only hear the bad stories, especially on > here. I've done <looks> 146 eBay transactions, and only a couple have > given me any problems. Eight years, over a thousand transaction and a total of five problems.
From: Switters on 23 Mar 2010 09:58
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:32:10 GMT, Champ wrote: > On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:44:33 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me(a)privacy.net> > wrote: > >>> Ebay does open your eyes to the general idiocy of a considerable >>> percentage of the world's population. It's sometimes best to keep them >>> tightly shut in the first place. > >>And people wonder why I don't do ebay. I'd rather give my tat away to >>charity and save myself any prospective grief. > > Yebbut, as a non-user, you only hear the bad stories, especially on > here. I've done <looks> 146 eBay transactions, and only a couple have > given me any problems. Not at all, I have family and friends that rave about it, at times. I just can't be bothered with the hassle of taking photos, coming up with a description, doing all that other nonsense that's necessary even at the best of times. In other words: meh. Plus I tend to keep my stuff for a long time. It gets obsolete before I think about upgrading. I've still not got a flat screen telly. I did get a TFT monitor, and the old CRT one is going to a mate to pass to some church. |