Re: Ebay Story (Long)

["Larry & Sandi Miller" <millerls@ado13.com>]

I have not heard from him at all.....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "MICHAEL CARPENTER" <MAIL4CARPENTERS@peoplepc.com>
To: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>; "John Daniel Caffrey" 
<jdc6@lehigh.edu>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "Frank Clarici" <spritenut@comcast.net>; 
"Guy R Day" <grday@btinternet.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: Ebay Story (Long)


> Excellent Ebay story!!!!!  I wish that more good ones like that occur.  I 
> emailed the seller on quite a few of what he has for auction.  He is 
> patient so far in his return emails.  He continually states that "there 
> are two sides to every story"
>
> Is that what the rest of you all are getting from him?  He answered the 
> one that I asked if there was black overspray on the white VW cabriolet 
> tonneau.
>
> Mike Carpenter
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brad Fornal" <tequila.brad@gmail.com>
> To: "John Daniel Caffrey" <jdc6@lehigh.edu>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>; "Frank Clarici" <spritenut@comcast.net>; 
> "Guy R Day" <grday@btinternet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 04, 2006 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Ebay Story (Long)
>
>
> > Oh, BELIEVE ME, he will fucking EARN his $44 reading all the emails he 
> > will
> > be receiving this weekend. By Sunday, he will be ready to snap on one if 
> > us,
> > and when he does, off to the eBay police that email needs to go.
> > It is posted in his feedback that he sells overspray items without
> > mentioning it, so it is only logical that we should ask about other 
> > items.
> > True eBay story........
> > As a big fan of the late Denton Texas group Slobberbone, The other fans 
> > and
> > I would cruise eBay for any rare discs that might show (the first indie
> > release of 500 discs, brings around $300 when it shows up). On several
> > instances, sellers would have a recorded show that they would try and 
> > sell.
> > Since tapers are encouraged, as long as no shows are sold, this pissed us
> > off no end. EBay was contacted, and informed that there was a seller
> > violating the rules, by selling CDR's. Ebay said that only the copywrite
> > owner could protest, so Brent (the copywrite owner) contacted them. They
> > basically gave him a verbal "fuck off" and refused to do any more. End of
> > story? Far from it.
> > EBay is just like any other corporation, they are built on greed, so we
> > exploited that greed. The next time a live show on CDR showed up, we bid.
> > And bid.
> > And bid.
> > The bid got to $10,000..............
> > Once the auction was over, the winner refused to pay, as it was a CDR. 
> > Since
> > CDR's are forbidden by sale on eBay, the winner was not obligated in any 
> > way
> > to buy the disc.
> > Now, you think, that was kinda funny.
> > But wait, there's more.
> > This gift keeps on giving.
> > This is the kinda kick in the balls that rattles the wisdom teeth.
> > Ok, so he had a CDR, so we welched out on the $10K bid.
> > EBay is a corportation, they don't give a shit about all that. There was 
> > a
> > $10K closing bid on their site, and they want their cut. And guess what,
> > they got it. They have every sellers credit card #, so that they CAN get 
> > it.
> > So, he broke the rules, and we broke his bank. Life sure is fun 
> > sometimes.
> >
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> > On 3/4/06, John Daniel Caffrey <jdc6@lehigh.edu> wrote:
> > > Brad,
> > > That is it in a nutshell. It's all about his attitude and lack of
> > > customer relations. He's not too smart if he lies in the feedback forum
> > > with no way to back it up. Maybe he will learn that a "No return"
> > > statement doesn't give him immunity from properly listing an item. I'd
> > > like to have my $44 back, but it's not about the wheel anymore.
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > Brad Fornal wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > >OH, and one more thing guys.
> > > The response...........
> > > IF this asshole is STUPID enough (and I bet he is) to send you a s 
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