At 05:54 AM 07/03/2004, Cotty wrote:
The last time I
sent a package to Italy, it took nearly 4 weeks to arrive and the buyer
(Brit in Italy - laptop CPU) was very anxious to say the least. It was
tracked all the way to Rome or wheverer, and took another 3 weeks to do a
few miles...
This was a few
On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:55:29 +, Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This is the bit that would worry me:
Nicola Barghi - Kriminal1980
John
Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
I sent an ebay sale of a lens to Italy a while back. The same day I
sent on to Belgium. The Belguim package arrived in under a week - the
Italy package sat in customs for about 3 weeks. Fortunately, the
buyer was very understanding, but it was very nerve wracking for me.
Bruce
Sunday, March
I keep hearing these bad things about UPS. They certainly aren't what they were,
but in a case like this a customer complaint would have had the guy walking the
streets looking for a job. And were just are no other jobs at that skill level
that paid as well as UPS used to. I would guess that a
Over my morning coffee I was pondering and came up with the
following observations on an ebay universe.
Please feel free to add to them
EBAY APHORISMS
--
1) Everything has some value.
2) One person's junk is another's treasure.
3) One person's treasure is another's junk.
4) The
This list rocks.
-frank
The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist
fears it is true. -J. Robert Oppenheimer
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: pentax list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT - eBay advice saught
Date: Sun, 7 Mar
My understanding is that the problems with PayPal are on the seller's side, so there's
no reason why someone can't use it to pay.
Nick
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Without wanting to start this off again, PayPal is a
The buyer, the musician, has a web site that doesn't open
for me. The father, the photographer, has a web site that
does open. This guy is good. Go take a look at his photos.
www.andreabarghi.com
Stan
Cotty wrote:
Update:
Gianfranco kindly translated some text into Italian for me and I
Stan Halpin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The father, the photographer, has a web site that
does open. This guy is good. Go take a look at his photos.
www.andreabarghi.com
Ditto. Nice stuff.
Gianfranco
=
To read is to travel without all the hassles of luggage.
Nick Clark wrote:
My understanding is that the problems with PayPal are on the
seller's side, so there's no reason why someone can't use it to pay.
I've known payments to go missing for a while. I also don't like paying a
percentage on top to cover fees, as many sellers do. None of my eBay
That's right!
Jens Bladt
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http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt
-Oprindelig meddelelse-
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Sendt: 8. marts 2004 07:36
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Nick Clark wrote:
My understanding
O noble eBay experts,
I have sold a lens - but as you will see the auction clearly stated that
it was UK only - unless I was emailed first. In the event, the lens was
won by an Italian bidder who even sent me a checkout for the winning bid
plus £6 postage - which was specifically identified as
You're a meanie, Cotty.. hehe!
tan.
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From: Cotty [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, 7 March 2004 4:55 AM
To: pentax list
Subject: OT - eBay advice saught
O noble eBay experts,
I have sold a lens - but as you will see the auction clearly stated that
it was UK
What you've done is fine.
He didn't follow the rules
and hasn't responded
in a reasonable amount of time.
Relist.
Collin
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Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 18:55:29 +
O noble eBay experts,
I have sold a lens - but as you will see the auction clearly stated that
it was UK only - unless I was emailed first. In the event
Depends on how long its been. Assume he is away for a long
weekend and hasn't had a chance to reply. If you don't get
anything by late tomorrow night, go ahead and move on to the
2nd bidder.
Stan
Cotty wrote:
O noble eBay experts,
I have sold a lens - but as you will see the auction clearly
Cotty wrote:
O noble eBay experts,
I have sold a lens - but as you will see the auction clearly stated that
it was UK only - unless I was emailed first. In the event, the lens was
won by an Italian bidder who even sent me a checkout for the winning bid
plus £6 postage - which was
On 26/10/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged:
Actually Cotty, I just double-checked with myself.. He confirmed he
*doesn't*. But he promised he'd learn if you bought him one ;)
Believe me - you do. You just don't realise it!
Cheers,
Cotty
___/\__
|| (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
Just as you know you've set aside some money in your budget to post me one
so I can prove you're correct ;) And I'm sure you realise it- and will act
on it first thing tomorrow. When I snap my fingers, you will awaken. 3, 2,
1..
Snap,
Ryan
From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Actually Cotty, I just
Hi Brian,
Sorry to hear about your unfortunate experience. I must say that you came
across pretty calm in that article. If it happened to me I'd be looking thru
the hire-a-hitman section in the yellow pages, and probably wouldn't have
enough composure to sit down and type out an article. So was
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Subject: Re: OT: eBay plagiarism
It's possible that he is telling the truth and the thief is the guy he
hired. :-\
- MCC
, I
hired a guy from Micro Optical to help me with the rest of the item's
that I
no nothing about (NOT THAT I OWE YOU
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From: Ann Sanfedele [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 4:54 AM
Subject: Re: OT: eBay Plagiarism
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
annsan posted
Some may remember the guy who stole pictures from someone here (was it
your
listing
graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Probably do no good, but I it would be fun to send him and e-mail:
Hi, I am the expert who wrote your ad for you. I will have my attorney
contact you about my fee. Continuing to use the ad constitutes your
agreement to pay my $500.00 fee in full.
Be
I wrote a careful description for a Leitz Heine Phase Contrast condenser and
put it on eBay with a couple of pictures. I gathered all the information I
could find and did a good job of the text. But I withdrew the item very fast
when I saw there was another listed. I had missed it somehow. I
Chris Brogden wrote:
The internet encourages plagiarism, so the seller may not know or care
that it was wrong to do so. I checked out the page,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2563924879
and he definitely claims that he had you describe it for him. I'd send
him an email
Not at all different -
join the masses :(
ann
Keith Whaley wrote:
Then my experiences are NOT all that different!
Thanks,
keith
Chris Brogden wrote:
No, no... email would be too easy. Then people might actually be able to
contact eBay without needing to book a day off work just to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Don. If you hosted the pix off eBay, the easiest way to do something is
change the original pix to something a little different, and change your URL in the
auction (possible as long as you have no bids currently).
I thought it was just his text that was lifted, i.e.,
Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Some may remember the guy who stole pictures from someone here (was it your
listing, Chris?)
a while back and the colorful way in which he was punished for same - For
those of you
who are more recent or were off list then, the ebay person just used hrefs to
show our
Ann. Yes, that's right. Ooops!
Well, it might have worked.
Cheers
Peter
On Fri, 10 Oct 2003, Dr E D F Williams wrote:
Excuse me! I don't no who in the hell you are, but
I did nothing of the kind so you go ahead and report me all you want. You
have a lot of nerve buddy! accusing me of steeling anything from you, I
hired a guy from Micro
I wrote a careful description for a Leitz Heine Phase Contrast condenser and
put it on eBay with a couple of pictures. I gathered all the information I
could find and did a good job of the text. But I withdrew the item very fast
when I saw there was another listed. I had missed it somehow. I
Send a note to ebay. There are rules against this.
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
I wrote a careful description for a Leitz Heine Phase Contrast condenser and
put it on eBay with a couple of pictures. I gathered all the information I
could find and did a good job of the text. But I withdrew the item
The internet encourages plagiarism, so the seller may not know or care
that it was wrong to do so. I checked out the page,
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2563924879
and he definitely claims that he had you describe it for him. I'd send
him an email explaining why you want
I just sent this question to the seller. Should be interesting to see
what he says.
Will this Heine condenser work with *any* phase objective? I need to
know specifically if it will work with a Weitznel Schlong objective circa
1976. I realize that you won't know the answer yourself, so please
eBay has an email address?
I didn't know one existed!
keith
Robert Gonzalez wrote:
Send a note to ebay. There are rules against this.
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
I wrote a careful description for a Leitz Heine Phase Contrast condenser and
put it on eBay with a couple of pictures. I
Very simple.
You send eBay an email with the 2 URLs and this guys story.
Describe the issue and seriousness of the problem fully.
Send the other seller a copy as well.
The truth scares people and they often correct themselves quickly.
I had a facinating eBay sale issue a couple of months ago.
A
Don. If you hosted the pix off eBay, the easiest way to do something is
change the original pix to something a little different, and change your URL in the
auction (possible as long as you have no bids currently).
Personally I don't think complaining to eBay is any good; by complaining to
the
Chris wrote:
I just sent this question to the seller. Should be interesting to see
what he says.
so please ask
your professional and let me know what he says. ...
You wicked dude!!!
ERN
rofl
Probably do no good, but I it would be fun to send him and e-mail:
Hi, I am the expert who wrote your ad for you. I will have my attorney
contact you about my fee. Continuing to use the ad constitutes your
agreement to pay my $500.00 fee in full.
Dr E D F Williams wrote:
I wrote a careful
This is OT since since the item is not a Pentax, but I would
appreciate it if you could check out the following item, and
specifically its description:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3006594554ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6
My question is this: based on the item description,
On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, Steve Sharpe wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3006594554
My question is this: based on the item description, would you tend to
think that this was a functioning camera?
It sounds like it's functioning, but don't be surprised if the foam is
either
Steve,
It says in the ad it hasn't been used in over a decade, then he
contradicts himself by saying he took pictures with it (I can only
assume recently), and says the pictures look fine.
There is NOTHING that suggests the camera isn't working though. I
assume that's you that bid on
The seller said:
Camera hasn't been used in over a decade, but I shot a roll
of film with it and the pictures looked good.
I guess it depends on WHEN he shot that roll of film thru it. He
doesn't say. It could have been last week, or it could have been just
before he stashed it away for 10
On 25 Feb 2003 at 14:50, Steve Sharpe wrote:
My question is this: based on the item description, would you tend to
think that this was a functioning camera?
Steve,
Don't ask us, ask the seller, if their answers aren't prompt and don't appear
convincing stay well away.
Cheers,
Rob Studdert
This is OT since since the item is not a Pentax, but I would
appreciate it if you could check out the following item, and
specifically its description:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3006594554ssPageName=ADME:
B:EOAB:US:6
My question is this: based on the item
This is OT since since the item is not a Pentax, but I would
appreciate it if you could check out the following item, and
specifically its description:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3006594554ssPageName=ADME:
B:EOAB:US:6
My question is this: based on the item
Yes, I take it you know it isn't?
At 02:50 PM 2/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
This is OT since since the item is not a Pentax, but I would appreciate it
if you could check out the following item, and specifically its description:
At 7:05 PM -0500 2/25/03, Peter Alling wrote:
Yes, I take it you know it isn't?
I do now!
At 02:50 PM 2/25/2003 -0500, you wrote:
This is OT since since the item is not a Pentax, but I would
appreciate it if you could check out the following item, and
specifically its description:
Actually, I have bought a stolen Item on e-bay, I hadn't a clue that there
was a problem and I paid a fair price for it. (In case anyone is interested
I still have the lens and the legal problem was resolved by a written
deposition
to be used in court against the seller). I got the lens the
Did you have to return the camera?
Len
---
I actualy bought a PZ-20 or something similar off ebay for my sister and
got
notified a couple of weeks later by the Police that it was stolen.
Regards,
Paul
_
MSN 8 with e-mail virus
There was an eBay seller that sold equipment he stole from a large camera
store in Canada. I believe he was an employee. Too good to be true prices
on top line cameras and lenses. The Canadian law enforcement folks were
tracking down eBay buyers. I never heard how the case ended. Perhaps
The MZ-S that i bought for about $350us actualy came as new sealed in the
box and with a receipt from a camera store so that the warranty could be
claimed internationaly,
Aaggghhh!! I just bought one for the
equivalent of $900 and that's about as low as it
No.
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From: Leonard Paris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: OT: ebay once again: would you do that?
Did you have to return the camera?
Len
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I actualy bought a PZ-20 or something similar off ebay
I mean yould you do that: sending your credit card
information to a foreign seller, who has a feedback
rating of only 9 and who says this is the only paying
method he is willing to accept?
Probably not. And speaking about insurance (in an
other ebay posting) does this protect me from a
possible
I mean yould you do that: sending your credit card
information to a foreign seller, who has a feedback
rating of only 9 and who says this is the only paying
method he is willing to accept?
Probably not. And speaking about insurance (in an
other ebay posting) does this protect me from a
I regularly search pentex, pantax, yashika, etc. Sometimes it works,
sometimes not...
-frank
Mike Johnston wrote:
snip When I was
buying my Spotmatics, for instance, I would routinely check under the search
term Sportmatic.
As with any kind of collecting, knowledge is key.
--Mike
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On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 16:56:07 -0600, you wrote:
I mean yould you do that: sending your credit card
information to a foreign seller, who has a feedback
rating of only 9 and who says this is the only paying
method he is willing to accept?
I actually passed on an MZ-S (new) from a Canadian
Yep that was me the MZ-S for that price, it was probaly one of the more
foolish online purchases i've made and i was lucky it turned out okay :)
Since them i have been alot more cautious with my purchases and it was a
tense couple of days waiting for the camera to arrive!
Regards,
Paul
I
On 13 Jan 2003 at 23:31, Mike Johnston wrote:
Well, there are a few eBay sellers I am personally convinced are fences. I'm not
saying that was the case here. But if you are dealing with stolen merchandise
then you can pay a low price in cash and still have the deal go through.
I read some
This is worth a look - have a chuckle...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1945289157
:-)
Cotty
Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at
http://www.macads.co.uk/
Oh, swipe me! He paints with light!
Needs autofocus. Must be a girl . . .
Steven Desjardins
Department of Chemistry
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA 24450
(540) 458-8873
FAX: (540) 458-8878
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This is worth a look - have a chuckle...
Musta used a 'softening' filterG
Dave
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 16:25:35 +
To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: OT: eBay auctiothat fills one with confidence
This is worth a look - have a chuckle...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk
Would *you* bid on this?!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1383940544
There is no such thing as a 'worldwide warranty' from Canon...
Cot
Oh swipe me! He paints with light!
http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/
If he accepts escrow (and, preferably, pays for it too).
Mishka
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From: Cotty [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Pentax List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:01:30 +0100
Subject: OT: eBay shadyness
Would *you* bid on this?!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll
Does anyone has pointers to the complete syntaxis of Ebay search engine
queries?
I have been able to find by trial and error that
(pentax, smc, pentex) 85mm -(takumar,zoom,screw,67,6x7,645,af,fa)
searches everything having pentax OR smc OR pentex, must have 85mm in it,
and shouldn't have
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/search.html
On Sat, Apr 27, 2002 at 09:43:04PM -0400, Mishka wrote:
Does anyone has pointers to the complete syntaxis of Ebay search engine
queries?
I have been able to find by trial and error that
(pentax, smc, pentex) 85mm
Thanx! That's what I've been looking (apparently not hard enough) for.
--
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 22:17:31 -0400
From: Nitin Garg [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: Ebay search -- anyone knows the rules?
http://pages.ebay.com/help
Check out the example photos of without 2x converter and with 2x converter!
The center was just cropped out and enlarged! HA!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1345132950
Christian
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Check out the example photos of without 2x converter and with 2x
converter! The center was just cropped out and enlarged! HA!
Well, I think that this is not a particularly serious sin - g. It
certainly is not uncommon for with-and-without photos for TC ads
(not just on eBay, but in catalogs,
is that the country
that invented credit cards and the internet still use cheques so much. Can't
understand why.
Cheers,
Carl
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From: Cotty
To: Pentax List
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
I wish somebody would explain how
??
The new classic oxymoron, giving serious challenge to military
intelligence is business ethics.
end rant
Stan
Carl Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED] said
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
Same sort of situation here in Australia, cheques ... are a dying breed. ...
One of the things I've found strange
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From: Carl Bowden
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
One of the things I've found strange when visiting the US is
that the country
that invented credit cards and the internet still use cheques
so much. Can't
understand why.
I have a theory on this.
In the USA
Hi Stan ...
Maybe you need a new bank g.
My bank is pretty much the opposite. If I have a minimum average
balance in the account, I'm reimbursed fees charged by foreign ATM
machines, up to five transactions per month. There's no extra fee for
using the debit card, which can also be used as a
Shel said:
From: Shel Belinkoff [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
Hi Stan ...
Maybe you need a new bank g. . . .
Stan Halpin wrote:
My reason for not using a debit card rather than a check/cheque is simple:
I take savings over convenience. My bank charges $1
The bank I use is a local, family-owned bank. That's what makes it such
a pleasure. It's not one of the big banks. Until recently they only
had about five or six branches, but they've expanded as the communities
they serve grew. Nonetheless, it's always service with a smile, and I
can walk
Shel,
Walk up to the bank and ask Sidney to give me a sack full of cash. I'll provide my
shipping address.
Thanks,
Doug
At 2:10 PM -08003/16/02, Shel Belinkoff wrote, or at least typed:
The bank I use is a local, family-owned bank. That's what makes it such
a pleasure. It's not one of
://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto
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From: Carl Bowden [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 11:19 AM
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
Same sort of situation here in Australia
details?)
Otis
William Robb wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Carl Bowden
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
One of the things I've found strange when visiting the US is
that the country
that invented credit cards and the internet still use cheques
so much. Can't
understand
Hi,
I tried that once. Walked into a bank and said 'Gimme a sackful of
cash and no hassle'. Now my CV's got a 15-year hole in it, but I can
sure as hell sew sacks...g
---
Bob Dillinger
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Saturday, March 16, 2002, 10:10:09 PM, you wrote:
The bank I use is a local,
In a message dated 16-Mar-02 11:24:50 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
My reason for not using a debit card rather than a check/cheque is simple:
I take savings over convenience. My bank charges $1 or $2 to process a
debit
card charge, and nothing to process a check
Wendy,
I sure don't fathom the European banking system. Here in the US, we
send you a check and in 2 or 3 days the amount is in your account. (There is
a Federal Reserve banking system which 'clears' the checks between banks.)
Everybody but the lowest income households have checking
]
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Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
Wendy,
I sure don't fathom the European banking system. Here in the US, we
send you a check and in 2 or 3 days the amount is in your account. (There
is
a Federal Reserve banking system which 'clears
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Päivä: 14. maaliskuuta 2002 22:14
Aihe: RE: OT: eBay tale of woe
Having been a banker, I can tell you, if someone asks for a Wire Transfer, unless it
is for a large sum of money (i.e. $500 or more), don't bother sending
A similar incident happened to me. Won an auction for a camera in Germany.
Spent $120 to bring a $75 to the US.
Never again.
Francis M. Alviar
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Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 2:00 PM
Subject: RE: OT: eBay tale of woe
A similar incident happened to me. Won an auction for a camera in
Germany.
Spent $120 to bring a $75 to the US.
Never again.
Francis M. Alviar
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From where I'm at, if the UK joined the USA as the 51st State of the
Union, I'd be one happy bunny. All those zillions of bargains to be had
(photo, computer) and no import duty! I've recently spent loads on
acquiring bits of a PowerBook, but roughly 2/3rds what it would have been
here.
Can
From where I'm at, if the UK joined the USA as the 51st State of
the Union, I'd be one happy bunny. All those zillions of bargains
to be had (photo, computer) and no import duty! I've recently
spent loads on acquiring bits of a PowerBook, but roughly 2/3rds
what it would have been here.
it separately, as I figure
that the unit stands a better chance of getting here that way!
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From: Aaron Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
On Friday, March 15, 2002, at 02:37 PM
I wish somebody would explain how it works in the EU. My US bank might
charge something for depositing a Canadian check in Canadian dollars, but
never for depositing a US check. Why are they charging for depositing a
check in Euros?
The same reason that my bank here in the UK charges me for
I think I outsmarted myself here.
I found a lens on German eBay.
The price was good,
but the seller would ship to Germany only.
So I contacted him.
My German is no good (thru Babblefish translations),
but on previous bids, many Germans spoke English.
He did not, but allowed me to bid.
So I
Hi,
perhaps you could get the US Govt. to apply to join the EC.
---
Bob
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Thursday, March 14, 2002, 8:30:02 PM, you wrote:
I think I outsmarted myself here.
I found a lens on German eBay.
The price was good,
but the seller would ship to Germany only.
So I
Having been a banker, I can tell you, if someone asks for a Wire Transfer, unless it
is for a large sum of money (i.e. $500 or more), don't bother sending it and just send
an international money order in the funds that the person is requesting.
Wire transfer fees are outrageous from the
At 15:30 14/03/2002 -0500, you wrote:
I think I outsmarted myself here.
I found a lens on German eBay.
The price was good,
but the seller would ship to Germany only.
As a regular Ebay-er, both as a buyer and seller I can only add the
following points:
When someone says they'll only accept
perhaps you could get the US Govt. to apply to join the EC.
...just as long as the US government then moved to Europe? g
Fred
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Hi Fred,
I expect they'll work their way round to us eventually.
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Bob, from Airstrip One.
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Thursday, March 14, 2002, 9:37:39 PM, you wrote:
perhaps you could get the US Govt. to apply to join the EC.
...just as long as the US government then moved to Europe?
AKA My JOYOUS 50mm f1.4 SMC-M
Just got a new 50mm f1.4 SMC-M lens off of Ebay.
I had paid, what I thought, was more than what they're going for on there.
I paid $65.00 US + $5.00 Shipping. I've seen them going for around $50.00
US + shipping.
The lens is a sweet looking piece of glass :) It is
I received three packages of ebay booty today. All were as advertised as
better. The 55/4 lens for the 6x7 is like new. At $575 with the original
rectangular hood and a BW skylight filter, it was a good buy. The 135/5.6
Componon-S enlarging lens has perfect glass. a couple of small marks on the
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Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 3:44 PM
Subject: Re[2]: OT: eBay tale of woe
Hi Fred,
I expect they'll work their way round to us eventually.
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Bob, from Airstrip One.
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Thursday, March 14, 2002, 9:37:39 PM, you wrote
At 16:22 14-3-2002 -0500, you wrote:
tale about buying from german ebay
I sent her FAX instructions to wire him Euros.
So she sent him Dollars,
and charged me $35 for the transaction.
When the wire arrived at his bank,
it was $20 short (some mystery charge).
And, they charged him another 13
Perhaps they need the higher price on eBay to cover the eBay
commission. But 10% is such overkill. These are the kind of
folk who want to make a buck at every turn.
Regards,
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