posted on December 28, 2000 07:46:37 PM new
The Onion is a satirical "newspaper"/website which has been around for 10 or so years now. (As far as I know...) They've hit The Big Time the last few years complete with their own book, Our Dumb Century. They have a quite good reputation for being amusing, but I've never really checked them out.
posted on December 29, 2000 03:24:10 AM new
preacher
actually the IDs are real, but not to the people in the story. i'm sure the auther, or at least i'm hoping, got permission from the actual ebayers if he could use those IDs.
posted on December 29, 2000 05:18:25 AM new
It may not be "real," but given some of the hand-wringing I've seen from some sellers who've received a neg when the hair-splitting they did in their descriptions was NOT taken lightly by a disgruntled bidder, I'd say it was right on target when it coems to "truth"
posted on December 29, 2000 05:34:18 AM new
well, if it's not real, why isn't it funnier? I have read posts here and on the ebay boards that had me sobbing with laughter! There was a great one about sniping that I regret never printing out.
Plus, only a couple hundred feedback in over 2 years? ??
posted on December 29, 2000 12:24:24 PM new
Sounds to me like this guy is selling illegal copies of copyrighted material, he should be thrown off eBay !!!
posted on December 30, 2000 08:30:08 PM new
Whether or not it's real, and despite the fact that he's allegedly selling illegal copies, The root of the story is way too true. You bust your buns to satisfy your customers, and then, one day, out of the blue, you get a negative rating. You're shocked, you don't understand. That which you have worked so hard to attain is ripped out from under you. A little mello dramatic, but true.
posted on December 30, 2000 10:17:59 PM new
I can identify with this. In over 3000 transactions both of the negs we have received are totaly bogus. One was a retaliation form a deadbeat ("email not working, why didn't you try to call?" ) and one was from a lady who couldn't get our email address right. The unclaimed PayPal payment should have given her a clue. She was not exactly a newbie....
[ edited by outoftheblue on Dec 30, 2000 10:18 PM ]
posted on December 31, 2000 06:02:39 AM new
This spoof is not about decent sellers getting negged for no reason. It's about a seller who just doesn't get why his bidder's dissatisfied.
He describes himself as "going the extra mile" for bidders because he spends time purchasing bubble wrap when another seller would make do with balled-up newspaper, making special trips to the post office to get packages in the mail before 5 p.m., and attaching cheerful Post-It notes to sold items with messages like, "Hope you enjoy the Rutles CD!" - rather than selling quality merchandise.
Here's seller's take on bidder's complaint:
As for the statement, "Bad picture quality,"....I invite you to re-examine the item description....I stated that the tape was a "good transfer," and I stand firm on this assertion. I did not say it was an "excellent transfer" or a "perfect transfer."
Moreover, he's making illegal bootlegs, which he high-mindedly characterizes as a "service" for which he doesn't need the money:
Bananaman (37), do you think I even need the $32.50, plus $4.50 for shipping, that I received from you for this film? I am making copies of Superstar and selling them as a service to film connoisseurs everywhere who otherwise might not have access to this little-seen, underground masterwork
...and ends his tirade with
Let me just say that we will not be doing business again
somehow assuming that somebody who negged him for poor quality would actually consider bidding on his stuff in the future.
Yes, the hypothetical bidder should've emailed this seller first, but seller is clueless nevertheless.
[ edited by HartCottageQuilts on Dec 31, 2000 06:03 AM ]
will try later..Thanks..