From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JVe7V-0006r3-KB for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:40:09 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8B835E0102; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 02:40:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from spore.ath.cx (66-191-143-114.static.roch.mn.charter.com [66.191.143.114]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7407DE0102 for ; Sun, 2 Mar 2008 02:40:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pascal.spore.ath.cx (pascal.spore.ath.cx [192.168.1.100]) by spore.ath.cx (Postfix) with ESMTP id 320935EFED for ; Sat, 1 Mar 2008 20:40:07 -0600 (CST) Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 20:40:07 -0600 From: Dan Farrell To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] beware ebay seller Message-ID: <20080301204007.3f75df49@pascal.spore.ath.cx> In-Reply-To: References: <777714.77712.qm@web31702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <47C938E9.4070407@gmail.com> <200803011223.38214.volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> Organization: Spore, Ltd. X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.1; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: 29035ce0-1aa7-4218-88fb-e094516c242f X-Archives-Hash: 9eb20a17b630bbc70a6c201d6a97712e On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:21:48 +0000 Mick wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 >=20 > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >=20 > > On Samstag, 1. M=E4rz 2008, b.n. wrote: > >> maxim wexler ha scritto: >=20 > >> > This is such an obvious fraud it makes me wonder at > >> > his 100% positive feedback. > >> > > >> > I've started a dispute with Paypal against him. > >> > >> That's why, I never buy hardware on eBay, and I discourage > >> everyone to do it. > >> > >> Heck, I even had scams when buying CD-R. > >=20 > > well, I buyed hardware over 40 times on ebay - and I was always a > > very satisfied costumer. From mainboards, cpus to tapedrives and > > libs, I always got the right stuff. >=20 > Same here, I have bought a few PCs/laptops and various individual > components and have not yet had a problem. However, I have only > bought from HP-Compaq online auction shop on ebay.co.uk. They sell > rebuilt, or end of line PCs, usually with upgraded components and one > year's manufacturer's warranty. I have found that as long as you > don't get carried away you can get a machine cheaper than any of the > chains that sell them over here in the UK, even if they are 'On Sale' > at these shops. > I don't buy on ebay much, although I bought my very first system there (a pII xeon, oh I loved it). anyhow, there's pretty good buyer protection in place now. your dispute should end well for you. =20 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list