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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
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12-03-2005 19:40
Cruel but hilarious http://members.cox.net/boxonly/_____________________
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blaze Spinnaker
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Join date: 12 Aug 2004
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12-03-2005 19:44
ebay would nuke his account instantly.
they reserve the right to ignore the letter of the law. kinda like LL  besides, most payment methods just do chargebacks in cases like this. _____________________
Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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Jalia Oz
Registered User
Join date: 11 Jan 2005
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12-03-2005 19:46
If that's genius, then genius is a dime a dozen these days. ^_^
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
Join date: 1 May 2003
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12-03-2005 19:51
If that's genius, then genius is a dime a dozen these days. ^_^ http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/250703_xboxebay03.html Any good idea will be oft repeated. There's no excuse for anyone to complain about the one I posted. It states exactly what the deal is as plainly as can be. If people can't be bothered to read I have no sympathy for them. _____________________
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blaze Spinnaker
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12-03-2005 19:51
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=static-computers&iid=8236519104&frm=284
Yah, look where genius got this guy. Note the "No longer a registered user" What a waste of 109 feedback .. well, unless he stole the account. _____________________
Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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Zapoteth Zaius
Is back
Join date: 14 Feb 2004
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12-03-2005 19:52
Go him.. people are dumb..
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Logan Bauer
Inept Adept
Join date: 13 Jun 2004
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12-03-2005 19:54
OMFG I'VE BEEN LOOKING EVRYWHRE FOR 1 OF THESE!!!!111 I'LL BE IN PHOENIX ON THE 14TH CAN I JST STOP BUY AND GET THE XBOX 360 AND EVRYTHNG IF IT HASNT SOLD BY THEN!??!!?! I didn't take the time to read the link or and of this thread (all 7 posts ) but sign me up too IMMEDIATELY, I want teh XVOX 3600 too!!!  _____________________
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blaze Spinnaker
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12-03-2005 19:56
http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Premium-Edition-BOX_W0QQitemZ8238360553QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Took a few seconds to find this, but this guy got the same fate. _____________________
Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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blaze Spinnaker
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12-03-2005 19:58
Any good idea will be oft repeated. There's no excuse for anyone to complain about the one I posted. It states exactly what the deal is as plainly as can be. If people can't be bothered to read I have no sympathy for them. The value of eBay is that it's a trusted marketplace and you don't have to read every last word to make sure you're not getting scammed. That's why I sell so much on eBay and why so many people buy on ebay. It sucks that I have to give great service to everyone, but it's awesome how everyone trusts me on my word alone. _____________________
Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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Zapoteth Zaius
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12-03-2005 19:58
Go blaze..
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blaze Spinnaker
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12-03-2005 20:01
I think SecondLife could learn a lot from eBay in terms of dispute management.
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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
Join date: 1 May 2003
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12-03-2005 20:02
The value of eBay is that it's a trusted marketplace and you don't have to read every last word to make sure you're not getting scammed. It's not a scam though. It says clearly that all you get is the box. If someone buys it that's exactly what they're going to get. Sounds fair to me. _____________________
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blaze Spinnaker
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12-03-2005 20:05
Well, if you check my link, you'll see that eBay clearly disagreed.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Premium-Edition-BOX_W0QQitemZ8238360553QQcategoryZ62054QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem _____________________
Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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Chip Midnight
ate my baby!
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12-03-2005 20:10
Ebay's never been noted for its sense of humor. If someone can sell a friggin grilled cheese sandwich with the virgin mary on it, then I see no reason why people shouldn't be able to sell empty xbox 360 boxes. This is clearly discriminatory to certain kinds of stupid people.
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Zapoteth Zaius
Is back
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12-03-2005 20:12
Yeah! I lost my ball! In-in ebays yard, right? And he wouldn't give it back! Mean old Mr. Ebay!!
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Ulrika Zugzwang
Magnanimous in Victory
Join date: 10 Jun 2004
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12-03-2005 20:38
That was absolutely enjoyable. I so love torturing stupid people myself, yet I could never do something on such a grand scale so publicly. Absolutely wonderful!
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Mulch Ennui
15 Minutes are Over
Join date: 22 May 2005
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12-03-2005 20:46
That was absolutely enjoyable. I so love torturing stupid people myself, yet I could never do something on such a grand scale so publicly. Absolutely wonderful! ~Ulrika~ You Are A Saint! God Bless! 0=) _____________________
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Logan Bauer
Inept Adept
Join date: 13 Jun 2004
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12-03-2005 21:19
It's not a scam though. It says clearly that all you get is the box. If someone buys it that's exactly what they're going to get. Sounds fair to me. Definitely, if you look at the description, almost every sentence there in the description clearly states, "it's just the box", even up to putting in all caps right in the middle "YES YOU ARE GETTING AN EMPTY BOX, SO DO NOT ASK". _____________________
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blaze Spinnaker
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12-03-2005 21:41
Ebay's never been noted for its sense of humor. If someone can sell a friggin grilled cheese sandwich with the virgin mary on it, then I see no reason why people shouldn't be able to sell empty xbox 360 boxes. This is clearly discriminatory to certain kinds of stupid people. Well, some people would probably say the same thing about buying virtual land. I know where you're coming from and to an outsider of the eBay world, this probably seems funny, except that this sort of thing happens continually to the bane of all honest sellers. Using subtle tactics (far more subtle then this fellow) to misrepesent are commonplace on eBay and it really undermines the trust. For example, eBay sellers will have pictures of items just to get people to look at their ad, even though they're not selling that item. Basically this makes the image gallery useless for honest sellers. Fortunately even if you get what the eBay ad says, you can leave negative feedback which discourages anyone from doing these sorts of silly things. The rule of thumb is really this: unless you want to sell something that the person is going to be happy getting and glad that they did business with you - forget about selling on eBay. Caveat Emptor is not something you hear a lot in the eBay forums. As for the above, really, I can only suspect that they had to have been stolen accounts. After getting about a 100 feedback you'd have to have gone through shock treatment or something before you'd try to scam someone like that. _____________________
Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :
"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches." |
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Gabe Lippmann
"Phone's ringing, Dude."
Join date: 14 Jun 2004
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12-04-2005 05:26
Someone....somewhere....thinks you are ALL stupid and will torture you accordingly. Enjoy it.
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SiRiS Asturias
Chaotic Coder
Join date: 27 Sep 2005
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LoL
12-04-2005 06:06
Ahh... Gotta love some quality Sunday comedy. I bet those same people that bought the box would absolutely love this one:
/112/e3/75320/1.html Short bus approved!  Enjoy! _____________________
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Roxie Marten
Crumedgeon
Join date: 18 Feb 2004
Posts: 291
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12-04-2005 07:11
In the words of a dear friend
"if they were not ment to be sheared, then why did god make them sheep" Tis the season to buy into hype Rox |
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Surreal Farber
Cat Herder
Join date: 5 Feb 2004
Posts: 2,059
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12-04-2005 07:16
The sad part is that it looks like the Mom missed a chance to teach her son a valuable lesson. This guy evidently wasn't trying to defraud anyone, but there are plenty of people who would. How better to prepare your kid than by teaching them to read carefully, understand what you're signing, and get advice if it seems too good.
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Buck Weaver
Unsolicited Onterator
Join date: 18 May 2003
Posts: 251
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12-04-2005 07:41
Like we used to say in the car business,
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Dark Korvin
Player in the RL game
Join date: 13 Jun 2005
Posts: 769
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12-04-2005 10:28
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=static-computers&iid=8236519104&frm=284 Yah, look where genius got this guy. Note the "No longer a registered user" What a waste of 109 feedback .. well, unless he stole the account. You do realize that 109 feedback can be earned in a day or two, don't you? Do people still not realize how easy it is to get a few hundred feedback in a matter of days. It starts to get a bit harder after the first few days, but it still raises extremely quickly, ecspecially if you are running a legitimate retail business buying from wholesalers alongside the much faster moving rating sale business that can be done while still staying in Ebay's regulations. Everyone knows what auctions are for ratings only, even though they don't state anywhere in the auction that the intention is purely positive ratings and nothing else. |