My first problem w/ ebay came up... needs your advices

From: hardwire_at_ptd.net <(hardwire_at_ptd.net)>
Date: Tue Apr 24 16:33:33 2001

Chad Fernandez wrote:
>
> This only really irritates me when I get the package and it is packed
> badly.


The worst packing job I've ever seen in all of my 31 years was when I
picked up a C64/1541 combo on EBay a few months back. The seller had
run a little over 50 auctions at that time, not a lot, but usually more
than enough for a few negative feedbacks to creep in.

Anyway, this guy simply went to his local grocery store, got hold of a
seriously flimsy cardboard box, and proceeded to place the computer and
drive in the bottom of said box (in that order too). And that was
it--no packing material what-so-ever!!! (I guess I should've been
happy he actually sealed the carton with a single piece of packing
tape...)

Even so, that battle-tank of a 1541 was still in alignment when it got
here. (Then again, I've seen one tumble down a flight of stairs and
still pass a mechanical performance test.) You have to love any
hardware that could be used as a ballistic weapon in a pinch, and still
boot. ;)

-Chris Caldwell
Received on Tue Apr 24 2001 - 16:33:33 BST