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

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblake_at_bigfoot.com>
Date: Tue Apr 24 16:49:03 2001

You know the wedge shape of the C64 is also excellent for use as a wheel
chock when you work on your car (grin). I can't believe that the unit made
it without busting all of the keys off having the drive on top of it.

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> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
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> Subject: Re: My first problem w/ ebay came up... needs your advices
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> 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 - 16:49:03 BST