Posts by Steven Williams

I thought it was quite funy actually.

While I do think they stepped ove rhte line. I thought it was quite funny and typical of the RB and JR type of presenting.

Is this worth all the press. No. Should they be repremanded. Yes. Should anyone loose there jobs over it. Yes but not the presenters. It was pre-recorded and edited.

the fact that the calls were made was wrong. The fact that it was broadcat is not the presenters fault. There are 2 different issues.

eBay it

Perhaps they will put it for sale on eBay. Then perhaps the buyer can pay with Paypal and claim that the goods were significantly not as described or not delivered and get a refund.

Smashed 42" plasma

My 3 year old son Smashed my 42" plasma the other weekend with a small metal TARDIS toy because I wouldn't let him watch another epesode of Dr Who. must be a common thing with kids.

eBay changes are stupid

Some of the changes are stupid. I am an ebay user with over 11,000 purchases and sales spread over 5 accounts. I used to be a proper power seller until eBay relaxed the rules and I decided to hide my powerseller status as it means nothing anymore. After all you can easily create your own powerseller accounts for less that £5.00 a month if you know how.

I give negative feedbacks to buyers who do not pay. I give neutral feedback to stupid buyers who complain at the most trivial things or take ages to pay. I don't normally give positive feedback until I receive it as the sale is not completed until the customer is happy with the item. Why should I give a positive when the sale is not competed. Only after the dealings are concluded do I give a +ve.

The new fee system will hit me when implemented in the UK. I always use galary as things never sell for decent money without it and removing the fee for this is a great idea. But the hiked selling percentages will hit me quite hard over the year when added up. Paypal always sides with the buyer even when given overwhelming evedence that the seller is in the right. But we still let them give us a hard rear ending by charging us for the privilege.

As far as postage goes eBay rules state that you can charge more than the postage will actually be to cover packaging, transportation and time as long as it is reasonable and clearly stated and defined up front. It an item (USB Hub mentioned above) is sold by an occasional seller they will have to buy a jiffy bag, bubble wrap etc. it all costs money unless purcased in bulk. I know some people abuse the system and I myself add a minimum of £1.25 to all postage costs just to cover the eBay and paypal fees.

At the end of the day if the item costs £0.50 and the postage is £2.50 and you are willing to pay £3.00 for the item then what is the problem? No matter how it's broken down it costs the same to the buyer.

Oh! As for people being ripped off on ebay. If it's worth a lot of money and you don't have verified contact details prior to paying the money then you have to be completly stupid and deserve to loose.

ebay has it's ups and downs, good and bad points. Live with them and you'll aways be a winner.