Society & Culture Things that Shit me part X- The Tenth edition!

[Richo is God]

isn't the whole point of ebay to buy items cheap?

 

[JockStewart]

isn't the whole point of ebay to buy items cheap?

Yep but when i mean cheap i mean 1 buck for an item that is actually worth 2nd hand 350 bucks.I dont expect to get that but i am not selling it for $4.45. I can understand for really crappy flea market stuff or shit people want to off load, but not for good quality items.

And then when someone else bids a nice amount the same arseholes bid another buck!

I mean what a waste of everyones time.

 

[JockStewart]

I dont do direct sales i only do auctions. If i wanted to do a buy it now option i would not use ebay. I only use it for auctions.

 

[Caesar]

Yep but when i mean cheap i mean 1 buck for an item that is actually worth 2nd hand 350 bucks.I dont expect to get that but i am not selling it for $4.45. I can understand for really crappy flea market stuff or shit people want to off load, but not for good quality items.

Can't you set a starting minimum bid price?

And then when someone else bids a nice amount the same arseholes bid another buck!

I think this is just a function of the auto-bid system. I know that when I put my bids in I set the maximum I am prepared to spend, and it automatically outbids any other bidders by $1 until my limit is reached.

 

[JockStewart]

Can't you set a starting minimum bid price?


I think this is just a function of the auto-bid system. I know that when I put my bids in I set the maximum I am prepared to spend, and it automatically outbids any other bidders by $1 until my limit is reached.

I used to set it at 99 cents when i first started to be fair. Now i set it at 5 bucks just to speed up the process but i still get 50 cent bids.

Again if the items i was selling was absolute junk not even worth a buck OK but not on items that have some value.

I use ebay becasue i now get 30 free listings a month..sure ebay take a cut of my sales..but it's better than buying classified space and then not selling the item.

Plus there is a real big demand for vintage cameras and photographic gear on ebay.

 

[Igloo]

Some builder building a house 2 doors away from me singing really loudly and terribly. It's incredibly annoying.
So far he's given beautiful renditions of Backstreet's back, Take on me and Khe Sanh.
Edit: Tainted love may be our new leader. Although he gave the Richmond theme song a fair crack.

 

[JockStewart]

Well if you don't like it then put headphones on!*

*Not really but i just had to in response to the stupidity directed at me today in this thread!

 

[The Passenger]

had my first peakhour myki experience yesterday.... yeah that works a whole lot better than the old system

queuing 3-4 minutes just to "touch off" at a suburban station. it's not long but who needs that wait at the end of a work day when 6 months ago all they had to was walk straight out of the station.

having only 2 touch-on/touch-off points at mos suburban stations is ****ing stupid

 

[NSWCROW]

LPG goes up TWENTY cents a few months back...
All this week we get news reports of prices dropping.........go to servo....LPG hasn't budged


**** YOU

 

[JockStewart]

Do you drive an ex taxi?

 

[grimface_87]

had my first peakhour myki experience yesterday.... yeah that works a whole lot better than the old system

queuing 3-4 minutes just to "touch off" at a suburban station. it's not long but who needs that wait at the end of a work day when 6 months ago all they had to was walk straight out of the station.

having only 2 touch-on/touch-off points at mos suburban stations is ******* stupid

I still just walk straight out of the station with a myki pass

 

[Quivorir]

I still just walk straight out of the station with a myki pass

How do you touch on then on your return trip?

 

[grimface_87]

How do you touch on then on your return trip?

So I have:

• Morning: touch on at home station (zone 2)
• Touch off at Parliament (zone 1)
• Afternoon: Touch on at Parliament
• Get off the train at home station and walk straight out
• Repeat the next day

It works because I live in zone 2 so I already pay the maximum fare. When I touch on the next day, it says 'default fare deducted' but because I have already prepaid (and live in the outer zone) nothing is deducted.

I don't know if this would work with myki passes if you live in zone 1 though

 

[The Passenger]

So I have:

• Morning: touch on at home station (zone 2)
• Touch off at Parliament (zone 1)
• Afternoon: Touch on at Parliament
• Get off the train at home station and walk straight out
• Repeat the next day

It works because I live in zone 2 so I already pay the maximum fare. When I touch on the next day, it says 'default fare deducted' but because I have already prepaid (and live in the outer zone) nothing is deducted.

I don't know if this would work with myki passes if you live in zone 1 though

that works fine, as it was explained to me anyway... the station i was in was zone 1 so yeah if you just walk straight out you'll cop a massive whack as if you went through to zone 2....

money should have been spent on upgrading the train system, THEN look at a new ticketing system imo.

 

[NSWCROW]

Do you drive an ex taxi?

no

 

[Gasometer]

As for things that shit me. JockStewart shits me.

Whoah...what an interesting couple of pages this has been today...

Lot of this going backwards and forwards...

 

[liam_13]

I used to set it at 99 cents when i first started to be fair. Now i set it at 5 bucks just to speed up the process but i still get 50 cent bids.

Again if the items i was selling was absolute junk not even worth a buck OK but not on items that have some value.

I use ebay becasue i now get 30 free listings a month..sure ebay take a cut of my sales..but it's better than buying classified space and then not selling the item.

Plus there is a real big demand for vintage cameras and photographic gear on ebay.

What's your eBay username?

 

[Stratton_Gun]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_porn

 

[benneth]

Colleagues at work, who act like they want to learn, but really just want you to do the task for them.

 

[JockStewart]

What's your eBay username?

Why you want to buy some gear?

 

[Quivorir]

What ya get carded for Jock?

 

[JockStewart]

For wishing someone a nice day.

 

[Quivorir]

Lmfao.

 

[Cruyff14]

isn't the whole point of ebay to buy items cheap?

You would think so, but clearly not according to some people

 

[Quivorir]

I am honestly surprised you lasted this long Jock, thats a good effort.