[rescue] Don't buy from ebay seller carp-o-matic

[Phil Stracchino]

On 03/29/11 12:37, Richard wrote:
> In article <20110329160346.GA10345 at cable.mendelson.com>,
>     gsm at mendelson.com writes:
> 
>> If you bought via eBay, there are additional rules and if you filed a
>> claim within 45 days of purchase, they will investigate. Failure to
>> properly pack is one reason they will refund your money.
> 
> Unfortunately I didn't unpack this within 45 days of the sale.  The
> seller used that to basically tell me to f*** off.  Still, you can
> tell the difference between a bastard and a gentleman without a
> policeman.

Moral of the story:  ALWAYS unpack and inspect eBay purchases *upon
receipt*.


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