Re: Pipes on eBay, the joy of moron wannabe bidders...

Recently (02 Oct 2007), rigger <look@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> confided in
me the following secret information which I will now recklessly quote in
this public forum:

On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 22:40:11 -0400, jw wrote
(in article <Xns99BDDC76CEE20jwgmailemailaddress@xxxxxxxxx>):

I won't bother eBay with this, I figure posting his ID and e-mail
address here is good enough. I did end up blocking him from
bidding on any item I list.

That, in my opinion, is a mistake; this jerkface needs to be
disciplined. Sure, he may well re-register and pop up again with
another eBay ID, but I believe that if you don't turn him in to the
Auction Police, he's gotten away with it. And if he feels he can get
away with it, he'll go right on being a jerkface.
Just my sixty-three Baht...

Email addresses and ebay IDs are less than a dime a dozen. Losing
either one amounts to a hill of beans, especially to the ebay member
who has 0 feedbacks to lose.

So you think it's fitting and proper for Tim to not do anything at
all? I disagree. While it may be a token effort, as effective as
farting against a hurricane, it's still an action taken against eBay
jerkfaces. And a lot of little actions add up eventually to one big
one.

Well, I was only mentioning the value of ebay IDs and email accounts--
neither of which are worth much. Why do you read what I wrote as me
thinking it "fitting and proper for Tim to not do anything at all?"
You're the one questioning Tim's action (or inactions).

--
jw

"I'm A Precisional Instrument Of Speed And Aromatics."
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