What was the last thing you bought on Ebay?

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I won these mics () last night from a fellow in Florida named Silva Santiago.

"I ALSO HAVE A TRUCK LOAD OF CABLES OF ALL KINDS. "MERRY XMAS AND GOD BLESS YOU" CK OUT MY OTHER STUFF CLICK SELLERS OTHER ITEMS. I ANSWER TO THE FATHER,HONESTY IS THE BEST WAY."

I'm so going to get ripped off. I just know it.

― may pang (maypang), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2368090307

― may pang (maypang), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

nice!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://members.xoom.virgilio.it/8millimetri/immagini/agfa%20movex88%201.jpg

Don't know if it works yet.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Yo momma

― Leee Smith (Leee), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Mista, that's the craziest looking toaster I've ever seen.

― may pang (maypang), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Is that what it is? That would explain a lot...

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought the ROTK poster of Sam cradling Frodo, but I haven't gotten it yet.

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:42 (twenty-one years ago)

I also got one of these...still waiting for film to come back from processing to see if it actually works or not.

http://www.mondofoto.com/cameras/Sankyo_XL40s.jpg

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:43 (twenty-one years ago)

The instruction manual is a rich source of 1970s pictorial hilarity.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:44 (twenty-one years ago)

yay, I have a sankyo too!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

A Mexican wrestling mask!

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

You do, "slocki" (wtf???) ? How does that work out for ya?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Just won the Box of Bongwater box set today! Joy!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

I ended my buying-vintage-keyboards-off-of-Ebay addiction approximately 2 years ago with the purchase of a Roland JX-3P synth (probably my favorite that I own) and have not bidded on anything since. I'm afraid what will happen once those floodgates are brought back down again.

x-post shit yeah

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

it's worked out pretty great! pretty durable-seeming and the footage I've gotten back from it has been pretty good!

ps are you ever on aim any more?

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

i hate change and only purchase one type of shoes, the black sole Docs that pass for dress shoes. They were just discontinued which freaked me out because having to find a different type of shoe after wearing the same one for four years is more stress and worry than I need. Luckily, all the discontinued ones wound up inthe hands of ebay sellers so I got one pair for less than half price, brand new. Heavenly day!

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

RE: Sankyo. Just out of curiosity, how much would film + developing cost for one of those things?

― may pang (maypang), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

film is between $10-$20CAD for 50 feet, development is about $10CAD.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice. And how much time does 50 feet give you?

― may pang (maypang), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

About 2.5/3 minutes.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Someone who has the patience to do frames to feet will be able to give you a more accurate answer.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

2.5-3 minutes, I think? maybe it's 3.5... I always forget.

I can let you know of some good labs if you're interested.

(xp!!)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

are you ever on aim any more?

Not often, no. I will check in soon, though! Strangely busy!

http://home.comcast.net/~saellow/Sank.jpg

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

rule #2 is a lie!!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry to drag this off-topic, but don't Kodak do free processing in Canada/US? In the UK, I bought cartridges with processing (there was a pre-paid envelope for that purpose), and then just sent them off. It was cheap (ish), too.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 19:58 (twenty-one years ago)

that's true, you can buy some kodak film with developing included (they send it to switzerland!) but it's only the colour stuff, kodachrome 40 I think

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

(that's around $25CAD I think)

― s1ocki (slutsky), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Spacemen 3 - Perfect Prescription

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Oops, that was next-to-last. I also bought an Olympus OM-4ti that didn't work, so I had to send it back and fight with the seller. Which is when I quit buying stuff from EBay.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I only buy occasionally but here's the last thing I sold:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3575131153&category=1126&rd=1

― David (David), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:16 (twenty-one years ago)

The picture at the top of that is fantastic.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

pompeycarper1 is going to be a very happy man.

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

http://i9.ebayimg.com/02/i/00/ec/5b/d9_1.JPG

― Zzz (-_-) zzZ (Wintermute), Friday, 2 January 2004 20:34 (twenty-one years ago)

a man is the bastard LP.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 2 January 2004 22:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Last thing I bought. A gem.

Last thing I sold. 4 times what I wanted for it. Don't you just love people who get carried away at auctions?

― chris j (chris j), Friday, 2 January 2004 23:16 (twenty-one years ago)

april showers "abandon ship" on 7" and a triffids compilation (that i'm yet to receive)

― the surface noise (electricsound), Friday, 2 January 2004 23:52 (twenty-one years ago)

the Ruins-Hatoba CD

― o. nate (onate), Saturday, 3 January 2004 04:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Congratulations! You are the buyer for "5CDS! Eccentric solo artists - Frank Black!".

― Kim (Kim), Saturday, 3 January 2004 05:21 (twenty-one years ago)

That was like last April though since Me + Ebay = potential financial ruin.

― Kim (Kim), Saturday, 3 January 2004 05:22 (twenty-one years ago)

A big lot of obscure punk 7"s that I'll never listen to.

― Aaron A., Saturday, 3 January 2004 06:07 (twenty-one years ago)

The handbook for a Sulzer Type 4 diesel electric loco and a 1958 BR locomotive identification guide.

― Ed (dali), Saturday, 3 January 2004 12:21 (twenty-one years ago)

well on half.com/Ebay the most recent Sex and the City season

― Orbit (Orbit), Sunday, 4 January 2004 03:52 (twenty-one years ago)

I bought "The Hobbit" for 50p, sent the cheque off at the start of December, and still ain't got the book! I would normally chase it up, but its hardly worth it for 50p.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Sunday, 4 January 2004 11:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Was going to buy a John Coltrane cassette but the shipping would have been too slow.

― JuliaA (j_bdules), Sunday, 4 January 2004 18:29 (twenty-one years ago)

I just won one of these (a new model, not a 1960's original unfortunately) :

http://www.sjryder.com/!jbassfr.jpg

― udu wudu (udu wudu), Sunday, 4 January 2004 21:03 (twenty-one years ago)

a steely dan box set

― stevie (stevie), Sunday, 4 January 2004 22:54 (twenty-one years ago)

a picture of irene jacob

― bnw (bnw), Sunday, 4 January 2004 23:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I never frickin' win on eBay. I think I've got the timing of the bid all wrong.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 4 January 2004 23:58 (twenty-one years ago)

Limited edition Japanese language Ghost World poster.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 5 January 2004 01:07 (twenty-one years ago)

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i have never bought (or sold) anything on ebay!

― mitya, Monday, 21 May 2007 08:21 (eighteen years ago)

I knew Dog Latin wouldn't stay off ILX.

― aldo, Monday, 21 May 2007 08:24 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, an original "Love - Da Capo" LP.

― Mark G, Monday, 21 May 2007 09:06 (eighteen years ago)

three months pass...

I won White Stripes 'White Blood Cells' for £2.50. Advertised as mint condition.

What I received was :

1)A CD of 'Get Behind Me Satan' that is so scratched that it looks as if it has been rubbed with coarse sandpaper for at least 5 days.

2) The artwork for 'White Blood Cells' - torn and creased.

3) The most battered jewel case that I have ever seen. When I opened it it fell into about 10 pieces.

OK, the latter isn't a big deal and could have occurred in the post, but the others are annoying and stupid.

I send a message to the vendor, saying (politely) that I'm disappointed and want either a refund or the right CD, but NOT if it's in the same condition as the one he sent.

His response (cut and pasted directly from his message):

thars terrible,whats going on,iv,e been away for a few days,my daughter was looking after things this end,she wont do again keep the item do as you please with it il,e refund you now and leave excellent feedback very sorry.

Polite, but for some reason makes me irate. And I don't WANT his fucking 'excellent feedback'.

Nevertheless I send another polite response to say thanks, but I'd prefer the right CD if it's in good condition.

His response :

it was actually my daughters,ive asked and she did,nt know it was misplased that is the best i can do im,e very sorry

It's the slightly grovelly tone maybe, or possibly the way that he's passing the buck to his daughter, but either way I'd like to kick him. Except that he'd insist that it was his daughter who should be kicked.

How can anyone (and his daughter) be so fucking stupid as to mess up such a simple transaction?

― Dr.C, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:20 (seventeen years ago)

All White Stripes CDs look alike.

― onimo, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:23 (seventeen years ago)

"Was it the one with the red, and the white, and a wee bit of black?"
"Yes!"
"That's the one I sent!"

― onimo, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:24 (seventeen years ago)

All White Stripes CDs look alike.

-- onimo, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:23

they all sound the same as well

― Filey Camp, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:41 (seventeen years ago)

^^ not actually a criticism per se. all good music sounds the same too

― Filey Camp, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:41 (seventeen years ago)

Belately I've decided that I probably like WS, probably something to do with enjoying the Raconteurs album so much, and you can easily pick up the albums for a couple of quid.

It's not that I care about not getting the CD - it's just the whole thing is so moronic and hapless...

'do as you please with it'

I'd like to ram it up his arse.

― Dr.C, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:45 (seventeen years ago)

to answer the question

1. 80gb external hard drive
2. james m cain - the postman always rings twice
3. nonesuch explorer: mexico, fiestas of chiapas & oaxaca
4. dashiell hammett - the maltese falcon
5. wooden bead necklace
6. joan didion - slouching towards bethlehem
7. hg wells - kipps

― Filey Camp, Thursday, 23 August 2007 13:46 (seventeen years ago)

http://perpetualkid.cachefly.net/lg/LASR-1000.jpg

― luna, Thursday, 23 August 2007 16:56 (seventeen years ago)

He's giving you your money back and you got a free coaster out of it. So quit whining.

I've been selling a bunch of these little 'Harmony Kingdom' figurines I found - opening them up to check for flaws and re-closing isn't feasible because of the way they're packaged. Four out of sixty or seventy have had chips or small pieces broken off, so I just immediately refund their Paypal fee and tell them to keep the thing. I lose shipping and $.70 to Ebay each time, but since it's basically free money in the first place, I'll survive.

― milo z, Thursday, 23 August 2007 19:20 (seventeen years ago)

All White Stripes CDs look alike.

this isn't true especially considering that the White Blood Cells CD has no text or images on it of any kind and is just plain and pure white. It would be totally unidentifiable if its not in the right case.

― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 23 August 2007 19:22 (seventeen years ago)

ten months pass...

Just bought: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Armchair-Leather-IKEA-POANG_W0QQitemZ190234340082QQ

Ugly as hell, but the seller is 200 yards away and I urgently need a chair to do some thinking in.

Currently selling:
A signed copy of Grey Will Fade by Charlotte Hatherly, which I predict will get a single £1 bid.

― caek, Sunday, 6 July 2008 21:04 (seventeen years ago)

A packet of artichoke seeds, which didn't sprout.

― Rock Hardy, Sunday, 6 July 2008 21:08 (seventeen years ago)

OG jade stone and luv lp

― electricsound, Sunday, 6 July 2008 23:39 (seventeen years ago)

Some ... shutter shades.

― Alba, Monday, 7 July 2008 20:40 (seventeen years ago)

haha you didn't!

― czn, Monday, 7 July 2008 20:44 (seventeen years ago)

They're for a special occasion.

― Alba, Monday, 7 July 2008 20:45 (seventeen years ago)

I also bought a straitjacket.

― Alba, Monday, 7 July 2008 20:45 (seventeen years ago)

The Shearwater album on CD (I already had the vinyl). Hopefully next up will be a Caribou tour CD.

― Scik Mouthy, Monday, 7 July 2008 21:06 (seventeen years ago)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Y3H800NAL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

yesterday

― abanana, Monday, 7 July 2008 23:26 (seventeen years ago)

BK:O is solid.

― Allen, Monday, 7 July 2008 23:37 (seventeen years ago)

A top hat.

― Alba, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 14:35 (seventeen years ago)

A promo photograph of Norma Talmadge from 1928:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2649996020_2312f20858.jpg

― Pashmina, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 14:43 (seventeen years ago)

xpost

what the hell are you dressing up as?

― czn, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 14:45 (seventeen years ago)

i was thinking Thomas Dolby but the top hat threw me

― sunny successor, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 14:53 (seventeen years ago)

A Val Doonican album. Serious answer.

― mike t-diva, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 14:59 (seventeen years ago)

Mike t-diva rocks, but gently.

― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 15:03 (seventeen years ago)

I was originally going as a mad man, and was going to wear the straitjacket and a white wig, with the shutter shades as an optional twist.

Then I found out it was Alice in Wonderland-themed, so I bought the topper to turn it into an edgy take on the Mad Hatter. I think the shutter shades might have to go.

― Alba, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 15:44 (seventeen years ago)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Red-Leather-Straight-Strait-Jacket-with-Hood_W0QQitemZ230268037642QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230268037642&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177#ebayphotohosting

― czn, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 15:49 (seventeen years ago)

No.

― Alba, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 15:52 (seventeen years ago)

"superb"

― czn, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 15:55 (seventeen years ago)

LP by a mid-80s British post-punk band called Chorchazade - one of the former members of the band is selling unearthed copies for £5 a pop despite it being minor league collector manna that otherwise goes for several times that (based on a quick look round GEMM etc, this isn't my area normally)

― DJ Mencap, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 15:56 (seventeen years ago)

shutter shades

(god help me)

― czn, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 16:03 (seventeen years ago)

COME ON

― Alba, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 16:12 (seventeen years ago)

(did you get the luminous ones?)

― Alba, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 16:13 (seventeen years ago)

(totally; green)

― czn, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 16:17 (seventeen years ago)

Yes, but do they glow in the dark?

― Alba, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 16:18 (seventeen years ago)

A screen for my laptop, which my son dropped and cracked.

― Billy Dods, Tuesday, 8 July 2008 16:41 (seventeen years ago)

Cathedral Forest of Equilibrium LP. It came from Italy quickly, and in mint condition. AAA+++ great seller. Would work with him again!

― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 10:50 (seventeen years ago)

I was outbid on a photo of two dudes wearing masks.

― gnarly sceptre, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 12:18 (seventeen years ago)

bootleg kenneth anger dvd

― jabba hands, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 12:48 (seventeen years ago)

or Clinic live poster.

― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 14:20 (seventeen years ago)

http://i22.ebayimg.com/02/i/000/fb/83/8500_1.JPG

Sitting in this right now. Very pleased with it for a tenner. V comfy and doesn't smell bad.

― caek, Thursday, 10 July 2008 00:54 (seventeen years ago)

10" tape pickup reel

― danbunny, Thursday, 10 July 2008 11:44 (seventeen years ago)

Sesame Street Yip Yip doll

― The stickman from the hilarious "xkcd" comics, Thursday, 10 July 2008 11:52 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

http://i36.tinypic.com/xe06td.jpg

― wilter, Thursday, 8 October 2009 03:00 (fifteen years ago)

groovy!

― lorax & order (electricsound), Thursday, 8 October 2009 03:01 (fifteen years ago)

ha, nice!

― mark cl, Thursday, 8 October 2009 03:01 (fifteen years ago)

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