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Re: eBay: how do you handle shipping? - 17 years ago

'Chip, how are you shipping those cell phones? I would think that in general they could fit in a flat-rate PM box and ship for about 8 bucks.

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Re: RUN YOU FOOLS!!! check your bank account for a deduction from Google - 17 years ago

Quoteelmo3QuotesamintxeBay will not let Google be used on their sites. Is that a current Ebay policy, or is that a prediction? Google Base plus Checkout...hmmm, could Google break the Ebay stranglehold? Google Base...gbase.... Yes, it's current eBay policy. Google is on the list of prohibited payment services. That may change in the future, but then again it may not.

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Re: UPROMISE: anyone using it, is it worth the trouble? - 17 years ago

If you do decide to open an account, use the promo code "BN5" (minus the quotes) to get $5 added to your account. Good only for new accounts, funded by Beechnut. This should still work, if not, there are a variety of codes out there for $3.

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Re: UPROMISE: anyone using it, is it worth the trouble? - 17 years ago

I use it, and have maybe $50 earned over the last 3 years. It's really pretty easy to do, even if you only use it to accumulate cash from normal grocery shopping. $50 isn't much, but it's better than nothing, and I haven't changed my shopping habits at all to increase those earnings. The great thing about is it that you can cash out the account (IOW, get a check) and the money does not have

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Re: Help! Pismo booting to command line? - 17 years ago

Back up and running. Whew. Thanks for the reminder about the archive/install procedure, MacMagus. I've always just wiped the disk and started over. Really glad I didn't have to this time.

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Re: Help! Pismo booting to command line? - 17 years ago

OK, finally caught the text of the initial console screen: "Darwin/BSD (Pismo.local) (console) systemStarter: The following startup items failed to properly start: : System/Library/Startup Items/Cron : -execution of startup script failed : : System/Library/startup items/Login Window : -execution of startup script failed :" I may have the spaces/item names slightly off

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Re: Wife needs calendar program, Help!! - 17 years ago

I second the rec of Up-To-Date. I've happily used it since v2. I've tried Entourage's calendar, as well as iCal but just prefer Up-To-Date.

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Re: Help! Pismo booting to command line? - 17 years ago

Zapped PRAM. It went back to the command line. Booted to the OS disk, and ran disk utility twice. Both time Disk Utility reported disk was repaired. After restarting, back at the command line.

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Re: Help! Pismo booting to command line? - 17 years ago

something about a startup file? Not sure, as the text on screen has changed. at the moment it reads the following: "Darwin/BSD (Pismo.local) (console) login:" I guess i should make clear i know nothing about Unix, and even less about the console/command line. Update: Finally managed to get it to boot to the OS disk. Running Disk Utility now. Crossing fingers...

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Help! Pismo booting to command line? - 17 years ago

My Pismo locked up earlier, so i did a force restart. Normally this clears any issues (it locks once in awhile, I do the standard diagnostics, and things are usually good again). This time, though, on the reboot it came up with some error about a missing file on startup? The screen was black with white type, I assume it was the command line interface. I hit a few keys and it went back to the

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Re: online edu software sellers - 17 years ago

I've had good experiences with Journeyed.

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Re: I'm "this close" to dropping PayPal.... (long) - 17 years ago

QuotechopperOnce the Google thing goes mainstream, I'm so out of Paypal it's not going to be funny. You realize that Google payments are subject to chargebacks too? and that Google's UA requires a similar level of proof of delivery?

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Re: I'm "this close" to dropping PayPal.... (long) - 17 years ago

QuoteNew.DadI would just mail an EMPTY box with Priority Mail and Delivery Confirmation. This way you can prove to PayPal that you sent something to the buyer, they have no way of knowing that it was an empty box. Don't get me wrong, I understand you shipped the item, buyer left positive feedback, so you do this trick just to get the missing Delivery Confirmation you forgot to get the first ti

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Re: I'm "this close" to dropping PayPal.... (long) - 17 years ago

QuoteNewtonMP2100So when I go to the usps website to track my Delivery Conforimation # the website says. . ."Track and Confirm". . .non? is it the same as Fedex or UPS tracking. . .probably not but it is tracking nonetheless. . .unless you're someone stuck on semantics. Actually, you are guanteed @ least 2 scans. . .they are supposed to scan it @ the post office when it first ship

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Re: I'm "this close" to dropping PayPal.... (long) - 17 years ago

The Seller Protection Policy is extremely clear. If you can't prove delivery, you lose. You can buy delivery confirmation when you ship with USPS, and can even get it free if you use electronic DC with Priority Mail. As for your buyer not initiating the dispute, you have no way to confirm this. PayPal has been known to work up the chain of transactions, so he could be telling the truth, o

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Re: Seeking the black ninja of kitty litter! - 17 years ago

What kinds of litter does your cat actually like (clay, crystals, crystals mix, sawdust, etc?) If there is a super-litter out there but it's of a kind your cat refuses to use, it does you no good.

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Re: Ever buy anything from an eBay seller with zero feedback? - 17 years ago

If you want to do it, use PayPal funded by a CC. That's about the safest way to go.

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Re: Sex Offenders - 17 years ago

QuoteNew.DadOK TL, thanks. Now a question that always puzzled me: having sex with someone under 18 (or 16?) is illegal. What if two teenagers (boy 17, girl 16) are having sex. and it happens a lot, if you follow the news. Now one year later, the boy is 18 but the girl is still underage, so they have sex, but now it is illegal. that doesn't make sense, does it? The age is somewhat arbitrary, ye

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Re: Sex Offenders - 17 years ago

New.Dad, if the person was listed on the sex offender registry odds are that person did something not permissible under the second part of that section: "(2) has contact with the intimate parts, as defined in section 53a-65, of a child under the age of sixteen years or subjects a child under sixteen years of age to contact with the intimate parts of such person, in a sexual and indecent m

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Re: Sex Offenders - 17 years ago

A quick little google search show's Connecticut's definition of "impairing morals of children" is as follows: "(a) Any person who (1) wilfully or unlawfully causes or permits any child under the age of sixteen years to be placed in such a situation that the life or limb of such child is endangered, the health of such child is likely to be injured or the morals of such child are

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Re: Need eBay Listing Assistance - 17 years ago

Are you using the old or the new SYI form?

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Re: eBay buyer scam? - 17 years ago

Remember to set your prefs to block buyers not in the areas you select as shipping to. As long as the scammer hasn't faked a U.S. registration, you'll block many idiots that way.

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Re: Taking my Pismo to Germany - Where to find power adapters? - 17 years ago

The_poochies, thanks for that link! I ended up getting a version of that Kensington adapter (minus the USB and $10 cheaper).

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Re: Taking my Pismo to Germany - Where to find power adapters? - 17 years ago

No, not going for the World Cup. It's an academic conference. Why they scheduled it for the World Cup host country at the same time as the World Cup is beyond me.

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Taking my Pismo to Germany - Where to find power adapters? - 17 years ago

So I'm going to Germany in a few days, and bringing my Pismo along. All well and good, but it just occurred to me that their power plugs are not the same as ours. I need to buy some sort of plug adapter in the next of days, but frankly have no idea where to look, nor specifically what to look for. Do B&M Apple stores carry these? Regular computer stores a la CompUSA, etc? Do I need the

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Re: should I cancel this ebay bidder's bid per their request? - 17 years ago

Right, which is why I said "in the future". Of course it was too late for this auction, but when possible buyers should retract rather than sellers canceling bids when possible.

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Re: Need advice on eBay item not as represented. - 17 years ago

QuotebuggerdIf you really want to play games with the guy, once you win the ruling and get the money back, ship him back a rock in a box. Keep the phone. He will not be able to do anything about it. Can you say mail fraud? This is a very bad idea.

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Re: should I cancel this ebay bidder's bid per their request? - 17 years ago

If this happens in the future, send the bidder the following link That lets bidders retract their own bids, which goes on their eBay record.

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Re: Need advice on eBay item not as represented. - 17 years ago

QuotebuggerdThey will freeze the money in the seller's account and force him to accept a return and refund your money. Correction: The will freeze the money in the seller's account if he actually has any in there. They may or may not rule in the buyer's favor. *If* they rule in the buyer's favor, the buyer may still not get any money back if the seller's account is empty. It is misleading to

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Re: Need advice on eBay item not as represented. - 17 years ago

Pull seller's contact info here: The seller's address may also be on your invoice. If/when you send it back, be sure to get tracking or DC. Otherwise the seller can claim he never got the item and refuse your refund. How did you pay? PayPal? If so, good. If the seller is nonresponsive, you can file a SNAD claim. That may or may not be successful. Ideally you funded your PayPal pay

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