Just won a A1200 on ebay

[Hell Labs]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280471801797

Guy didn't write the discription so clearly but the pictures did the talking for him. Bidding was intense, I could barely move the mouse properly from shaking so much.

Good deal? This is hard to type.

[save2600]

Wow... Yeah, I'd say you got a helluva deal there!

Refreshing (or not) to see Americans aren't the only dickheads on ePay though. Nice ad buddy! All caps and a monstrous sized font. lol  

I couldn't get through the entire ad without being annoyed, but didn't see mention of specs. Ram, HD, etc. Wouldn't it be nice to find a 1260 under the hood? I'm guessing someone with the wherewith all to use and purchase one of those, would have written a more civilized ad though. lmao

[Pete_Noir]

Not bad! (heh, there's nothing like Pac-Man to show off the A1200)

WOW, those Software 2000 floppies take me back. I had a ton of those.

[Hell Labs]

an 060 would be great, this clever cloggs probably never bought one though. If it's just a bog standard 1200 with no hard disk i'm not too bothered. Plenty of 2.5 drives littering my room.

Shame for him, if he didn't write the ad like a mong he might have actually got something for it:roflmao:

[Hell Labs]

From my inbox:

Dear smaudsley1990,[/B]

YES IT HAS  ALREADY BEEN SENT! DID YOU HAVE A NICE
CHAT ON THE AMIGA.ORB (Wow...  Yeah, I'd say you
got a helluva deal there!

Refreshing (or  not) to see Americans aren't the
only dickheads on ePay though. Nice  ad buddy! All
caps and a monstrous sized font. lol

I  couldn't get through the entire ad without being
annoyed, but didn't  see mention of specs. Ram, HD,
etc. Wouldn't it be nice to find a  1260 under the
hood? I'm guessing someone with the wherewith all
to  use and purchase one of those, would have
written a more civilized  ad though. lmao ) NICE!

-  0792michael

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[motorollin]

TBH, if you call somebody a "dickhead" or a "mong" then you have to expect them to be a bit irritated, no matter how annoying the advert might have been to you.

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moto

[Hell Labs]

I never called him a Dickhead, that was save. As for mong, well. What's he going to do? Chase the royal mail van down the M62?

[save2600]

Yeah, what's the hullabaloo about? Someone forwarded what I said to the seller? Or he just happened to see it on Amiga.ORB?  lmao

Wasn't trying to be malicious on a personal level - but the ad is what it is.

[motorollin]

My comment was directed at both people who made comments, not just Hell_Labs. There's no need to make a big deal out of it - I just don't think there was any need to be rude to the guy.

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moto

[Hell Labs]

Oh yes there is. I just got it given to me by a neighbour.

It smells like cat piss like you wouldn't beleave. Would have been nice of him to let me know. How do you get cat piss smell out of an amiga?

[tone007]

He probably peed on it himself after reading the thread here.

Dissasembly and soap and water to the plastic would probably help, it's easy to get the "electronics" of the keyboard itself off to wash the keys and plastic frame.

[Hell Labs]

Thanks for the advice, i'll try that. It boots, and has a hard disk fitted. No idea what's on there untill I plug it in the telly. With a mysterious sega master system RF box.

[motorollin]

Oh yes there is. I just got it given to me by a neighbour.

It smells like cat piss like you wouldn't beleave. Would have been nice of him to let me know.

Irrelevant. The rude comments were made before you knew about that. If I was in his position I'd be quite upset to read comments like that on a forum, and to be honest I'd probably be tempted to piss on it too.

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moto

[save2600]

Oh yes there is. I just got it given to me by a neighbour.

It smells like cat piss like you wouldn't beleave. Would have been nice of him to let me know. How do you get cat piss smell out of an amiga?

ROTFLMAO!!!  

I wonder if that was a post or precondition type of thing? I'm with you though, I'd be pissed (pun intended).

Try douching her down with some Summers Eve, err... I mean, Febreeze. You guys have that kind of thing over there?  Also, on a serious note - I've had extremely good luck putting cases AND keyboards in the dishwasher. Just make sure they sit on the highest rack and that you don't over dry 'em. While that's only used as a last resort, never had a problem refurbishing old electronics and cases that way. Even PCB boards can be given that treatment if you're careful and be sure to fully dry before plugging in.

[save2600]

Irrelevant. The rude comments were made before you knew about that. If I was in his position I'd be quite upset to read comments like that on a forum, and to be honest I'd probably be tempted to piss on it too.

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moto

Oh c'mon -now that's an even less mature stance to take. You can't be serious.

Truth is, it is kind of embarrassing that the thread was discovered. I'm embarrassed for my comment(just hate seeing ads like that), Hell_labs and now this. It's just not cool or mature. But the fact remains, the ad was terribly written, he could have gotten more for his stuff had it been better read and now there's the ethical question of just what the seller actually did to the unit before shipment.

In any event - chalk this up to experience I guess. Bad or good, depending on your point of view. Either way, ePay sucks and Hell_Labs ignored a couple of red flags with this purchase, banking on the expectation that he was getting a "good" deal. So much for that prospect!  :lol: