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Title: Good day on ebay
Post by: Fenton on 10 November 2013, 06:51:18 PM
Much to my surprise I sold 20 Battlefield Gothic Ork ships for 107 quid!
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: get2grips on 10 November 2013, 07:40:15 PM
Result ;)
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 10 November 2013, 08:51:38 PM
Nice one!
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Womble67 on 10 November 2013, 11:21:54 PM
Well done

ive not sold anythink on evil bay in ages, but cant seem to stop buying hmm I may need counselling

take care

andy
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Maenoferren on 11 November 2013, 12:44:01 AM
Quote from: Fenton on 10 November 2013, 06:51:18 PM
Much to my surprise I sold 20 Battlefield Gothic Ork ships for 107 quid!

Most excellent.
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Techno on 11 November 2013, 08:33:15 AM
Had what could be called a rather 'creepy' ebay experience last night, when I noticed car headlights pointing up the drive while I was watching the TV.

Better go and check that, thought I, only to find a strange little chap standing outside the back door.
"Are you lost ?"
"You hev deeshwasheer to sell on eeebay ?"
"Er...No."
"What post caode are yoo ?"
Tell him post code.
"Ah car Breeeng us here."
"I'm afraid that post code covers about a mile on this road as the houses are so far apart."
"You have black Kia ?"
"No....Sorry, I don't know anyone that does.....What's the name or address of the people you're trying to find ?"
"Errrrrr.....Do not know.".....He walks down to his car to look at his mobile.....Starts scrolling through it.
"Oh.....No seegnal."

Then ten minutes of guessing names in the drizzle until I hit on one that he recognized.
"Yeaus.....that's eet."

Point man in right direction....Run indoors and phone a 'neighbour' about 3/4 of a mile away to warn them.
Fortunately I'd guessed correctly...and they did have a dishwasher for sale and had been waiting for these blokes to turn up...They'd already assumed they'd got lost.
HAH !!

So all was well.....But it rather creeped self and Mrs Techno out.
Needless to say we were very brave and had all the dogs out with us while we were talking.....They're good at sounding fierce.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Cheers - Phil.
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: get2grips on 11 November 2013, 09:54:03 AM
Did you go out with the Bren gun :D
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Luddite on 11 November 2013, 02:05:30 PM
'Dish washer'?  I presume he wasn't after the Maid of All Work.  Selling one's servants isn't the done thing nowadays. 

This chap sounded like a slovenly Johnny Foreigner old boy so Sterling work on the stiff upper lip there Mr Techno.

Good job you had the hounds in attendance.  You never can be too sure.  Encounters with these queer sorts can quickly turn into a rum do and its always useful to distract them with beagles while you break out the fowling piece.
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Leon on 11 November 2013, 06:34:54 PM
I'd imagine he was much like a spider in that situation Phil, much more scared of you than you guys were of him...  :D
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Fenton on 11 November 2013, 06:36:35 PM
Quote from: Luddite on 11 November 2013, 02:05:30 PM


This chap sounded like a slovenly Johnny Foreigner old boy so Sterling work on the stiff upper lip there Mr Techno.




In this case shouldn't you have brought out the sub machine gun instead?
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: fsn on 11 November 2013, 06:43:48 PM
Sounds to me if you could have seen the blighter off with a few good whacks from a stout walking stick.

Was it Peter Lorre by any chance?

(http://travsd.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/peter-lorre.jpg)
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Techno on 11 November 2013, 09:28:12 PM
Peter Lorre looks normal compared to 'my friend'....
What got me was, that while I was looking over his shoulder....(He was rather short)...and watching him scroll through his address book....that I've never seen so many surnames begin with the letter 'Z'.

Didn't see Zorro though.

I think he was a bit bothered by the mutts though.....HUZZAH !

Cheers - Phil.


Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 12 November 2013, 08:11:23 AM
But Labs are big softies.

IanS
Title: Re: Good day on ebay
Post by: Techno on 12 November 2013, 08:38:36 AM
Very, very true Ian.
But it's surprising how many folk don't seem to know this, and keep well away from them if they all start 'shouting' at the gate ! :) ;)
Cheers - Phil.