Some ebayers are total assholes...

Codek · #1 08-07-2004, 06:56 AM

Get this: After I won a sniping war for an item I really wanted, in the joy of the moment and as a friendly poke, I emailed the guy who so NEARLY won the item. The email said "Smoked.

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So he doesn't reply for a while and I say well ok, he must've just thought nothing of it.

Then he comes back at me with this:

"Well if you are happy by paying over the odds thats fine by me. I got one a while ago for £29.00!!! You must have money to burn! I did not know that this was a game and am not very happy that you sent me this e-mail in the first place."

Hahaha BULLSHIT!

First of all, if he managed to get one for £29, then he is a very lucky man indeed! Both the ones I have bid on have bid on have gone for over £30 to £35. Secondly, if he really DID pay £29 for one, why is it that I "must have money to burn" when I only payed £5 more than his maximum bid anyway? He put in £35, I won it for £40, and he also attempted to snipe it off me. So what?

My email was clearly a joke. It had a smily face, and said "smoked". Do you really think I or anybody else would say that if the intention was to offend? I mean jesus christ it's only ebay, not a court battle. Take it with a pinch of salt and try again if you lose - no need to get all het up over a little bit of friendly banter and b/s me about winning bids.

Part of the reason I emailed him was because I respected him for so nearly beating me at the bid. Although someone else did bid after him, he very nearly caught me out. After seeing this email he sent me, to be honest I don't think I can really say I have much respect for him at all.

What a total ass.

Cyber-Slig · #2 08-07-2004, 07:01 AM

Dude just ignore him.Hes a loser and youre a winner

Fez · #3 08-07-2004, 07:18 AM

Ah, I love to see this made into a thread.

Good shoot'n Death.

Codek · #4 08-07-2004, 07:22 AM

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Ah, I love to see this made into a thread.

Good shoot'n Death.

Why thankya deputy!

*sigh* I really don't know what to do with this guy... I think I'll just email him and tell him that it was only mean't as a joke.

Cyber-Slig · #5 08-07-2004, 07:27 AM

Maybe you should.He obviosly thoguth u were tryin to call him a loser.

Codek · #6 08-07-2004, 07:35 AM

Yeah you gotta feel sorry for the guy, he was obviously pretty pissed that I kicked his ass and then rubbed my victory in his face (although that was only a joke).

I'll send off an apology straight away.

Hobo · #7 08-07-2004, 09:40 AM

COuld this not go in your shit that pisses you off thread?

Codek · #8 08-07-2004, 10:14 AM

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COuld this not go in your shit that pisses you off thread?

That's too long, nobody would pay enough attention to it.

Really we need a new "random shit that pisses me off" thread. It's on like 5 pages now isn't it?

oddguy · #9 08-07-2004, 10:44 AM

Hahaha!

I love you, Codek. If somebody e-mailed me with "smoked" in the title after beating me in an ebay action, I'd find it hillarious and would probably strike up a conversation.

-oddguy

Codek · #10 08-07-2004, 10:52 AM

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Hahaha!

I love you, Codek. If somebody e-mailed me with "smoked" in the title after beating me in an ebay action, I'd find it hillarious and would probably strike up a conversation.

-oddguy

Exactly. LOL.

I mean when someone outbids me, yeah I'm pissed that I lost the item, but I also admire their ultimate and godly bidding skillz. This guy clearly doesn't give a shit that I'm better than him.

oddguy · #11 08-07-2004, 11:04 AM

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Exactly. LOL.

I mean when someone outbids me, yeah I'm pissed that I lost the item, but I also admire their ultimate and godly bidding skillz. This guy clearly doesn't give a shit that I'm better than him.

Yeah, I got pissed when I lost the bidding of a Mud Mood t-shirt. I wanted it so badly. But if the guy would've taken the time to actually e-mail me, I would've seen it as a friendly joke...which is funny.

-oddguy

***Wil*** · #12 08-07-2004, 11:07 AM

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Hahaha!

I love you, Codek. If somebody e-mailed me with "smoked" in the title after beating me in an ebay action, I'd find it hillarious and would probably strike up a conversation.

-oddguy

Not to be intentionally awkward, but my miffedness at losing a bidding battle would only be refined by such an email from the winner. His reply obviously yells "misery guts" in echoing tenor, but I can understand so easily that he didn't see it as a joke.

Nonetheless, good on you for apologising.

Codek · #13 08-07-2004, 11:10 AM

I agree with you there Max, and that is exactly the reason why I apologised.

Like you said, he is clearly a misery guts. Hell I'm even glad I ruined his day, I like ruining someone's day if they are an asshole...

Wait, why did I apologise?

EDIT: oh yeah, cause I pissed him off...

Unintentionally...

So it isn't really my fault?

Oh screw it.

Disgruntled Intern · #14 08-07-2004, 12:59 PM

You were gloating.

He was a sore loser, and you were gloating about beating him at his own game.

I don't blame him for getting a little pissed off.

Codek · #15 08-07-2004, 01:27 PM

The critical point is that I was only gloating jokingly.

Disgruntled Intern · #16 08-07-2004, 01:58 PM

Gloating has such a negative stigma attached to it that joking or not, it's rarely funny.

Codek · #17 08-07-2004, 02:00 PM

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Gloating has such a negative stigma attached to it that joking or not, it's rarely funny.

Which is especially true with sore losers like him.

But how was I to know he was a sore loser?

Disgruntled Intern · #18 08-07-2004, 03:38 PM

If he's E-sniping, I'd say there's a pretty good chance he doesn't like to lose.

Use your brain.

Sekto Springs · #19 08-07-2004, 04:03 PM

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That's too long, nobody would pay enough attention to it.

Really we need a new "random shit that pisses me off" thread. It's on like 5 pages now isn't it?

Look at the Halo thread. That's what's fucking ridiculous.

Codek · #20 08-07-2004, 04:11 PM

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If he's E-sniping, I'd say there's a pretty good chance he doesn't like to lose.

Use your brain.

There was always the possibility that he might take it the wrong way, but the way I figured, was that if he is a sore loser and gets pissed, then he gets what he deserves - and if he is a decent person then he will take it as the joke it was intended to be, and it will lighten up his mood a bit.

Facsimile · #21 08-08-2004, 12:22 AM

I don't like his response to you, but nor do I like your statement to him. I really don't think it was necessary for you to say that, especially a comment that could so easily be taken badly.

***Cloverfield*** · #22 08-08-2004, 01:33 AM

I'm used to losing a lot of auctions ... even though I generally try to snipe, winning rare FFVII merchandise is pretty tough, cause so many people are willing to pay wayyyy too much for it [even I have my limits].

It's always annoying when you lose, although I probably would just ignore an email like that if I got one. I've never been in that situation though.

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