I have to tell yeh all that I have just come across someone really genuine on evilbay.... what that you say...Never
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Now how many people would A) Bother to contact me later and say that they had found the remote and offer to send it to me and B) also decline to accept any money for it or the postage so I fully expect that after he pays the selling fees and postage that he'll be lucky to have made £1 on the sale. He said he was glad that the DAB module brought my unit back to life and that was reward enough for him... how sweet.
That has really cheered me up knowing that there some really nice people out there
Guess I'm not the only one who's ever done this. Mostly because when I was younger and did the B/S/T flea market trade in recycled electronics, the biggest PITA was remotes; I was constantly rummaging the yard sales and household sale tables to find the one I needed for a TV, VCR, DVD player, etc. I know the pain of trying to find the right remote. It's right up there with athlete's foot.
I know... an eBayer with empathy. Go fig. (But I probably would have accepted the offer to cover postage)
I've also sent a seller a "bonus" when I got more than was listed in an auction. Nothing crazy... a few bucks and a "Thanks for the extra... have a brew on me." in the PP transaction or similar.
@Spec, thanks for sharing. Always good to hear about things going right for a change. "Normal" people are still on eBay, but they do seem to be getting more scarce every year.
Last year, I ran into a seller who was surprised when, instead of chewing him a new one when I found that the item I bought wasn't as described, I asked for a reasonable partial refund to apply toward repairs. In return, he took care of it immediately. Such a breath of fresh air.
@mnem, yeah, tell me about it. Last year, I rescued a bookshelf stereo system and discovered that most of the functionality required the (missing) remote control. A used one on evilBay was $30! Fortunately, it worked so I don't have to look at it blinking
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