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Robin Sunday, March 05, 2006
posted by Robin at 23:23  

The telly that won't go away

I've been lumbered with Wendy's massive 28" widescreen telly. She sold it on eBay before she went off to Australia. The successful bidder wouldn't come to pick it up in time before she moved, so I took the telly for her. Then the buyer refused to come to pick it up (even though my address was more convenient for him). The deal fell through and I got stuck with the TV.

Second attempt at selling the telly: I re-sold the TV on eBay again. Then... the successful bidder emailed me to say "sorry I clicked on it by mistake". And surprise! I never heard from him again and I'm still stuck with the telly.

Third attempt at selling the telly: I re-re-listed it, a successful bid and we exchanged emails and phone calls. Then.... disaster struck. I was sitting at home waiting for the buyer, when I received a text from his girlfriend saying they had been in a serious car accident and were in hospital!

The buyer is in fact alive, but unable to come and collect the telly. So once again I am stuck with this enormous 10-ton widescreen telly which I cannot get rid of. eBay's system prevents you from re-selling an item for 30 days after a successful bid, so each time someone flakes out I have to wait an entire month before I can re-list. I am never using eBay again - it's a nightmare!

Anyone wanna buy a TV?



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