toys
So, as a result of various ramblings, I decided to pick up a Gameboy Micro on the cheap.
After a bit of digging around on ebay (where they all seemed to be either a. quite a bit or b. garish pink), I struck upon cex, who were offering a 'gameboy micro, discounted' for something in the ballpark of ten pounds, a figure I thought rather reasonable.
So, not expecting a response, I emailed them on friday lunch time asking two simple questions:
1. what colour was it, and
2. what condition was it in (i.e. why was it 'discounted')
Given my usual experience with these guys I did not hold out much hope. However, not an hour later I got back a reply saying it was 'black / silver' and was 'without box, some wear'. Sorted thought I, truely I have misjudged them, and thus the debit card was waved around mid friday afternoon.
Saturday morning a parcel arrives addressed to me. Clearly I am even more impressed and pleased at the service. Whereupon I am somewhat flummoxed when I open the package to discover.
a. it was green
b. it had been shipped in its box.
So, they managed to promptly answer my queries (and ship the object) and yet get the answers completely wrong. Nice one.
After a bit of digging around on ebay (where they all seemed to be either a. quite a bit or b. garish pink), I struck upon cex, who were offering a 'gameboy micro, discounted' for something in the ballpark of ten pounds, a figure I thought rather reasonable.
So, not expecting a response, I emailed them on friday lunch time asking two simple questions:
1. what colour was it, and
2. what condition was it in (i.e. why was it 'discounted')
Given my usual experience with these guys I did not hold out much hope. However, not an hour later I got back a reply saying it was 'black / silver' and was 'without box, some wear'. Sorted thought I, truely I have misjudged them, and thus the debit card was waved around mid friday afternoon.
Saturday morning a parcel arrives addressed to me. Clearly I am even more impressed and pleased at the service. Whereupon I am somewhat flummoxed when I open the package to discover.
a. it was green
b. it had been shipped in its box.
So, they managed to promptly answer my queries (and ship the object) and yet get the answers completely wrong. Nice one.