A Cautionary Tale

Nov 25, 2008 14:32



I try not to despair too much of people, but the Internet makes it hard.  From behind the rudimentary cloak of anonymity it affords, you see the true colours of humanity; the questionable ethics of a society that puts self-interest above... well, just about everything.

Case in point.  Ruth and I were supposed to go and see Echo and the Bunnymen this ( Read more... )

i would have put anthrax on the tickets, instant karma is gonna get you, burn ebay to the ground, send good vibes to twain, people suck

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bart_calendar November 25 2008, 15:37:15 UTC
You'll be even sadder to find out that there are guides to "How To Make Money On eBay" that tell people to look for "flawed auctions" like yours and do what he did to you.

Lots of people will do what he did and then put the tickets up again on eBay and resell them for the full price.

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twain November 25 2008, 15:45:47 UTC
It doesn't surprise me. But, you know, I think karma will take care of it in the end.

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bart_calendar November 25 2008, 16:36:15 UTC
If you had a sick friend you have have had them sneeze on the tickets.

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anonymous November 25 2008, 18:13:20 UTC
You are too good, Twain. You should have asked somebody to bid 60 quid or something and then put it up for auction again.

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sui_generis November 25 2008, 18:45:37 UTC


Better yet, you could've bid on your own auction via a dummy account, just enough to drive the price out of the ridiculous range. Then the worst that could happen is that you get stuck with it and have to put it back up for sale again.

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