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Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/02/2008 11:03:09 PM · #1

Bad week on Ebay for me. I posted a rant earlier about a rude email I got from a seller. That guy was the king of politeness compared to the one I received tonight. Plus, my camera didn't sell for my reserve price. Bad night all around.

THIS is the auction I questioned. I simply sent an email asking if he had photos of the back of the actual 40d for sale since the photo shown did not appear to be that of a 40d. He has some sort of shade on the lcd, so I figured it was just to show that shade and I wanted to see the actual camera.

Here is the response I received (editing on the f word is mine...believe me, his wasn't edited at all)

Dear jpochard,

All photos are of a 40D... the actual 40D for sale, you f**king idiot. I already have more than enough bids and really don't need to prove anything to an ignorant photographer like yourself.

Have a nice day!!!

- jondecola

I think I'll just take a deep breath and move on to this week with a smile....

UrfaK

Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel

03/02/2008 11:22:03 PM · #2

ouch! some people can be so grouchy..

Message edited by author 2008-03-02 23:22:49.

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

03/02/2008 11:24:07 PM · #3

Better to find out now, than after the sale when the guy has your money and you have a problem with the camera.

~Terry

Katmystiry

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

03/02/2008 11:38:16 PM · #4

Geez who peed in that sellers cheerios this morning!

Alicia

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II

03/02/2008 11:41:29 PM · #5

Can't you report that to eBay. I think they have things in place to take care of sellers who don't behave.

Message edited by author 2008-03-02 23:47:41.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/02/2008 11:41:52 PM · #6

Doesn't that violate the eBay Seller TOS? Maybe the guy won't be a seller for too long if you forward that to eBay customer service ...

03/02/2008 11:42:58 PM · #7

What really ticks me off is that he has a 100% positive feedback rating (not too many, though.) Gotta love the "Have a nice day" closing.

03/02/2008 11:46:28 PM · #8

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Doesn't that violate the eBay Seller TOS? Maybe the guy won't be a seller for too long if you forward that to eBay customer service ...

Because it came through the Ebay contact system, I did submit a request asking if there is someone I can forward the email to. I didn't just want to copy and paste, because that doesn't prove that he sent it. In any case, I do feel that I'm within my rights to at least report it. It's a little beyond simply rude. Who knows if they'll do anything about it. It's really not worth a lot of my time to do much about it, but I'd hate for some other buyer to have to deal with that sort of thing.