So I bought this piece-a-shit VCR player off of TradeMe. It was a fucken lemon. No remote control.. and guess what? You can't tune it without the remote. Needless to say this wasn't mentioned in the 'auction' listing. Here's the guts of my most recent email in the discussion:Dude, you're required under consumer law to sell goods in working order. Selling a VCR that can't be tuned without the remote - which you didn't supply - isn't in correct working order.And then I was like, "Holy SHIT! I hope I'm right.." I mean, I know I'm right about the guy having to come to Wellington; I've been told this by a kick-ass lawyer who knows his shit. But, does the Sale Of Goods act second-hand gear protection apply to internet transactions? Hmm.. I guess I'm-a ring the hotline tomorrow and find out.
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So... refund please. Or I'll see you in the small claims court. And guess what. I hope you like Wellington, cos you'll have to come here to answer the case.
Meanwhile, hit me with your TradeMe/eBay horror stories. Or, am I the only whigga with one of those (first one, y'dig, after hundreds and hundreds of transactions, me still Mr. 254/100%).
In other news just to hand, the new Ghostface Killah album Fishscale dropped recently, and it kicks serious ass. It harks back the the heady heights of his debut Ironman, or 2000's Supreme Clientele. I'm not gonna post a mp3 from the album, tho' - we gonna nod to some of what many consider his finest hour - I Can't go to Sleep from the Wu Tang Clan's 2000 album The W. Featuring conscious, emotional rhyming from Ghost, a huge hook from Isaac Hayes' version of Walk On By (from 1969' s Hot Buttered Soul) and vocal stylings from the big guy himself, it's truly a sublime slab of modern soul-jive. The RZA aka Bobby Digital even chimes in with the final verse.
Wu Tang Clan - I Can't Go To Sleep (feat. Ghostface Killah, Bobby Digital and Isaac Hayes) (right-click and Save As to download)
Enjoy.
(look out for Law pt. 2: The Saga Continues shortly)
2 comments:
Oh crappage. That is terrible.
I haven't been jipped yet, which is amazing as I've sent 11K off in cyber space for our coffee cart, and another 2k for our new stove (which arrived today).
Don't know what to say, I hope they realise they're being moronic and give you your money back
Use Safetrader (their escrow service):
"Inspection Period - The inspection period is the length of time that the buyer has to inspect the goods, once they have been received and signed for. If the goods are returned to the seller, the seller will be given the same length of time (the agreed inspection period) to inspect the goods and notify SafeTrader whether they arrived safely."
Or you could have bought my VCR ;-)
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