ZombieKitten said:

i like its industrial blue color

horatio said:

it's beautiful, there is a greenish grey colour too which reminds me of old telecom public phones but that may have been one of the new replica colours.

ZombieKitten said:

is the new one made of metal or plastic?

horatio said:

still metal - it's a replica, I still think they are gorgeous!

I have these cheapies that I totally love as well






but smoking robot to me is the epitome of robotness

The auction has closed but I would recommend trying to get an answer more quickly through ebay's Live Help if something like this happens again. It occurs in live time with a direct connection to an assistant. They've been very helpful to me with listings etc. (when pictures wouldn't load properly) and other problems. The seller looks fairly new too with only 68 feedback. You will find one just as good and maybe for a lesser price! It's really cute ~ Good Luck!

MoonSongs said:

thank you, I have waited many years and will no doubt keep waiting some time

WillyWonka said:

The original philosophy behind it has become so diluted ~ probably through greed. It is still a wonderful venue for a worldwide market and the best source I've found for buying and selling specialized items but the expenses are getting difficult to justify. Added to the ebay charges are the high shipping fees that climb steadily and it's getting more difficult to enjoy a purchase. And, I STILL can't figure out their concert ticket pricing policy ~ the equalvilent of legalized scalping in many cases.

Screw him and that stanky robot. It's probably defective. >_> I have eBay stories, too. Mine are mostly just damaged goods, though. This one pair of boots I bought came in a super smelly condition and I STILL have yet to wear them. They just stink so bad and I can't return them. I'd hate to throw them out (I fought so hard to get them...) and I'd never re-sell to another person. I just had to have them because they were a brand of shoe I had lost about 2 years prior. Pisses me off because eBay used to be a great way to get long lost toys and stuff, but, the caliber of some of the sellers is just really low these days. It's really hard to find the honest, sincere ones. I mean, wow...they could at least have told you why they blocked you. Sounds like it was a trick. I got tricked before in another way. Got a high bid but it ended up being from some Nigerian posing as an army mom. She wanted me to send the product before the payment.

Ugh. I stick with amazon.com.

LadyLuvSexxy said:

febreeze didn't work?
man that sucks!!! :disbelief

maybe someone made him an offer to end the auction early?

I hope you find the robot of your dreams.

rasplicious said:

I got an apology letter from eBay. Total fluff!

"Hello,

Thank you for writing to eBay. I'm Robert and I appreciate this chance
to assist you with your bid on an auction. I'll take a look into this
matter immediately and sort this out for you.

I'm sorry to hear on what have happened on this situation and I
sincerely apologise for the inconvenience. At this point, please try to
contact the seller ofd the auction so you can verify the reason why he
removed your bid. To do so, you may use the site map by clicking it's
link on the upper right corner of most eBay homepage. Then click "Find a
member" link under the "Connect" category. Enter the User ID or email
address of the member you want to contact then follow further
instructions. After this, click the User ID you want to send a message.
Then under the image of the member's page, please click the "contact
member".

I appreciate your patience and understanding regarding this matter. If
you have further questions or concerns please don't hesitate to contact
us again.

Regards,

Robert P.
eBay Customer Support"

It was a very long-winded way to say "really, we don't care and there is nothing we can do"

ZombieKitten said:

... yes, and now fuck off! I've had a few of those letters from Ebay in my time.

rasplicious said:

at first I thought file this away for handy reference when placating irate customers, but I find it insulting really
I KNOW they couldn't care less and what is little old me going to do to big powerful THEM
I wrote back and asked Robert specifically and very clearly to contact the vendor on my behalf and suspend their account if there is no good reason for this. I mean, I'm TOTALLY suffering here!!!!



OK, NOT

my copy of Inland Empire that I bought on eBay last week arrived from UK today
I can't wait to write that seller a glowing report

ZombieKitten said:

Oh Oh Oh!!!!
a new one just came on!!!


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ba...638Q2em122


I could make it look like the vintage one by burying it in the backyard for a bit

WillyWonka said:

Agreed! When I used to sell on Ebay (about 8 years ago), I was not shy about posting negative feedback about someone who won an item that I had posted, but did not bother to pay me. Learning about this new silly policy makes me very glad that I don't sell on Ebay anymore. It just makes it easy for the buyers to get away with things that they shouldn't, which is just not right. My new name for Ebay is "Egay".
[Edited 6/23/08 5:59am]

ZombieKitten said:

ZombieKitten said:

Robert's real name is probably Raghuveer or something

horatio said:

awesome! it's so hard to find a smoking robot these days.

they're usually all "your smoke is killing me, asshole."

Xcalibre said:

and then you can shoot them