06-17-2006, 09:08 AM
Quote:One day someone is going to tell me the hilarious story of the idiot who went on eBay for the first time and accidentally bought three 7.5-tonne lorries. At which point I will have to own up - that idiot is me...
I won three lorries, but of course could only buy one so I had to endure two desperately uncomfortable conversations with two angry vendors. One threatened to kill me. How blonde is your hair? was the mildest printable comment from the other. I was then in effect banned from eBay after only my first foray, as the feedback on me was so negative that nobody would ever deal with me again...
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