Slashdot v Ebay poll

leif · 09-28-2001, 12:38 PM

I havn't seen many cellar poll's, so I wanted to start one.
If people here are into it, I'd like to see more.

jaguar · 09-28-2001, 08:30 PM

I don't use ebay =(
We need a cellar equivilent of coyboyneal...

mbpark · 09-29-2001, 12:02 AM

eBay is good.

If you type in anything, chances are they have it.

It's an awesome tool for finding anything you want.

I've used it for doing just that. How else can you find firewire cards, computers, Buckethead albums, and hard-to-find music.

That, and lots of crazy clothes.

Slashdot just has links to ThinkGeek. They don't have Buckethead CD's.

Therefore, eBay is better.

leif · 09-29-2001, 01:28 AM

I also an an eBay fan.

I'm not happy to see they've gotten in bed with Microsoft for the Passport service though. Sorta leaves a foul taste in one's mouth.

jaguar · 09-29-2001, 05:24 AM

I probably would i fi was +18 and had a credit card. The amount of things i wanted to order (from hardware to t-shirts to stickers to software...) is incredibly annoying. Waiting for my new debit card to come though that gives me a visa number just no credit - it switches to my savings if my main account defaults.

serge · 09-29-2001, 05:12 PM

Like most of you (?) I got ebay accnt before their reqd CCs

elSicomoro · 09-29-2001, 08:27 PM

I used eBay once...about 700 years ago. Okay, more like 4 or so years ago. I bought an import Depeche Mode CD for my then-fiance for her birthday. I probably overpaid the seller, but it was worth it...and the sale went rather smoothly, other than my m.o. getting lost en route from St. Louis to Toronto.

I will not use it or Half.com anymore though b/c quite frankly, I don't feel comfortable leaving my CC info to someone I don't know.

leif · 09-30-2001, 01:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sycamore
I will not use it or Half.com anymore though b/c quite frankly, I don't feel comfortable leaving my CC info to someone I don't know.

If thats all thats holding you back, I'd sugest you check out PayPal. You give them and only them your CC number, and they handle the transfer of funds. Almost everyone on ebay uses them now, and afaik they're 100% reliable.

09-30-2001, 09:38 PM

slashdot karma: 50

ebay feedback: 3 (only bought 3 things...

)

shoe size - 11 uk (i wear doc martens exclusively, except for a pair of moccassins i have)

so... that's that...

karma cap sucks... i'd probably be at about 70 right now but i can't be... i don't think i've ever lost karma on a comment... got modded down as "overrated" once though...

jaguar · 10-02-2001, 06:42 PM

I got a post about expereinces with modiflying GForces2s to have S-Viedo out with technicial info modded 'flamebait' once...

leif · 10-03-2001, 12:41 AM

I've gotten modded flaimbait for recent anti-war sentiment several times. My karma's currently 50, but it dips down regularly.

Parabolate · 10-03-2001, 01:19 AM

What's Slashdot?

jaguar · 10-03-2001, 02:32 AM

OHMYGOD!!!
SLASHDOT???
Slashdot is a tech newsite thats linux orientated, its an entity in itself with a huge readerbase and its own culture. If you work in IT, are a geek or just an interest in tech it could be your home page.

juju · 10-18-2001, 01:23 AM

My homepage is a blank page. Why would anyone want to wait those extra 2 seconds for some site to load when you're just going to hit 'stop' and type in the url yourself anyway? :]

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09-28-2001, 12:38 PM	#1
leif Confounded Conjuror Join Date: May 2001 Location: N. California Posts: 33	Slashdot v Ebay poll I havn't seen many cellar poll's, so I wanted to start one. If people here are into it, I'd like to see more.

09-28-2001, 08:30 PM	#2
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I don't use ebay =( We need a cellar equivilent of coyboyneal... __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

09-29-2001, 12:02 AM	#3
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	eBay - where else can you get EVERYTHING? eBay is good. If you type in anything, chances are they have it. It's an awesome tool for finding anything you want. I've used it for doing just that. How else can you find firewire cards, computers, Buckethead albums, and hard-to-find music. That, and lots of crazy clothes. Slashdot just has links to ThinkGeek. They don't have Buckethead CD's. Therefore, eBay is better.

09-29-2001, 05:24 AM	#5
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I probably would i fi was +18 and had a credit card. The amount of things i wanted to order (from hardware to t-shirts to stickers to software...) is incredibly annoying. Waiting for my new debit card to come though that gives me a visa number just no credit - it switches to my savings if my main account defaults. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

09-29-2001, 01:28 AM	#4
leif Confounded Conjuror Join Date: May 2001 Location: N. California Posts: 33	I also an an eBay fan. I'm not happy to see they've gotten in bed with Microsoft for the Passport service though. Sorta leaves a foul taste in one's mouth.

09-29-2001, 05:12 PM	#6
serge * Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 85	Like most of you (?) I got ebay accnt before their reqd CCs __________________ Patriotism is for Losers

09-29-2001, 08:27 PM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I used eBay once...about 700 years ago. Okay, more like 4 or so years ago. I bought an import Depeche Mode CD for my then-fiance for her birthday. I probably overpaid the seller, but it was worth it...and the sale went rather smoothly, other than my m.o. getting lost en route from St. Louis to Toronto. I will not use it or Half.com anymore though b/c quite frankly, I don't feel comfortable leaving my CC info to someone I don't know.

09-30-2001, 09:38 PM	#9
dave Guest Posts: n/a	slashdot karma: 50 ebay feedback: 3 (only bought 3 things... ) shoe size - 11 uk (i wear doc martens exclusively, except for a pair of moccassins i have) so... that's that... karma cap sucks... i'd probably be at about 70 right now but i can't be... i don't think i've ever lost karma on a comment... got modded down as "overrated" once though...

10-02-2001, 06:42 PM	#10
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I got a post about expereinces with modiflying GForces2s to have S-Viedo out with technicial info modded 'flamebait' once... __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

10-03-2001, 12:41 AM	#11
leif Confounded Conjuror Join Date: May 2001 Location: N. California Posts: 33	I've gotten modded flaimbait for recent anti-war sentiment several times. My karma's currently 50, but it dips down regularly.

10-03-2001, 01:19 AM	#12
Parabolate Expectorant Inspector Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 31	What's Slashdot?

10-03-2001, 02:32 AM	#13
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	OHMYGOD!!! SLASHDOT??? Slashdot is a tech newsite thats linux orientated, its an entity in itself with a huge readerbase and its own culture. If you work in IT, are a geek or just an interest in tech it could be your home page. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

10-18-2001, 01:23 AM	#14
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	My homepage is a blank page. Why would anyone want to wait those extra 2 seconds for some site to load when you're just going to hit 'stop' and type in the url yourself anyway? :]

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