Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 17697951)

Today I went get in my hybrid car and it was totally dead. Couldn't even unlock the door with the key fob, thought maybe its little battery was dead, but the spare key fob wouldn't work either. So I used the little emergency key to enter the car and couldn't start it, which meant I couldn't get it out of park or steer it so it could be towed. Opened the hood and checked the voltage of the 12 volt battery that is needed to start the car and operate all the electronics. It was dead as a doornail, like just 2 volts. Fortunately, I have this small portable battery jump starter that allowed me to start this thing and get it loaded on the wrecker. When they unload it at the dealer they have to jump it again so it doesn't get damaged. Just last week I replaced the dead battery in my truck or I would otherwise be sol for motorized transport. Well, at least all this stuff including the tow is covered by warranty.

Originally Posted by T13 (Post 17697981)

Those portable battery jumpers are awesome. I got one for X-mas. Its got usb ports and all kindsa stuff. And its really small. I take it with me junkyarding, if I'm going to pull a starter or something, so I can put 12V to it and make sure it works before buying it.

Originally Posted by Unkle Rico (Post 17697992)

I wonder what caused the battery to drain -- im curious what circuit was left open..

Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 17698070)

No circuits were on, these things just pull a lot of current even when they are shut off. The car is 2-1/2 years old and the original factory batteries are usually crap, so they rarely last more than 3 years. I had kind of an indication that there was a problem a week ago when the entertainment module stopped working, but just thought some cumputer had burned out. Well, at least this happened in my driveway and not out in the boonies. Also, being retired I don't have to worry about missing work.

Originally Posted by Mumonkan (Post 17697017)

ate it too fast for pictures. i chose rye simply because the bread itself was bigger and im tired of white bread, those were my only two choices

that place (because actually mentioning it gets censored? wtf?) is chock full of the worst kind of humans. it cracks me up that people care so much to post rants like that and basically nothing else. it should just be called rants.com

Originally Posted by Muffin Man (Post 17698151)

I lurk a lot there, and I think its hilarious. There's some stuff to be learned, but the rants are so ridiculous they're funny.

Originally Posted by jlafitte (Post 17698567)

wondering what this internet backwater is that BF sees fit to censor...

Originally Posted by 50voltphantom (Post 17697440)

Thanks for the advice. I think that will be the plan especially as my wife doesn't do well in extreme heat.

Originally Posted by T13 (Post 17694141)

If you make it up to Oregon, I have a couple friends there, if you need a place to crash for a night or two. Portland/Hood River area. I know that's far off from where you are now.

Originally Posted by Sherblock (Post 17700023)

So the Trek 660 I bought actually has a decent amount of paint touch up on it, which is for some reason becoming super apparent. When it came the lugs, especially the rear ones, were beautiful. Now, you can tell someone just painted over the chips.

Same with the downtube. A chip was painted over, and now the chip came off, leaving exposed metal.

None of this was mentioned in the eBay listing. Should I ask for a partial refund, and if so, how much would be reasonable?

This wasn't mentioned in the listing. He even said "The lug lines are clean with zero rust." Here's a pic of part of the rear-cluster.

http://i.imgur.com/uz6epLX.jpg

I don't wanna bug the guy, but I'm a little bummed this wasn't expressly mentioned in the listing :/ What should I do?

Originally Posted by Sherblock (Post 17700023)

So the Trek 660 I bought actually has a decent amount of paint touch up on it, which is for some reason becoming super apparent. When it came the lugs, especially the rear ones, were beautiful. Now, you can tell someone just painted over the chips.

Same with the downtube. A chip was painted over, and now the chip came off, leaving exposed metal.

None of this was mentioned in the eBay listing. Should I ask for a partial refund, and if so, how much would be reasonable?

This wasn't mentioned in the listing. He even said "The lug lines are clean with zero rust." Here's a pic of part of the rear-cluster.

http://i.imgur.com/uz6epLX.jpg

I don't wanna bug the guy, but I'm a little bummed this wasn't expressly mentioned in the listing :/ What should I do?

Originally Posted by Sherblock (Post 17700023)

So the Trek 660 I bought actually has a decent amount of paint touch up on it, which is for some reason becoming super apparent. When it came the lugs, especially the rear ones, were beautiful. Now, you can tell someone just painted over the chips.

Same with the downtube. A chip was painted over, and now the chip came off, leaving exposed metal.

None of this was mentioned in the eBay listing. Should I ask for a partial refund, and if so, how much would be reasonable?

This wasn't mentioned in the listing. He even said "The lug lines are clean with zero rust." Here's a pic of part of the rear-cluster.

Originally Posted by Leukybear (Post 17701310)

Learned this the heartbreaking way when I was shipped a very rare and as you can imagine, very expensive after a bidding war, piece of audio gear by a complete buffoon who packed it in just 1 layer of cardboard and nothing else; flip side is now I have a rare non-working carcass of a tube receiver.

Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie (Post 17701552)

One of my hobbies is collecting and restoring rare vintage electronic calculators, and the holy grail are mint NIB (new in box) calculators with the original box intact. So, I bought one from some eBay dude in Scotland, and the fool shipped it in the box itself. Not only was the box crushed and ruined, but the shipping label could not be removed w/o destroying it. ******* !

Originally Posted by Sherblock (Post 17701567)

I ended up asking for a 25% refund. If that doesn't work I'll ask for $100 back (the shipping costs). And then if he denies that I figure I'll escalate it to an eBay claim and try and get as much as I can.

Pretty disappointing, especially since the touch up paint was applied awfully and is already chipping. I really want to keep the bike, though.

Originally Posted by Sherblock (Post 17701735)

I'd definitely feel like an ******* if I had to escalate this to the claims center. Does anyone know if I can bring something to the claim center as "item not as described" and get a partial refund? I don't want to return it, and I don't want to take $600 from this poor dude.

Originally Posted by Sherblock (Post 17701735)

Guy basically told me no, said that he noted the paint "showed general use and wear" in the listing. said he'd understand if I contacted him sooner, but now since it's been 30 days since purchase he thinks I've ridden it too much to ask for a partial refund for cosmetic purposes.

I counter-offered by pointing out eBays policies, and said that if he refunded me $50 I'd be happy.

I'd definitely feel like an ******* if I had to escalate this to the claims center. Does anyone know if I can bring something to the claim center as "item not as described" and get a partial refund? I don't want to return it, and I don't want to take $600 from this poor dude.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet (Post 17701746)

I'd let it go based on that. Just my 2 cents though.