Another Ebay muppet that needs our attention..

Galahad/FLT · 10 January 2011, 17:52

There is someone even worse than that WHDLoad guy.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-A1200-4-...item19c1fa44d6

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-A1200-4-...item20b5edd26c

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-A1200-4-...item4155a34920

Feel free to get reporting chaps, he's claiming the hard drives are advertised as blank, but obviously thats not entirely accurate.

TCD · 10 January 2011, 17:53

Wow, already removed. eBay is fast today

Galahad/FLT · 10 January 2011, 18:09

I work fast and i've had dealings with Ebay before, they generally act quite quickly when I get pissy with them

s2325 · 10 January 2011, 19:03

not removed, links were incorrect copied...

TCD · 10 January 2011, 19:28

Ah... indeed

Zetr0 · 10 January 2011, 19:35

can I chuckle at the irony that Galahad is on a Crusade...

yep.... good now

=)

Codetapper · 11 January 2011, 08:26

We need a fake account that you could just buy now on these items and never pay the person. The listing disappears, he'd have to apply for a refund of the fees and you could in theory give him a negative rating!

chiark · 11 January 2011, 08:53

I assume you mean this item?

Advertised as blank...

Perhaps we should faq his wonderful advice and all update our cards which obviously don't work?

Quote:

Originally Posted by From the advert

Only a special SANDISK card will let you play AGA & CD32 games & are becoming harder to find
Full Compatabilty Check list at the bottom of the page " Now advertised as blank"
Sandisk is a much faster card with a larger formatted compacity.

Please note Sandisk are the most reliable card. I have use them for over 3 years never had one returned, these are not cheap cards & retail at £15 just for the cf card. Sandisk are the inventors of the CF memory card & are the world leaders in this field, don`t require any special formatting & boot directly into the Operating system. Top quality parts used. the latest CF adaptor VH.0

fitzsteve · 11 January 2011, 10:07

Wow that is a blatent case of mis-selling/false advertising, I wonder if the laws to false advertising apply in this case? Surely they must?

TCD · 11 January 2011, 10:17

Wait, does that mean I have to buy a SanDisk card now to play AGA & CD32 games? I think that worked just fine without one yesterday...

fitzsteve · 11 January 2011, 10:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCyberDruid

Wait, does that mean I have to buy a SanDisk card now to play AGA & CD32 games? I think that worked just fine without one yesterday...

Yeah that really is the most BS statement I read this year. Might have to give this guy a slap

chiark · 11 January 2011, 10:49

You're all wrong. AGA games simply cannot play without being on a sandisk card - can't you read what the seller said? And it's on the internet, so it must be true.

He could have made it truer by adding, "Fact."

fitzsteve · 11 January 2011, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiark

You're all wrong. AGA games simply cannot play without being on a sandisk card - can't you read what the seller said? And it's on the internet, so it must be true.

He could have made it truer by adding, "Fact."

Yep you're right mate, I'm going to throw all my Transcend, Kingston and Verbatim CF's in the bin as soon as I get home and replace them all with Ian's super setups, if what he says is true, thats a bargain at £40

chiark · 11 January 2011, 11:16

You know it makes sense, good lad.

Amiga1992 · 11 January 2011, 12:03

"Only a special SANDISK card"
Yup, that's why all my other shit works too. I'm throwing it to the bin as well. Heck, I'll throw the Amiga too, only a special A1200 version will let me enjoy AGA & CD32 games and is becoming harder to fin.

fitzsteve · 11 January 2011, 12:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

"Only a special SANDISK card"
Yup, that's why all my other shit works too. I'm throwing it to the bin as well. Heck, I'll throw the Amiga too, only a special A1200 version will let me enjoy AGA & CD32 games and is becoming harder to fin.

Yep - who needs a real Amiga anyway may as well buy a £6.99 DVD with all the ADF's and Kickstarts off ebay

On a serious note, I'm always happy to help people who cannot setup their own CF's/2.5in HDD's, my help is FOC as long as you provide the Workbench Disk for activation and pay postage.

Or use Amigakits service and support your Amiga reseller instead of lining these ebay fools pockets...

BTW I've been meaning to write a fully detailed step by step guide with pics on setting these up, I'll get onto that ASAP.

Steve.

ElectroBlaster · 26 January 2011, 19:25

I feel a little foolish as I bought two plain ide-cf adaptors off this guy on a whim. Didnt bother looking at anything else and only just looked at this thread

But selling cf cards full of stuff is a bit cheeky! Ebay seems to be rife with this sorta thing... Sure ive seen whdload on the bay before and those cd32 compilations with no link to the author anywhere.

I sometimes wish ebay didnt exist and we could go back to a golden time when a trip to the local booty would yeild some amiga hardware that didnt cost the earth, since ebay came along the prices are just stupid now.

DonAmiga · 26 January 2011, 19:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by fitzsteve

BTW I've been meaning to write a fully detailed step by step guide with pics on setting these up, I'll get onto that ASAP.

Steve.

That sounds like a great plan Steve you could even include installing Classic Workbench, for the perfect set-up which would help a lot of newcomers.

Like me

tin · 26 January 2011, 21:44

This is the same clown that sold me a 2.5" drive (yeah full of games, I'll admit it, I just wanted something very quick to chuck in a 600). When it arrived it was invalid, and WB could not validate it because it has a hard fault (after some time of attempted validation, the drive starts physically clicking). I of course got a load of BS about it being 100% definitely OK upon posting (oh yeah so Royal mail managed to invalidate it as well!?). So you takes your chances with this bloke anyway. But I suppose I got what I deserved.....

SunChild · 04 February 2011, 14:35

And yet his profile boasts of "100% Positive feedback". Didn't you post a negative comment following that cheap trick-selling, Tin?

10 January 2011, 17:52	#1
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	Another Ebay muppet that needs our attention.. There is someone even worse than that WHDLoad guy. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-A1200-4-...item19c1fa44d6 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-A1200-4-...item20b5edd26c http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amiga-A1200-4-...item4155a34920 Feel free to get reporting chaps, he's claiming the hard drives are advertised as blank, but obviously thats not entirely accurate.

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10 January 2011, 17:53	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Wow, already removed. eBay is fast today

10 January 2011, 18:09	#3
Galahad/FLT Going nowhere Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: United Kingdom Age: 50 Posts: 8,986	I work fast and i've had dealings with Ebay before, they generally act quite quickly when I get pissy with them

10 January 2011, 19:03	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	not removed, links were incorrect copied...

10 January 2011, 19:28	#5
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Ah... indeed

10 January 2011, 19:35	#6
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	can I chuckle at the irony that Galahad is on a Crusade... yep.... good now =)

11 January 2011, 08:26	#7
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,182	We need a fake account that you could just buy now on these items and never pay the person. The listing disappears, he'd have to apply for a refund of the fees and you could in theory give him a negative rating!

11 January 2011, 10:07	#9
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Wow that is a blatent case of mis-selling/false advertising, I wonder if the laws to false advertising apply in this case? Surely they must?

11 January 2011, 10:17	#10
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Wait, does that mean I have to buy a SanDisk card now to play AGA & CD32 games? I think that worked just fine without one yesterday...

11 January 2011, 10:49	#12
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	You're all wrong. AGA games simply cannot play without being on a sandisk card - can't you read what the seller said? And it's on the internet, so it must be true. He could have made it truer by adding, "Fact."

11 January 2011, 11:16	#14
chiark Needs a life Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 1,707	You know it makes sense, good lad.

11 January 2011, 12:03	#15
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	"Only a special SANDISK card" Yup, that's why all my other shit works too. I'm throwing it to the bin as well. Heck, I'll throw the Amiga too, only a special A1200 version will let me enjoy AGA & CD32 games and is becoming harder to fin.

26 January 2011, 19:25	#17
ElectroBlaster Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Exeter, Devon, UK Age: 49 Posts: 1,705	I feel a little foolish as I bought two plain ide-cf adaptors off this guy on a whim. Didnt bother looking at anything else and only just looked at this thread But selling cf cards full of stuff is a bit cheeky! Ebay seems to be rife with this sorta thing... Sure ive seen whdload on the bay before and those cd32 compilations with no link to the author anywhere. I sometimes wish ebay didnt exist and we could go back to a golden time when a trip to the local booty would yeild some amiga hardware that didnt cost the earth, since ebay came along the prices are just stupid now.

26 January 2011, 21:44	#19
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	This is the same clown that sold me a 2.5" drive (yeah full of games, I'll admit it, I just wanted something very quick to chuck in a 600). When it arrived it was invalid, and WB could not validate it because it has a hard fault (after some time of attempted validation, the drive starts physically clicking). I of course got a load of BS about it being 100% definitely OK upon posting (oh yeah so Royal mail managed to invalidate it as well!?). So you takes your chances with this bloke anyway. But I suppose I got what I deserved.....

04 February 2011, 14:35	#20
SunChild EAB Noobie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Natori-shi, JAPAN Age: 49 Posts: 133	And yet his profile boasts of "100% Positive feedback". Didn't you post a negative comment following that cheap trick-selling, Tin?

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