usedHONDA Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 Today, I was notified by USPS that my package has arrived (a white PS3 controller I bought from eBay) all the way from Hong Kong. I go to my mailbox, and I find a package that's unusually small. I open it to see not a PS3 controller or anything related to a Playstation, but instead, an iPhone case. An ugly one at that (plaid). So I go to the seller's feedback page, and it seems that the same exact thing has happened to 11 other people, all giving negative feedback. Waiting for a response from the Chinese guy. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 NEVER buy electronics (or virtually anything else, for that matter) on eBay from Hong Kong. You'll regret it. Quote Create A Professional-Looking Product Advertisment Mockup flickr | Deviant Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 NEVER buy electronics (or virtually anything else, for that matter) on eBay from Hong Kong. You'll regret it. Quote Create A Professional-Looking Product Advertisment Mockup flickr | Deviant Art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer_World14 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Ouch, that has gotta suck... and the ipod case probably took 5 cents to make. How much money did they sell your "controller" for? Quote deviantART | Paint.NET Gallery | bennettfrazier.com <-- (My new Website!)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer_World14 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Ouch, that has gotta suck... and the ipod case probably took 5 cents to make. How much money did they sell your "controller" for? Quote deviantART | Paint.NET Gallery | bennettfrazier.com <-- (My new Website!)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 I actually got the "controller" at a really nice price (cheaper than Wal-Mart and even Amazon) for ~$43. It's all a funny situation, really. I'm pretty sure it was a simple mistake (he's had all positive feedback until two days ago when all the people's "controllers" arrived at their homes). By the way, looking at the iPhone case closely, the material is actually of some quality. The plaid has an almost fabric-like texture to it (from what I can feel without removing any more packaging). Still ugly. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 I actually got the "controller" at a really nice price (cheaper than Wal-Mart and even Amazon) for ~$43. It's all a funny situation, really. I'm pretty sure it was a simple mistake (he's had all positive feedback until two days ago when all the people's "controllers" arrived at their homes). By the way, looking at the iPhone case closely, the material is actually of some quality. The plaid has an almost fabric-like texture to it (from what I can feel without removing any more packaging). Still ugly. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 ...Still ugly. Sharpie time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sozo Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 ...Still ugly. Sharpie time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer_World14 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Or if you are bored, you could always sharpie the packaging without ruining the case Quote deviantART | Paint.NET Gallery | bennettfrazier.com <-- (My new Website!)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer_World14 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Or if you are bored, you could always sharpie the packaging without ruining the case Quote deviantART | Paint.NET Gallery | bennettfrazier.com <-- (My new Website!)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji2 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 my brother shapied some jeans hat got a small bleach spot on em. it wasn't noticeable at all ahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji2 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 my brother shapied some jeans hat got a small bleach spot on em. it wasn't noticeable at all ahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubrica Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuinedFOREVER Someone else who reads TV Tropes! YAY! Little things like that make my day. Especially when I didn't really have a good one to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubrica Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RuinedFOREVER Someone else who reads TV Tropes! YAY! Little things like that make my day. Especially when I didn't really have a good one to begin with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I LOVE tvtropes. I can waste hours at a time on that site. I don't know what it is about that particular Wiki... Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I LOVE tvtropes. I can waste hours at a time on that site. I don't know what it is about that particular Wiki... Quote  The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Sharpie time! Sharpies are lifesavers, aren't they? So versatile! One time on picture day at school, I took a Sharpie and drew a Hitler [mustache] out of it. They actually took my picture, too!. However, the people preparing the yearbook used my picture from last year. Oh well Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Sharpie time! Sharpies are lifesavers, aren't they? So versatile! One time on picture day at school, I took a Sharpie and drew a Hitler [mustache] out of it. They actually took my picture, too!. However, the people preparing the yearbook used my picture from last year. Oh well Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I LOVE tvtropes. I can waste hours at a time on that site. I don't know what it is about that particular Wiki... I think it's because every other word is a link to another page of the wiki, referencing another trope. I won't understand the definition of this trope unless I read the description for that one, and so on, and so on... Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I LOVE tvtropes. I can waste hours at a time on that site. I don't know what it is about that particular Wiki... I think it's because every other word is a link to another page of the wiki, referencing another trope. I won't understand the definition of this trope unless I read the description for that one, and so on, and so on... Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer_World14 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Sharpies are lifesavers, aren't they? So versatile! One time on picture day at school, I took a Sharpie and drew a Hitler [mustache] out of it. They actually took my picture, too!. However, the people preparing the yearbook used my picture from last year. Oh well They should have used Photoshop or paint.net to fix it, if they really wanted to. Quote deviantART | Paint.NET Gallery | bennettfrazier.com <-- (My new Website!)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamer_World14 Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Sharpies are lifesavers, aren't they? So versatile! One time on picture day at school, I took a Sharpie and drew a Hitler [mustache] out of it. They actually took my picture, too!. However, the people preparing the yearbook used my picture from last year. Oh well They should have used Photoshop or paint.net to fix it, if they really wanted to. Quote deviantART | Paint.NET Gallery | bennettfrazier.com <-- (My new Website!)  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Wow. Up until yesterday, I wasn't even aware that Konami had made a Metal Gear series game for the Game Boy Color. I saw a video of it on YouTube, and it looked pretty cool, so I got curious and checked it out on Amazon. Turns out, there is in fact a new, factory sealed copy left on Amazon, for $999.99. I mean, I get that they've held onto it for years, assumably to sell it as a collector's item later, but I'd say 1000 bucks for a Game Boy Color game borders on ridiculous... On a related note, I purchased Metal Gear Solid 4 yesterday - it's my first PS3 game! ( :AddNoise: 8) :AddNoise: ) Actually, since I don't yet have a PS3, it's of little use at the moment, but the title is going on the SCEA Greatest Hits list on Tuesday, and I wanted one with the original "black-label" cover art to join the black-label Essential Collection and the black-label stand-alone MGS3:Subsistence 2-disc set on my game shelf. The Greatest Hits discount is awesome, but the edited cover art is terrible this generation. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Man Dan Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Wow. Up until yesterday, I wasn't even aware that Konami had made a Metal Gear series game for the Game Boy Color. I saw a video of it on YouTube, and it looked pretty cool, so I got curious and checked it out on Amazon. Turns out, there is in fact a new, factory sealed copy left on Amazon, for $999.99. I mean, I get that they've held onto it for years, assumably to sell it as a collector's item later, but I'd say 1000 bucks for a Game Boy Color game borders on ridiculous... On a related note, I purchased Metal Gear Solid 4 yesterday - it's my first PS3 game! ( :AddNoise: 8) :AddNoise: ) Actually, since I don't yet have a PS3, it's of little use at the moment, but the title is going on the SCEA Greatest Hits list on Tuesday, and I wanted one with the original "black-label" cover art to join the black-label Essential Collection and the black-label stand-alone MGS3:Subsistence 2-disc set on my game shelf. The Greatest Hits discount is awesome, but the edited cover art is terrible this generation. Quote I am not a mechanism, I am part of the resistance; I am an organism, an animal, a creature, I am a beast. ~ Becoming the Archetype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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