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My
original about me page as it appears below stood for over a year. Well,
that is until an Outlook Express using hype-mouthed work-stealing side-talking
infomercial flunkie AOL-er caught wind of it. I never realized I could
insult someone on so many fronts at one time when I wrote all of this.
To avoid any further flame and trouble from that pinhead I took it down
and replaced it with a more "politically correct" version. Oh! Does that
term ever chafe my buttocks. Politically Correct is for suit-n-ties, not
freedom loving free thinking individuals like myself.
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I've
chronicled the whole "Peter Puffie Speaks Out" adventure in it's entirety
from start to finish HERE as
a bonus chuckle.
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Here
it is in all it's glory: |
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So you wanna know little
about
"NoBullPlop"  ....
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"Why the sam-heck did you choose NoBullPlop???" |
For
a long time I went under a different eBay ID, but that seemed to cause
me more trouble than it was worth, so I'll let some other poor fool have
it. Why NoBullPlop? One word best sums up my attitude and approach towards
the eBay experience. Well, to play it save I chose the second best, but
you didn't really want me calling myself NoBullS**t now did ya? I mean
c'mon, there's always some lily-bunned pink-palmed politically-correct
self-righteous college-bred pinheaded yuppie waiting around the corner
to scream some kindof mental abuse and sue the pants off of me for ruining
their lives. Seriously though, I have little time for BS and prefer to
be straightforward and to the point when it comes to bidding or selling
on eBay. I know some people like to play games here and the crooks are
lurking in the shadows, but do I sound like the type that's gonna put up
with games or crooks? Not hardly.
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I
love to ride and I love to rock. I have a serious incurable thing for both
motorcycles and guitars. I'm usually cruising the cycle parts and guitars
categories, particularly the guitars made by Matsumoku, Terada, and Kasuga
during the 1970s and 1980s. Yeah, I know the "Matsumoku" hype thing has
well saturated eBay and it has now become as much a buzzword as "rare"
and "Ibanez" where Japanese guitars are concerned. It won't shock me a
bit if some of these infomercial flunkies start claiming Matsumoku made
toasters and kotex too! Someone please tell these jello-brains it's spelled
MATSUMOKU, not matsomuko, matsumoto, matsumowho, matsahaha, matsubishi,
or anything else. This "rare" thing puts a burr under my saddle too. Let's
take a realistic look at "rare" using eBay's search engine and put things
in perspective for all these raw meat lovers:
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At
this moment, "rare" yields 362,120 hits, "common" yields 3,662 hits, and
"honest" yields 332 hits. Hmmmm.... Is something amiss here? Looking at
these numbers it looks more like "rare" is most common, "common" is relatively
uncommon, and "honest" is quite rare in comparison. And there you have
it! I guess the Webster's Unabridged has it all bassackward. ;-)
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Okay,
enough pokin' fun at the pinheads...
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Now for the
Serious eBay Stuff...
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I should probably make one thing
about myself perfectly clear: I have no patience for or time in my life
to bullplop around with jokers. I treat eBay transactions the same as I
do any other transaction and treat them as the legal and binding contracts
that they are. Nuff said here. |
About
Feedback...
I realize eBay feedback is not
necessarily the best indicator of integrity and honesty in regards to eBay
transactions, but it's all there is. I take it seriously within reason.
There are enough twinkies out there abusing the system for their own benefit.
That doesn't mean I should join their retarded little games. If we have
completed an eBay transaction I will leave feedback for you if positive.
If you are happy with the transaction please do leave positive feedback
for me. If there is a problem, the intelligent thing to do is contact me.
Simply negging me or extorting me is more likely to make me angry and that's
not very smart considering your really don't know who anyone on eBay is
in real life. If all is good and you're just too lazy or don't care, let
me thank you from the bottom of my backside. If we're both smiling at the
end of a transaction and you have left positive feedback for me, I thank
you from the bottom of my heart.
If
I'm bidding or have won your item be assured...
I cannot stand a deadbeat either.
If I am bidding, I HAVE the funds to cover my bid. If anything else, I
want the seller to be assured of this and have the $$$ in their possession
as quickly as possible. I don't bid often, but when I do, I take what I
am doing seriously.
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Should I win an item, the
seller will almost always be contacted immediately. I pay for auctions
I win promptly according to the seller's preferences, starting with the
quickest method first. It's my hope shipping is treated the same within
reason. It's great to be told when an item will go out and see it does
just as promised. The tracking number is an excellent way to verify shipment
and also helps me spot problems as well as arrange to be home for delivery.
Yes, that's a hint. =]
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It's also nice to have an
item arrive adequately packaged so as to make it in one piece. Please keep
me abreast of any delays or problem situations. I fully understand that
upon occasion things happen and I can be patient if given the oportunity.
I am prompt to leave positive feedback, and make every effort to avoid
leaving negative feedback.
What
you should expect from me if I am selling...
I will do my best to describe
the item in detail, INCLUDING faults, imperfections, or defects along with
the positive features. Please be responsible and read/look carefully BEFORE
you bid. Pictures, as detailed as possible will be included with the description.
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I will do my best to answer
any and all questions as quickly as possible to keep you in the running.
If
you have a question, by all means, ASK! It's wise to have all your
questions answered BEFORE you place a bid. A good customer is an informed
customer!
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As many payment methods
as possible (cost permitting) will be accepted. Once payment has been made
I will ship on the next available pickup and e-mail the tracking number
as soon afterwards as possible to verify shipment. The items will be packaged
as securely as possible and marked accordingly. I DO want that item
to make it in one piece! It's a big disappointment to finally receive
something you have been waiting for only to find it has been damaged by
abuse in shipment or poor packaging!
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I may upon occasion offer
a refund less shipping if an item arrives DOA such as a guitar or musical
equipment. In transit damage should be reported to the carrier first immediately
upon discovery to initiate a claim, and secondly myself as I may be able
to expedite the process. If the carrier insists on remitting damages to
me I will forward what I receive to the seller in the same form in which
the auction was paid for. Again, I am prompt to leave positive feedback,
and make every effort to avoid leaving negative feedback.
No
deadbeat bidders. This is not a video game. Go play Half Life or something.
Feedback is permanent and I
DO NOT want to mar someone's profile unless they are truly deserving, and
I have an aversion to the childish "spitting contests" that often result.
I have no problem involving outside third parties regarding erroneous,
slanderous, mailcious, retaliatory, or otherwise unwarranted negative feedback.
I have an impartial third party (legal firm) monitor ALL of my eBay transactions
to insure fair and honest transactions for BOTH sides.
BTW, if this page looks all
wonked out, almost Fisher Price, you're using IE, and your text size setting
is anything other than "smallest" don't whine. I don't use IE. I don't
have this problem, my eyes work, and I am not going to let someone else's
idea of a browser tell me at what grade level I should be reading. I don't
cater to IE users, and don't have any use for this "Best Viewed With IE"
garbage. How 'bout this: Best Viewed with your eyes and a working monitor.
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