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Use eBay? Who are you??
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I use the same basic handle there, as here: jronaldrose
However, I dont sell any Tpad things.
Ron
However, I dont sell any Tpad things.
Ron
I see in my son's eyes, each day, the wonders I have squandered fortunes to possess and have sought my entire lifetime to attain. jrr 09/2011
T400's and T500's
T400's and T500's
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nice to know people want to put a face to their ebay id, as it proves you are loyal, honest and don't want shunned from these community forums, which seems to be packed full of people who know their stuff
I don't have any eBay, I've just heard too many horror stories about them? Are they really worth using? As i'm searching for something at the moment and I think that might be a good place to try? I just don't want to pay for something, and it to turn up broken or not turn up at all, and not get my money back.
I don't have any eBay, I've just heard too many horror stories about them? Are they really worth using? As i'm searching for something at the moment and I think that might be a good place to try? I just don't want to pay for something, and it to turn up broken or not turn up at all, and not get my money back.
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My ebay ID is "medessec2012". Big surprise. lol. I sell a variety of electronics that I just have laying around... but I also sell Thinkpads that I have fixed up.
As for your post Daz- ebay isn't all that bad, you just gotta be smart and think before you buy. Me and my dad started using ebay when I was 13, and we made a lot of stupid purchases, and overlooked auction descriptions, for example, looking at the picture and seeing a laptop lid, and thinking it's a whole laptop.
But most of the time-sellers aren't conmen, if you receive an item and something's wrong with it, just contact the seller through ebay, and the seller will usually be more than welcome to compensate you or assist in returning the item. For example, I bought a Thinkpad G40, and when I received it, the screen turned out to be broken, and the auction described the screen as working. I contacted the seller, and without even asking me for a picture or proof that the screen was actually bust, he credited me $20 through PayPal to buy a replacement.
The best thing to do with ebay is usually to stick with sellers that have a ton of positive feedback, look for the colored stars next to their name on the item page, and the number of feedback reports they've received, as well as the percentage. Ebay also badges their prime sellers with "Top-Rated Seller", so you can easily make out which sellers are best to buy from. One thing to avoid is vague auctions; ones with little information or no picture. Although sometimes they can be a fantastic deal, it's pretty much bordering on a gamble.
As for your post Daz- ebay isn't all that bad, you just gotta be smart and think before you buy. Me and my dad started using ebay when I was 13, and we made a lot of stupid purchases, and overlooked auction descriptions, for example, looking at the picture and seeing a laptop lid, and thinking it's a whole laptop.
But most of the time-sellers aren't conmen, if you receive an item and something's wrong with it, just contact the seller through ebay, and the seller will usually be more than welcome to compensate you or assist in returning the item. For example, I bought a Thinkpad G40, and when I received it, the screen turned out to be broken, and the auction described the screen as working. I contacted the seller, and without even asking me for a picture or proof that the screen was actually bust, he credited me $20 through PayPal to buy a replacement.
The best thing to do with ebay is usually to stick with sellers that have a ton of positive feedback, look for the colored stars next to their name on the item page, and the number of feedback reports they've received, as well as the percentage. Ebay also badges their prime sellers with "Top-Rated Seller", so you can easily make out which sellers are best to buy from. One thing to avoid is vague auctions; ones with little information or no picture. Although sometimes they can be a fantastic deal, it's pretty much bordering on a gamble.
Trying my hardest to collect Thinkpads, but college and being broke kinda gets in the way. However...
701C, 760, 770, X24, T30, G41, A31p, T43p, T60/61 Frankie, Z61p, X60 SXGA+, W700ds
MEDESSEC
and yes. I am a bit of a lunatic.
701C, 760, 770, X24, T30, G41, A31p, T43p, T60/61 Frankie, Z61p, X60 SXGA+, W700ds
MEDESSEC
and yes. I am a bit of a lunatic.
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Kind of related to eBay discussions, since they're the same company now:
This doesn't sound too good, especially for sellers.PayPal wrote:Notice of Policy Updates
Dear PayPal user,
PayPal recently posted a new Policy Update which includes changes to the PayPal User Agreement. The update to the User Agreement is effective November 1, 2012 and contains several changes, including changes that affect how claims you and PayPal have against each other are resolved. You will, with limited exception, be required to submit claims you have against PayPal to binding and final arbitration, unless you opt out of the Agreement to Arbitrate (Section 14.3) by December 1, 2012. Unless you opt out: (1) you will only be permitted to pursue claims against PayPal on an individual basis, not as a plaintiff or class member in any class or representative action or proceeding and (2) you will only be permitted to seek relief (including monetary, injunctive, and declaratory relief) on an individual basis.
You can view this Policy Update by logging in to your PayPal account. To log in to your account, go to https://www.paypal.com and enter your member log in information. Once you are logged in, look at the Notifications section on the top right side of the page for the latest Policy Updates. We encourage you to review the Policy Update to familiarize yourself with all of the changes that have been made.
If you need help logging in, go to our Help Center by clicking the Help link located in the upper right-hand corner of any PayPal page.
Sincerely,
PayPal
240, 380ED, 760C, 760CD, 760E, 760EL, 760LD, 760LD, 760XD, 760XD, A30, E520, G40, I1300, P53, R31, R40, R51, R52, R61, T20, T30, T40, T41, T42, T43, T43P, T60, T61, T400, T410, T420, T430, T460, X1C2, X30, X40, X220, X301 and on, and on, and on...
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I learned long ago when eBay/PayPal makes some kind of change, it's not going to be beneficial to sellers.Radioguy wrote: This doesn't sound too good, especially for sellers.
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240, 380ED, 760C, 760CD, 760E, 760EL, 760LD, 760LD, 760XD, 760XD, A30, E520, G40, I1300, P53, R31, R40, R51, R52, R61, T20, T30, T40, T41, T42, T43, T43P, T60, T61, T400, T410, T420, T430, T460, X1C2, X30, X40, X220, X301 and on, and on, and on...
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Funny...
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Ellipses sow doubt.
240, 380ED, 760C, 760CD, 760E, 760EL, 760LD, 760LD, 760XD, 760XD, A30, E520, G40, I1300, P53, R31, R40, R51, R52, R61, T20, T30, T40, T41, T42, T43, T43P, T60, T61, T400, T410, T420, T430, T460, X1C2, X30, X40, X220, X301 and on, and on, and on...
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I'm evolution600. I have through the years bought a lot of Thinkpad and various general computer stuff off of eBay, but not sure if I have ever dealt with anyone from this forum.
Bjorn
THINKPAD collector. Only missing a proper RetroThinkpad.
THINKPAD collector. Only missing a proper RetroThinkpad.
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Hi EVeryone,
I'm EVDriver. I'm just a buyer on the 'bay for many years. Not too active, buy mostly analog photographic items amd some electronic bits. 100%er.
I'm EVDriver. I'm just a buyer on the 'bay for many years. Not too active, buy mostly analog photographic items amd some electronic bits. 100%er.
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Ganon11000 for buying and parkerpants11 for selling
IBM Thinkpad A31 2.0GHz Pentium 4, 768MB RAM, 40GB HDD and a ATI 7500 16MB shimmed
Lenovo T420 4236-PA8: WiFi card replaced with a Broadcom one (fixes most DPC latency), 64GB Crucial M4 SSD added as OS drive, original HDD in a DVD to HDD caddy.
Lenovo T420 4236-PA8: WiFi card replaced with a Broadcom one (fixes most DPC latency), 64GB Crucial M4 SSD added as OS drive, original HDD in a DVD to HDD caddy.
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Medessec wrote:My ebay ID is "medessec2012". Big surprise. lol. I sell a variety of electronics that I just have laying around... but I also sell Thinkpads that I have fixed up.
As for your post Daz- ebay isn't all that bad, you just gotta be smart and think before you buy. Me and my dad started using ebay when I was 13, and we made a lot of stupid purchases, and overlooked auction descriptions, for example, looking at the picture and seeing a laptop lid, and thinking it's a whole laptop.
But most of the time-sellers aren't conmen, if you receive an item and something's wrong with it, just contact the seller through ebay, and the seller will usually be more than welcome to compensate you or assist in returning the item. For example, I bought a Thinkpad G40, and when I received it, the screen turned out to be broken, and the auction described the screen as working. I contacted the seller, and without even asking me for a picture or proof that the screen was actually bust, he credited me $20 through PayPal to buy a replacement.
The best thing to do with ebay is usually to stick with sellers that have a ton of positive feedback, look for the colored stars next to their name on the item page, and the number of feedback reports they've received, as well as the percentage. Ebay also badges their prime sellers with "Top-Rated Seller", so you can easily make out which sellers are best to buy from. One thing to avoid is vague auctions; ones with little information or no picture. Although sometimes they can be a fantastic deal, it's pretty much bordering on a gamble.
I bought a screw for £4.50 the other day Lol refunded but I should of read the description!!
And a lenovo 8922 for £6.50 with free postage the other day! http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.vi ... 0933515810
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Lenovo T420 4236-PA8: WiFi card replaced with a Broadcom one (fixes most DPC latency), 64GB Crucial M4 SSD added as OS drive, original HDD in a DVD to HDD caddy.
Lenovo T420 4236-PA8: WiFi card replaced with a Broadcom one (fixes most DPC latency), 64GB Crucial M4 SSD added as OS drive, original HDD in a DVD to HDD caddy.
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My username is x-sauc, Saucey was already taken and so was Sauceycakes.
I'll be posting T61/X61 machines there soon.
I'll be posting T61/X61 machines there soon.
Coffee, ThinkPads & Nikon Fan.
Current: PixelBook & Precision 7730
Old Favorites: A31p, T43p, T430s
Current: PixelBook & Precision 7730
Old Favorites: A31p, T43p, T430s
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My id is Lexsullivan I use ebay mainly to buy but i think I will eventually sell something but didnn't found what yet
as like some of you too there are a lot of things i may have bought a bit too fast i guess for my part that i will never learn from my mistakes :p
Before buying computer and thinkpad stuff I used it mainly to buy car related stuff and parts. Wow so much money i spent on there after all these years thinking back, but never disappointed by my purchases
as like some of you too there are a lot of things i may have bought a bit too fast i guess for my part that i will never learn from my mistakes :p
Before buying computer and thinkpad stuff I used it mainly to buy car related stuff and parts. Wow so much money i spent on there after all these years thinking back, but never disappointed by my purchases
Thinkpads I own
T30 2366-66U (soon for sale), 2366-96U (came with original box and docs)
T43p 2669-Q1U (dead until i find someone to resolder the gpu), 2668-Q2U (a joy to use)
And A LOT of accessories. Yeah I'm kinda crazy
T30 2366-66U (soon for sale), 2366-96U (came with original box and docs)
T43p 2669-Q1U (dead until i find someone to resolder the gpu), 2668-Q2U (a joy to use)
And A LOT of accessories. Yeah I'm kinda crazy
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I'm rambo47 here, on eBay, and just about on every other forum to which I belong. I like the KISS principle.
I used to buy computer stuff on eBay but I find better deals and better people here. The Marketplace was the main reason I joined but then I found a wealth of information here and some dedicated volunteers that have helped me out with questions. I'm a Mac guy at heart, but I have an obsession with ThinkPads.
I used to buy computer stuff on eBay but I find better deals and better people here. The Marketplace was the main reason I joined but then I found a wealth of information here and some dedicated volunteers that have helped me out with questions. I'm a Mac guy at heart, but I have an obsession with ThinkPads.
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On Ebay, I am also Engineerscake.
Most of what I do there is buy-restore-sell.
(Though I prefer to sell local or to trusted buyers like you fine folk).
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Most of what I do there is buy-restore-sell.
(Though I prefer to sell local or to trusted buyers like you fine folk).
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Current Machines
ThinkPad T420s Core i7 2.8 GHz
MacBook Pro 13 Core i7 2.8 GHz
Workstation Core i7 3.2 GHz
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Workstation Core i7 3.2 GHz
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goofyGAguy wrote:I learned long ago when eBay/PayPal makes some kind of change, it's not going to be beneficial to sellers.Radioguy wrote: This doesn't sound too good, especially for sellers.
Unfortunately a relatively small percentage of sellers is ruining it. Like the 95-100% of counterfeit winblows 7 sellers out there at present. And the ones overseas who want to do like that old Steve Miller song...
I'm the same id as here and use a variation of this for most things. I use it mostly to buy, and then mostly for Canon F-series SLRs & accessories, but I do get some ThinkPad related stuff from there.
600 600X
760LD FUBARd
T21 2647 T22 2647 1@ 1GHz SXGA+ 4 more; T23 2647 1@ 1.2GHz SXGA+ 3 more
T30 2366-88U 2GHz; 2366-83U 1.8G; 5@ 2366-LU0/66U; 2367-KU6 FUBARd
T41 T42 T43
T60 T61 8897 2.4GHz SXGA+; 8898 2.4Ghz; 6463 2@ WSXGA+; 7658 2.5GHz; T61p; 6 more T61s
T500 2
T530 W530
760LD FUBARd
T21 2647 T22 2647 1@ 1GHz SXGA+ 4 more; T23 2647 1@ 1.2GHz SXGA+ 3 more
T30 2366-88U 2GHz; 2366-83U 1.8G; 5@ 2366-LU0/66U; 2367-KU6 FUBARd
T41 T42 T43
T60 T61 8897 2.4GHz SXGA+; 8898 2.4Ghz; 6463 2@ WSXGA+; 7658 2.5GHz; T61p; 6 more T61s
T500 2
T530 W530
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l just joined and I don't sell on eBay. just buy mainly.bought an x41 tablet. then I bought a T 43 for myself. going to buy a few more things.
eBay id: twinkie16
eBay id: twinkie16
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My username is "that1nerd94", since someone else decided to take my original name.
My "daily drivers":
T520 (4240-48u) - Core i7 2620m (2.7GHz), 8GB RAM, 80GB mSATA SSD, 1TB HDD, nVidia NVS 4200m (Optimus)
T43p (2668-VQ7) - 2.26GHz Pentium M, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD, Radeon Mobility FireGL V3200
T520 (4240-48u) - Core i7 2620m (2.7GHz), 8GB RAM, 80GB mSATA SSD, 1TB HDD, nVidia NVS 4200m (Optimus)
T43p (2668-VQ7) - 2.26GHz Pentium M, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD, Radeon Mobility FireGL V3200
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khipata20 here
Interested in Legacy Thinkpads but not just them as you can see from my signature
Interested in Legacy Thinkpads but not just them as you can see from my signature
5140,L40SX(3),PS/NOTE 425(2),PS/2 NOTE,700T,730T,700,700C(3),720C,701C(3),701CS(3),360P,360PE,750P,380,385,PC110,TRANSNOTE, Z50,240,240X,600,600E,600X(2),A31P,750C,755C,770,X40,X60,X61S,X61T,R50,R51E,R61I,
T20,T21,T30,T42(2),T43,T60,T61(4),T500(2),W520,HP95LX,100LX,200LX,300,PSION II,3,NEWTON130
T20,T21,T30,T42(2),T43,T60,T61(4),T500(2),W520,HP95LX,100LX,200LX,300,PSION II,3,NEWTON130
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I'm Khyvfones on Ebay.
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My user ID on eBay is sytheus
The waters of eBay are as murky as ever.
The waters of eBay are as murky as ever.
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I could have never guessed that from TPFanatic !
Thinkpad4by3's Law of the Universe.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
The efficiency of two screens equally sized with equal numbers if pixels are equal. The time spent by a 4:3 user complaining about 16:9 is proportional to the inefficiency working with a 16:9 display, therefore the amount of useful work extracted is equal.
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mine is biiiigiiii, constantly crawling ebay for vintage Thinkpads, so great idea to know who's who there. currently looking for a 500 (2503) and 701
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nomadsurplus.
Militaria mainly. Sometimes used PCs and gun parts.
Militaria mainly. Sometimes used PCs and gun parts.
e-Machine upgrade : mini ITX, I7-4790K, 16gb ram GTX-1050tiLP
Home Desktop: I5-2500k, R9 390X, 24gb ram, 14tb storage
X230t: I7-3520m, 16gb ram, 128gb msata ssd, 2tb hdd
Home Desktop: I5-2500k, R9 390X, 24gb ram, 14tb storage
X230t: I7-3520m, 16gb ram, 128gb msata ssd, 2tb hdd
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Not to mention the stupendous amounts of pictures of cats, dogs, stickers and "new" laptops.ThinkPadMiami wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:38 pmI dislike Reddit a lot: too many annoying rules / automation and a weird voting / popularity ranking system + a lot of profanity.
And the repeat of a repeat of a repeat of the same useless brainless questions for advice...
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Reddit is a complete waste of time for any meaningful pursuit.
600 600X
760LD FUBARd
T21 2647 T22 2647 1@ 1GHz SXGA+ 4 more; T23 2647 1@ 1.2GHz SXGA+ 3 more
T30 2366-88U 2GHz; 2366-83U 1.8G; 5@ 2366-LU0/66U; 2367-KU6 FUBARd
T41 T42 T43
T60 T61 8897 2.4GHz SXGA+; 8898 2.4Ghz; 6463 2@ WSXGA+; 7658 2.5GHz; T61p; 6 more T61s
T500 2
T530 W530
760LD FUBARd
T21 2647 T22 2647 1@ 1GHz SXGA+ 4 more; T23 2647 1@ 1.2GHz SXGA+ 3 more
T30 2366-88U 2GHz; 2366-83U 1.8G; 5@ 2366-LU0/66U; 2367-KU6 FUBARd
T41 T42 T43
T60 T61 8897 2.4GHz SXGA+; 8898 2.4Ghz; 6463 2@ WSXGA+; 7658 2.5GHz; T61p; 6 more T61s
T500 2
T530 W530
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