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offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-29 06:02 [#01213398]
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well in case you missed it, i was a bit triggerhappy last
night and before i knew it i clicked myself a 170 euros
poorer after having won an auction on ebay.

the object is a powershot s20 digicam. there was no info
regarding the state of it or how old it is.

Apparently, a known bug in this camera is an error message
that appears on the screen after a few years of use, be it
canon's intention or not, it happens. repair costs are
ridiculously high. This error renders the cam useless.

Suppose i get the camera in working condition, and it gives
up on me on lets say a couple of weeks use?

I suppose nobody can be held responsible?

(and for the love of bog, none of those witty replies as
'correct' or 'you'd be proper fucked then' or 'that's the
risk you chose to take' or 'i wouldnt worry about it so
much' etc)

shit i'm getting paranoid. i should be receiving the cam
tuesday. waiting for an email....... :(


 

offline Flutterby from Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) on 2004-05-29 06:12 [#01213403]
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Soz to say this but nobody can be held responsible but you..
if you bought it knowing about the problem with the camera
then it's your fault :(


 

offline JAroen from the pineal gland on 2004-05-29 06:13 [#01213404]
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[insert witty reply]

i think, in this case, noone can indeed be held
responsible.. ebay can be pretty shady at times.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-29 06:14 [#01213408]
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well actually i was a bit too late doing my research before
i bought it.


 

offline Flutterby from Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) on 2004-05-29 06:15 [#01213410]
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You should have done your research BEFORE buying.. if you're
going to spend any money at all on a bit of technology you
have to know as much about it as possible before you buy it.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-29 06:17 [#01213412]
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even if i did know this, it wouldnt really matter.

anything you buy could get busted sooner or later. the error
may never appear, or it may have already.

this would even be the case if i bought it in a store.
(warranty is always expired when something happens)

are you saying i should never buy anything?


 

offline Flutterby from Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) on 2004-05-29 06:22 [#01213418]
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No not at all, i'm just saying things like this are always
more risky on ebay because in a shop at least most of the
time they're brand new and so there would be less of a risk
of them breaking down quickly. You might get this camera and
it might be broken already, to the point where it wont even
switch on..

Also when you buy brand new from a shop you usually get upto
one year warranty. With ebay you dont get a warranty.

Thats why when either myself or oscillik buy things off ebay
we do our research before hand, and we try to e-mail the
people before buying to get at least some info on the state
of the product before we buy.. we like to know what we're
entering into.

But hold tight for now, just wait and see, you might be
pleasantly supprised :)


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-05-29 06:26 [#01213424]
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trust me, there wasn't the time. it was an offer i couldnt
refuse and i had to decide in 2 hours.

but i suppose you're right. Thanks anyway.


 

offline Flutterby from Burton-on-Trent (United Kingdom) on 2004-05-29 06:28 [#01213431]
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Ah you're welcome..i know how that feels, i'm terrible for
wanting to buy things off ebay, sometimes i decide right
away i want something just by the picture, without looking
at the details haha, but then oscillik reads the detials and
advises me on what to do since it's his money i spend lol

Just wait and see, it might be perfectly fine :) and if not,
you can always sell it haha


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-06-08 01:26 [#01228448]
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just so you know, i got the camera and it is in excellent
condition. seems as good as new. yay :)


 

offline acrid milk hall from United Kingdom on 2004-06-08 02:27 [#01228519]
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i hope you take some lovely pictures with it and that it
lasts you as long as you desire.


 

offline Strange Times from Now On on 2004-06-08 12:31 [#01229476]
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I bought tickets from ebay for Ricky Gervais. the seller
said they were "centre stage dream tickets". They were
second row from the back and two seats in from the left hand
side. I hope the guy burns in hell, coz i payed a pretty
penny for those...the f'ucker.


 

offline optimus prime on 2004-06-08 12:41 [#01229482]
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haha.


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-06-08 12:43 [#01229485]
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haha.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2004-06-08 13:22 [#01229549]
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haha.

should've gotten yourself one of these babies ;)



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