Archive for 24th May 2008

eBay Vendor Review: lancemisner

User Name: lancemisner
Product Purchased: Vintage Avalon assault on crete simulation board game (110251584477)

Product As Advertised: Almost
Shipped Quickly: Sort Of
Customer Service: Good

I won this auction late on Friday, May 16 and paid (as I always do) immediately after winning. That meant the weekend went by without shipping; the item actually went out on May 20, the Tuesday following the auction.

The game also arrived with a sizable gash in the USPS mailing box — a gash that went through the box and into the game, damaging the game box bottom fairly significantly.

I suspect the damage was done by the USPS, but generally speaking, they owe up to damaging your mail by leaving a note. They don’t compensate you for damaging the mail, but they do tell you they did the mangling.

That wasn’t the case here.

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eBay Vendor Review: crazyegor

User Name: crazyegor
Product Purchased: ASL Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #3 Tanks MMP AH (320251556165)

Product As Advertised: Yes
Shipped Quickly: Yes
Customer Service: Good

This is a collection of rules, counters and assorted necessities to get a player up to speed on the Advanced Squad Leader game system. It was reasonably priced and shipped fairly quickly.

But the feedback comment this vendor left for me — “A posative transaction- good ducky & ok thank you. we are happy to be of service” — is not only misspelled, it’s nonsense.

I really hate that, and for that reason, I will not use this vendor again.

eBay Vendor Review: roymichael2007

User Name: roymichael2007
Product Purchased: Sixth Fleet (120259015273)

Product As Advertised: Yes
Shipped Quickly: Yes
Customer Service: Great

Sixth Fleet is a war game about 1980s naval action in the Mediterranean. It’s a bit complex to play and pretty much theoretical.

This game was exactly as advertised, shipped quickly and well-packaged. I would definitely use this vendor again.