As picked by my father-in-law:
Wow! Some great advice and insight to parenthood. But you appointed a Dodger fan judge sooooo... Doc's advice with the West Coast late sports idea is my choice for No 1.
Doc, leave your choice of cards in the comments!
Look for a new contest late next week.
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Showing posts with label Contest. Show all posts
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Ebay Shenanigans: Ladies and Gents, It's a Draw
First, keep your eyes peeled for the BIG announcement tomorrow. There will be contests and prizes, and much coolness.
As for the ebay saga: I heard nothing from the buyer for three days. Not the promised pictures, not another message, nothing. But then when I woke up this morning there was a "buyer protection claim" filed against me. So I said, "F#$@ that," escalated the thing to customer service and went to work. The advertised response time was 72 hours, but this thing was solved in 4, specifically via an email that stated 1) ebay granted the buyer a FULL refund 2) ebay said NO ONE was at fault and 3) ebay said I did not have to reimburse the ebay or the buyer.
Of course, the buyer left negative feedback the moment I escalated it, but whatever. I'm glad I'll get no more messages like this:
hi i messaged you last week and i know ypu said i paid on the 7th and that this was shipped but now its the 21st and i still havent recieved the item ,?? its been two solid weeks ,you have to be kidding me.That is just ridiculous .
Again, I feel the frustration, but you've got to be kidding ME. The package was shipped the 11th, at that point it was the final day of the ebay-estimated delivery window, and the tracking number says it was misrouted. Wtf can I do once I've shipped it?!
Anyway, the resolution isn't terribly intellectually satisfying, but there it is none the less. I'm grateful it was resolved (and fairly with regard to yours truly, that's a win!), but on the other side of the coin this is rewarding bad behavior. I mean, what is that?
Ebay shenanigans at their finest.
As for the ebay saga: I heard nothing from the buyer for three days. Not the promised pictures, not another message, nothing. But then when I woke up this morning there was a "buyer protection claim" filed against me. So I said, "F#$@ that," escalated the thing to customer service and went to work. The advertised response time was 72 hours, but this thing was solved in 4, specifically via an email that stated 1) ebay granted the buyer a FULL refund 2) ebay said NO ONE was at fault and 3) ebay said I did not have to reimburse the ebay or the buyer.
Of course, the buyer left negative feedback the moment I escalated it, but whatever. I'm glad I'll get no more messages like this:
hi i messaged you last week and i know ypu said i paid on the 7th and that this was shipped but now its the 21st and i still havent recieved the item ,?? its been two solid weeks ,you have to be kidding me.That is just ridiculous .
Again, I feel the frustration, but you've got to be kidding ME. The package was shipped the 11th, at that point it was the final day of the ebay-estimated delivery window, and the tracking number says it was misrouted. Wtf can I do once I've shipped it?!
Anyway, the resolution isn't terribly intellectually satisfying, but there it is none the less. I'm grateful it was resolved (and fairly with regard to yours truly, that's a win!), but on the other side of the coin this is rewarding bad behavior. I mean, what is that?
Ebay shenanigans at their finest.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
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Saturday, February 6, 2010
Contest Winnings from Jason at 2008 Ginter Code Champion
2008 Ginter Code Champ Jason Wong had a badass contest over at his blog, which you need to check out. The prize: two cards signed by the champ himself, one in Chinese and one in English. Check them out.
I spent a year teaching English in China, so this is pretty awesome to have. My Mandarin is pretty basic at this point, but I remember enough to recognize "wong." Kinda.
And then the "traditional" English signed card with the "1st Ginter Code Champion" inscription. Very cool stuff, and thanks again for the contest, Jason!
As an aside, the contest Jason ran was pretty cool. Apparently the inspiration came from an autographed bat he has in his collection, and the structure of the questions meant you had to count Negro League stats as being "official." As a big fan of the Negro Leagues, I thought that was an awesome move!
Have a good one and goodnight Pumpsie Green, wherever you are!
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