discgolfer72 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 poor commodore 64 bought this as a parts machine(drive has broken spring and was missing a keyboard key) but due to poor packaging it showed up ike this was hoping to get a usable shel for a raspberry pi project not so much anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Defender Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Man that sucks. Might it be possible to glue it together then paint it a nice raspberry pi redish color? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 the scary part is the same seller has a lot listed with a monitor https://www.ebay.com/itm/Working-Commodore-64-lot-monitor-1541-drive/292393401456 with the packing skills used for my package I'm afraid for the safety of that monitor soo the commodore itself was wrapped around 2 - 3 times with the small bubble wrap then stuck in the box right up angst the side of the box then manuals were in the box net to it with drive and power cord loose in the box with some hap hazard placed small sections of bubble wrap in-between just heard back from the seller he wants me to take it to the post office and file a claim lol (they will laugh at me when the see the packing ) and refuses a return (all I asked was a partial refund of half the purchase price which I think is fair ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monzamess Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Unless something changed, the shipping contract is between the seller and the shipper (USPS). The seller has to file the claim with USPS. They may or may not even listen to you if you go try to file the claim yourself. If seller won't handle the shipping claim then I would go through eBay's remediation process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 well after pointing out his mistakes in packaging he did give a partial refund (which I think is fair ) hopefully he gets his money back from usps hopefully lesson learned and that monitor he/she is selling will be packed better and arrive to its new home unscathed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Unless something changed, the shipping contract is between the seller and the shipper (USPS). The seller has to file the claim with USPS. They may or may not even listen to you if you go try to file the claim yourself. If seller won't handle the shipping claim then I would go through eBay's remediation process. yea that is correct I've dealt with damaged packages from usps and ups before and have been told that by the post office/ups dc that's why when he told me that had to chuckle (that's not going to happen ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 I had a similar packing issue with a seller of a TI computer. He crammed the console into a USPS Medium Flat-Rate box, bulging out both ends of the box by about 1/4" on each side, NO protection on the ends. It showed up find but the results could have been far worse. The problem the seller will have with a claim is all carriers have a reasonable expectation of proper protection for shipped items and claims can be rejected if they determine an item was packed inappropriately. We all accept some level of reasonable risk with old technology. Sellers, however, should take proper precautions to ensure shipping is not a factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 so the jacktard went thru PayPal and actually canceled the refund there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Have you filed a case with eBay? It might be worth calling to speak to a representative and explain the situation and see what they can do or recommend. If he canceled the refund and you have documentation on the agreement, in most states that constitutes a contract and he would have violated that contract. Personally, I am not above a small claims case inclusive of court fees. People like this deserve a good smacking if not an outright ass-whipping. Legally speaking, of course. Also, run over to the Marketplace forum and log this seller as a bad seller as a warning to others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Have you filed a case with eBay? It might be worth calling to speak to a representative and explain the situation and see what they can do or recommend. If he canceled the refund and you have documentation on the agreement, in most states that constitutes a contract and he would have violated that contract. Personally, I am not above a small claims case inclusive of court fees. People like this deserve a good smacking if not an outright ass-whipping. Legally speaking, of course. Also, run over to the Marketplace forum and log this seller as a bad seller as a warning to others. someone did end up buying his other set with monitor and paid 215$ hopefully its not someone on here I did just escalate the claim on ebay and sent them a screen shot of my paypal statement where the refund is listed as canceled looks like a classy guy lol love the cheap beer can in his first pic lol(hey commodore hold my beer lol) https://www.ebay.com/itm/Working-Commodore-64-lot-monitor-1541-drive-/292400505508?nma=true&si=7HTO5H%252BpU0Bpzl8e6oWHoZGc9s8%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 Edited January 10, 2018 by discgolfer72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I dunno... Michelob Ultra (named as a "bikini-friendly beer") with chubby girly hands... Of course, physical characteristics as an indicator of psychology was dis-proven a long time ago. At least criminologically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 so after escalating my claim on ebay I now have a notice of refund by echeck ugggggggg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) hopefully I get my refund, with what I had to spend to save this machine I could have bought 3 lol its back in action just need to epoxy the y key back on (unless someone has a dead machine with good keyboard they want to get rid of ) and waiting on the keyboard supports since I'm already in over my head on price ,what other things do I need to pimp this guy out (it deserves it after the beating it just got ) already have a package of heat sinks sitting here Edited January 11, 2018 by discgolfer72 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Looks like it needs an LED. In a couple of weeks I will be producing LEDs for these cases in red, yellow, green, blue, and white, $4 mailed. Let me know if you want one and I will make yours first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Zapp Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Wow, sorry you had to deal with a loser seller. I have found a few of them over the years. I have also seen the old stuff the C64 in a medium flat rate box sellers too. I must not be as nice as you because I would have filed a claim with eBay and made this ridiculous seller take back all his stuff. He would have had to give you a full refund and provide you with a pre-paid shipping label. Most sellers would just go the route of a full refund with you "disposing" of the item. At any rate, glad you got it working again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Looks like it needs an LED. In a couple of weeks I will be producing LEDs for these cases in red, yellow, green, blue, and white, $4 mailed. Let me know if you want one and I will make yours first. do they have a special setup (voltage ) I still have the harness from the original setup and piles of leds here was just planning on soldering one on the old lead , I should have some square ones that will fit in that slot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 do they have a special setup (voltage ) I still have the harness from the original setup and piles of leds here was just planning on soldering one on the old lead , I should have some square ones that will fit in that slot I put a resister in-line because the newer available LEDs are much brighter and without it they are blinding. A fact which apparently misses producers of things like the Genesis HD controllers in which a super-bright water-clear blue LED flashes every time you press a button. I do not need my XU1541 lighting up my computer room, hallway, and into my bedroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Here is what a blue one looks like in my clear KS case. I will take a pic when I get back from lunch of the actual LED build. I am putting time into making these for quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 Here is what a blue one looks like in my clear KS case. I will take a pic when I get back from lunch of the actual LED build. I am putting time into making these for quality. looks nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 On the Reloaded Mk2 you can use between 3.3k and 5.1k resistors to bring the brightness down to a level which is not distracting or blinding. I did not use resistors on the blue LEDs I put in my Amiga 4000D and those damned things light up the room (I will be correcting that this weekend.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discgolfer72 Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 just got back from a fun icy road trip to microcenter lol (kids and wife are all home today due to icy conditions lol) its a no go on the keyboard fix I even tried a little m.e.k to melt the key back on and it just pops off so guess I need a keyboard lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Here is what a blue one looks like in my clear KS case. I will take a pic when I get back from lunch of the actual LED build. I am putting time into making these for quality. Nice - I'll buy a couple of those once they're ready Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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