I'm just an idiot

sucks2beme
sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
I was bored listening to a conference call today(rah rah speech from upper management) so I went surfing on EBAY and saw a H/K AVR55 locally.
The bid was about $15 with a day to go. The description said everything lights up, but theres no sound from the speakers, so its as is. The guy has just posted pictures due to bidders messages. I look at the rear photo, and I notice the jumpers for the main speakers from the pre out to the power in are between the L&R of each section instead of between L out to Left in, ETC.
I send the guy a message telling him to flip the jumpers. The item was immediately pulled from auction! I got a thank you email from the guy, saying it works great now. He even offered to send me a $25 gift certificate to thank me. I told him thanks, but thats ok. I did tell him that I would retain the right to make fun of his mistake. :D
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2006
    Hahaha. You retain the right to make fun of his mistake. That's good.

    It's also good to hear you didn't take advantage of his plight, but let him know what was up. Awesome deed. I mean, it was certainly better than paying attention to a conference call!
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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,507
    edited May 2006
    http://www.destena.com/ebay/P5037128.JPG
    Good call all the way around.

    Did you share that example of 'fair play' on the conference call. :D
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
    edited May 2006
    SCompRacer wrote:
    http://www.destena.com/ebay/P5037128.JPG
    Good call all the way around.

    Did you share that example of 'fair play' on the conference call. :D

    No. Too much upper level arse kissing action for us grunts to get a word in.
    Thats an hour of my life I'll never get back.
    I see I'm not the only one to notice the jumpers! I should save that photo for a game of "one of these things is not like the others".
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited May 2006
    You did the right thing IMHO.

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 8,507
    edited May 2006
    sucks2beme wrote:
    No. Too much upper level arse kissing action for us grunts to get a word in.
    Thats an hour of my life I'll never get back.

    LOL I been there. Some things never change.

    I do admire your integrity in pointing the problem out to the seller. Your right, it makes a great "What is wrong wth this picture."
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  • Mazeroth
    Mazeroth Posts: 1,585
    edited May 2006
    Good job, man!
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited May 2006
    I bet you made the guy's day. fing32.gif

    Good to see there are at least a couple people still out there willing to sacrifice personal gain to help a complete stranger.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,787
    edited May 2006
    should work.

    And you've shown that it can work that way.

    Nice job.
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,624
    edited May 2006
    Very cool that you helped him out.........but I don't get how he had it working at one point but then stopped working and he hadn't changed the jumpers in the meantime or what?
    comment comment comment comment. bitchy.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited May 2006
    You're never an idiot for doing the right thing! That good deed will come back to reward you someday!:)
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2006
    Nice job, but you're still an idiot.:p
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2006
    That's good karma brother. Nothing wrong with that.

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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited May 2006
    No good dead goes un punnished.

    I mean... good for you, now you have something good comming your way.

    Don't look to me for it but something good will come from somewhere.:D
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