annoying UK 8-bit snobbery ..

[Jay Vaughan]

> That may not be enough to clinch it..

The last one went for 50ukp.


> Poms are very serious about not losing an ebay auction, even if it  
> means
> paying more than RRP, especially with old computers! :)
>

well, i didn't mean to start an anti-pom pogrom, but okay.  i thought  
you were scottish anyway.


> Many Poms make out their auctions as UK only and don't specify postage
> to overseas because they can't be arsed with it.

right.  this, i noticed.

> Another factor to take into account is how underpaid and moody the PO
> staff tend to be. I'm used to getting insulted for forgetting the most
> minor of details or having two post office workers inspect, weigh and
> measure my package (ooeer) multiple times, humming and tsking and
> whispering under their breath about how close to volumetric weight
> limits it is..
>

maybe its you?  do you smell?

> DHL or similar is ok, but you can practically forget tracking and
> protection for certain items.
>

fedex ftw!  roll on capitalist atom-pushers.

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Jay Vaughan