Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

Hays, when you referred to the hole of Europe, did you mean Greece? I can think of worse places... Naples for example.

or perhaps the whole of europe is a hole - with which i don't agree - as opposed to the whole of europe is in a hole (which is getting ever deeper) - with which i do agree

Personally, I like Naples very much. I have friends there. There is a road that runs along the coast in the city. It is almost impossible to cross as the traffic ignores the traffic lights and pedestrian crossings. There is a local joke that a man one side of the multi lane road shouts at a man on the other side and asks how he got across. He replies that he was born there.

Perhaps a "father-son relationship/religious conviction" problem?

Hmmm? That was even complicated to type up.

And another 'Hmmm?'....

Preloved:

About 1 week ago I agreed to buy the item and have so far sent 3 messages to the Seller

Ebay:

I won the bid and have messaged the Seller accordingly. That was 3 days ago.

Thus far I haven't heard a peep from either Seller. Obviously, I have checked account settings, etc, etc, e-mail spam, and all are quite OK. My messages to both sellers even give my mobile phone number. Where possible I always 'copy myself in' on messages too so as to check they do come through.

Holiday? Sickness? Broken computers? Memory loss? Lack of urgency? Rudeness?

What is it with some people, that makes them not behave in a timely manner?

Ah well. Just have to be patient, I suppose - but I will message each seller through the appropriate web site facility once again.

aka a scam ...... was payment insisted as being by Paypal? ....... if so, very likely you've been stuffed with no recourse

You will get the money back via Ebay. They are quite good like that. I have had to wait up to three weeks in the past. Holidays are a factor as are reasons like working and not being able to get to a post office if it is a parcel.

never buy second goods cast offs not for me only buy new

how many times have you been married?
and your wife?

married for 48 years thanks she still looks 40 never uses make up she does not need it

must have been a child bride

she was 17 I was 20

Tanker,

I once knew a guy who had similar attitudes to that and was quite proud of having them too.

ie. Never ate 'left overs', never bought second hand goods, lived in a brand new house which was full of brand new stuff. It was totally characterless.

He was a car dealer. So much for never buying second-hand goods, eh? He made a living out of it. We regarded him as being intransigent and insular. Anyhow, he's dead now so what does it matter? He died of 'mostly' only drinking new alcohol. :-)

But for you? Your personal rule 'never buy second goods cast offs not for me only buy new' is, well, insular. It shows a lack of wider thought and is indicative of a poor education.

Even the Queen wears used second hand jewelry. I guess the value of some of it must run into the £ms. People are happy to borrow it from her too.

Buy a brand new car and it immediately depreciates because of the massive amount of VAT and car tax.

Buy a mint condition classic car and it will usually appreciate because of its rareity and perhaps its provenance too. It's the same sort of thing with lots of rare items.

My 'Preloved' web site item has now disappeared from the listings. Looks as though it's been taken down and has maybe been sold elsewhere.

The Ebay item was 'Collection Only'. I haven't yet paid for it - but I do want to arrange things and collect it and pay for it.

I have a new car ever 18/24 months and have for over 25 years then give them away all of them just given away my car on 26th may now have a new one in 3 weeks have done 27 miles can not drink and drive but it keeps the garage warm

bought a mg this time made in the uk

I am surprised that the Mona Lisa is worth so much bearing in minds that it is second hand.

Most MGs are made in China and assembled in UK.

has long has it not german I do not mind stopped using any german products Thomas cook boycotted them and tui
do not go to aldi or liddl
fcuk them and their goods

buy bentley if you ask me :-)

the uk is leaving the stinking rotten EU its going to now break up thank the uk for their great actions

Greece spain Portugal to follow the uk

let the germans stew in the shit they have cocked up