E-bait is just no fun these days......When I joined in 98 it was a really fun place where you could buy ammo for your belt fed and a nearly new Malibu Barbie with just a few mouse clicks and a money order. Well after you waited a while for the 56K modem to finally connect.....
Now all the buyers seem to be Rocket Scientists, or at least design Engineers for the NASA program, Cousteau's diving instructor or members of an elite team of quality control experts..........
Here are some examples of questions I have received and the answers I have supplied the experts with.
Q... Dude, where did you get these from?
A...Sasquatch left them behind.
Q.....I will need to know the specifics of the manufacturing, handling and environment the O-rings you are selling have been kept in as my life depends on it.
A....Please take up golf.
Q....I will buy these from you but if they are bad you will refund my money or I'll report you to the necessary agencies for selling scuba gear without the proper credentials.
A....I have the proper credentials but I can't show them to you cause of national security. You understand of course.
Q.....I see that you have parts for a Scubapro 109 do you know how old those parts are and are you sure the O-rings will fit my 109 from 1070?
A....You should contact Scubapro as you have by far the oldest regulator ever built and is most likely worth millions of dollars.
Q....Are the O-rings you are selling NITRIX ready? I need to know this cause my life is depending on it.
A...I'm not sure what NITRIX is but I doubt my O-rings are up to the task...Please consult with your local dive shop.
Reply.....Its a special gas we hi tech divers use for deep diving. I think you should know about it because selling the wrong O-rings is dangerous and could explode.
My answer....I'll just sell really long snorkels instead so everyone is safe.
Each time I get a STUPID message on E-bay from one of the moronic mouth breather types above I just put them on the banned buyer list.....Sadly I don't seem to be able to do this fast enough...
For a small business like mine E-bay...(.I think the E now stands for Extortion if you check the final sellers fees, paypal fees, listing fees etc etc ) is necessary. I do put in VDH info in all the orders I ship though....
To answer your question Couv......Tama has thus far refused to provide tears for my O-ring blessing but she gives her blessing in other ways
Doing it right should include some common sense, not just blindly following specs and instructions. .Gary D, AWAP on SB