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I feel that this is the perfect opportunity to create a new auction site called “The Arrrr PIrate Bay”.

by k_sze 6y ago

eru 6y ago
You can try that, but as soon as you interact with the real world and especially with payment processors in the real world, regulation ensues.
- feanaro 6y ago
  Which actual, real world regulation do you think legitimately leads to this removal of the RPi listings?
  - eru 6y ago
    Sorry, I had no particular regulation in mind. For the Pi, it's perhaps more about keeping other companies happy, companies with expensive lawyers, and not necessarily any specific regulation. But that's just my speculation. I was going for the general sense that eBay isn't being an ass here because it's fun, but because cover-your-ass has been beaten into businesses over and over again. Clever startups that want to do things better are possible. But they have to have real answers for what's different with them that will allow them to be better. (Same for when someone is proposing to rewrite software to get rid of all of the cruft. Much of the cruft is actually consists of under-documented scars from battles with corner cases.)
sasaf5 6y ago
Tip: when a couple starts fighting around you in a coffee shop, turn off your laptop before watching them.
- k_sze 6y ago
  This comment just completely flew over my head. Please explain?
  - whoopdedo 6y ago
    It's referring to Ross Ulbricht.
    - TeMPOraL 6y ago
      For context: FBI and DHS wanted access to data on Ross Ulbricht's laptop, which would be encrypted if the laptop is turned off, so they sent two undercover FBI agents to a library where Ross was, pretending to be a couple and staging a loud fight - distracting Ross enough to snatch his laptop while it was on. https://www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-will-be-sentenced-soon--heres-how-he-was-arrested-2015-5?IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-will-be-senten...
wegs 6y ago
It's called Aliexpress. I've been gradually moving from Amazon to eBay to Aliexpress. Ironically, this happened because I got scammed on Amazon a few times. I figured if I was gonna get scammed, I might as well save a bit with eBay, and it seemed a bit more reliable. Then Aliexpress came out even cheaper, although shipping times are sometimes insane. Aliexpress also has real human beings. I got scammed there once too, and the result was human, efficient, and chaotic (partial refund, on a product worth $0). All-in-all, it was a lot better than talking to Amazon's recently-useless reps, or eBay computers. What's odd is Amazon had amazing customer service just a couple years back. And if I need quality/genuine, I order direct from the vendor most of the time.

I feel that this is the perfect opportunity to create a new auction site called “The Arrrr PIrate Bay”.

by k_sze 6y ago

I feel that this is the perfect opportunity to create a new auction site called “The Arrrr PIrate Bay”.

eru 6y ago

You can try that, but as soon as you interact with the real world and especially with payment processors in the real world, regulation ensues.

feanaro 6y ago
Which actual, real world regulation do you think legitimately leads to this removal of the RPi listings?
- eru 6y ago
  Sorry, I had no particular regulation in mind. For the Pi, it's perhaps more about keeping other companies happy, companies with expensive lawyers, and not necessarily any specific regulation. But that's just my speculation. I was going for the general sense that eBay isn't being an ass here because it's fun, but because cover-your-ass has been beaten into businesses over and over again. Clever startups that want to do things better are possible. But they have to have real answers for what's different with them that will allow them to be better. (Same for when someone is proposing to rewrite software to get rid of all of the cruft. Much of the cruft is actually consists of under-documented scars from battles with corner cases.)

sasaf5 6y ago

Tip: when a couple starts fighting around you in a coffee shop, turn off your laptop before watching them.

k_sze 6y ago
This comment just completely flew over my head. Please explain?
- whoopdedo 6y ago
  It's referring to Ross Ulbricht.
  - TeMPOraL 6y ago
    For context: FBI and DHS wanted access to data on Ross Ulbricht's laptop, which would be encrypted if the laptop is turned off, so they sent two undercover FBI agents to a library where Ross was, pretending to be a couple and staging a loud fight - distracting Ross enough to snatch his laptop while it was on. https://www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-will-be-sentenced-soon--heres-how-he-was-arrested-2015-5?IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/ross-ulbricht-will-be-senten...

wegs 6y ago

It's called Aliexpress. I've been gradually moving from Amazon to eBay to Aliexpress. Ironically, this happened because I got scammed on Amazon a few times. I figured if I was gonna get scammed, I might as well save a bit with eBay, and it seemed a bit more reliable. Then Aliexpress came out even cheaper, although shipping times are sometimes insane. Aliexpress also has real human beings. I got scammed there once too, and the result was human, efficient, and chaotic (partial refund, on a product worth $0). All-in-all, it was a lot better than talking to Amazon's recently-useless reps, or eBay computers. What's odd is Amazon had amazing customer service just a couple years back. And if I need quality/genuine, I order direct from the vendor most of the time.