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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>eBay - the right way!</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/26.aspx</link><description>Spotted a suspicious listing, a real bargain or need good advice about buying on eBay? Ask here - (non-libellous comments only!)&lt;p&gt;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31104.93)</generator><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294361.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 06:31:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:294361</guid><dc:creator>Step1</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294361.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=294361</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Yes I once packed some porelin figurines with delicate arms and other snappy bits but didn&amp;#39;t mark as fragile for that reason and they all arrived without problems!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294311.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:24:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:294311</guid><dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294311.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=294311</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;burantek:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Medogsfat:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Very amusing but there&amp;#39;s quite a shocking 
serious side to this. This show highlights an endemic&amp;nbsp;lack of any pride 
with shipping companies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I knew a fellow that worked for a
 major anonymous shipper. His exact words: &amp;quot;FRAGILE&amp;quot; translated to 
&amp;quot;KICK&amp;quot;! &lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/08.gif" alt="Indifferent" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Someone once told me pretty much the same. They said the worse thing you can do is mark an item a fragile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Craig&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294293.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:02:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:294293</guid><dc:creator>burantek</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294293.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=294293</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Medogsfat:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Very amusing but there&amp;#39;s quite a shocking 
serious side to this. This show highlights an endemic&amp;nbsp;lack of any pride 
with shipping companies.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I knew a fellow that worked for a
 major anonymous shipper. His exact words: &amp;quot;FRAGILE&amp;quot; translated to 
&amp;quot;KICK&amp;quot;! &lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/08.gif" alt="Indifferent" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294291.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:57:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:294291</guid><dc:creator>Medogsfat</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294291.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=294291</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Very amusing but there&amp;#39;s quite a shocking serious side to this. This&amp;nbsp;sadly highlights an endemic&amp;nbsp;lack of any pride with shipping companies. The video was obviously taken by an employee who though it&amp;nbsp;far more important to get a cheap laugh watching &amp;amp; videoing&amp;nbsp;someones goods being mangled than taking any action to prevent it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chris.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294282.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:53:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:294282</guid><dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294282.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=294282</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/Themes/beotheme1/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;burantek:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Amazon, huh?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/MEXICAN-JUMPING-BEANDITOS-part_number-Merchant/dp/B000B6MYCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=toys-and-games&amp;amp;qid=1284742154&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;an explanation&lt;/a&gt; for everything!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well spotted Jaff.&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Craig&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294272.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:50:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:294272</guid><dc:creator>burantek</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/294272.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=294272</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Amazon, huh?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/MEXICAN-JUMPING-BEANDITOS-part_number-Merchant/dp/B000B6MYCU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=toys-and-games&amp;amp;qid=1284742154&amp;amp;sr=8-1"&gt;an explanation&lt;/a&gt; for everything!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293813.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 07:36:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:293813</guid><dc:creator>Step1</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293813.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=293813</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;That&amp;#39;s one of them go go hamsters in that box isn&amp;#39;t it &lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/02.gif" alt="Big Smile" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293793.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:30:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:293793</guid><dc:creator>Wings</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293793.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=293793</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;Isn&amp;#39;t this how some courier companies test the destructiveness of their delivery procedures -- keep flipping the carton until it is adequately mangled?&amp;nbsp; ;)&amp;nbsp; Nonetheless, one must admire the persistance of the package trying to climb up the conveyor belt -- a bit like Sisyphus trying to push the boulder up the hill for eternity. :)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293755.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:53:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:293755</guid><dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293755.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=293755</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;That&amp;#39;s almost hypnotic.&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Craig&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/01.gif" alt="Smile" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293704.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:36:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:293704</guid><dc:creator>beocool</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293704.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=293704</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;img src="http://forum.beoworld.org/emoticons/58.gif" alt="Laughing" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Remember to pack well...</title><link>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293673.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:30:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">41a2a90c-3a1e-4bd3-b144-3883695a7f38:293673</guid><dc:creator>tournedos</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/thread/293673.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>https://archivedforum.beoworld.org:443/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=26&amp;PostID=293673</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;...but this video explains how it still might not be enough:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nv28lunRSY"&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nv28lunRSY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>