just an update to this story. I just bought one of the same cards
(described as new in box) from the same guy and received it today, exactly
as described. The shrinkwrapping is still on the box. He probably just made
a mistake. My experience with him was great.
hopefully this works with the farallon drivers on the newt. :-)
R Pickett wrote:
> Just a friendly heads-up to y'all:
>
> On eBay, there's a guy 'mussalli' who's auctioning lots of stuff
> including a big handful of 3CXE589DT ethernet cards for starting price
> of $9. Cool, exactly what I want, X-Jack low-power Newton-compatible
> card. New in box, shrinkwrapped, etc.
>
> I bought one on 10-20, paid Paypal. Three weeks later, I received a
> four-port Ethernet hub.
>
> After informing him of this, I was instructed to send it back (at my
> expense) with a note clarifying what had happened, and after he received
> it, he would ship the correct thing. I'm a patient guy, I'll accept
> that, so off it goes....
>
> Today, -five-weeks- after the close of the auction, I received a
> 3C589D-TP. In a little box of bubble wrap, with a CD-R of the drivers.
> Not at all right. Not new in box, not X-Jack, not at all right.
>
> This guy has an eBay rating of nearly 3400, so I'm assuming I'm just
> having a run of bad luck. And I think he's making good-faith mistakes,
> not malicious ones.
>
> So, maybe this is just a warning that mussalli is doing a little too
> much eBay business to pay attention to quality and speed. Just FYI,
> caveat emptor.
>
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