Cheers Jon, I'm in Hove too (actually). It's rather wet today though. I have a dog walker, but will keep that as a back up as she's sometimes away. That's a nice looking website btw.Quote:
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Cheers Jon, I'm in Hove too (actually). It's rather wet today though. I have a dog walker, but will keep that as a back up as she's sometimes away. That's a nice looking website btw.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonboy
He's really captured the Fred Pontin 'book early' thumbs up nicely :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
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Cheers Mike she’s trying to get it up and running but as you know there’s a lot of competition in this neck of the woods
5 weeks no alcohol, and no need for any, this is weird.
Is that a 'Dry January' resolution Mike?
A dry Christmas too, by the sound of it. Well done that man :) So have you noticed any benefits Mike? Apart from bringing your next speaker change forward?Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
No, I just got sick of feeling low, looking like crap, took me long enough though, like 10 years of this!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Well, I don't wake up with a hangover for a start! But of course, improved sleep, improved diet, no longer binge on hangover breakfast - fry up and toast etc. It all builds really, give up drink, give up sugar, lower carbs, feel like exercising again. Not sure how long this will last, but I'm gonna try and go for 3 months now, I'm 5 weeks in, it all depends really on how much stress I have in my life. Or how much happiness I have, too much of both and I hit the bottle!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
D Day tomorrow peeps, hold tight.
I start every day with a trump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikeandvan
I've heard that someone else has to wear incontinence pads! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
An apt anecdote for his presidency perhaps.Quote:
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Selling on Ebay is now completely free with not even any final value fees, how on earth are they making money?
I believe it is only free for private individuals - businesses still have to pay? So I guess attracting more individuals to use the forum means they buy more from business sellers? I guess they've had to do this to to competition - Vinted for example is where my wife and daughter (and me!) buy clothes from these days.Quote:
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So, I was today years old when I found this out... I was looking at some pictures of the Technics SL-1300G (no, not looking to buy one, was just an ad that I happened to follow) and noticed that if you want to play a 78, you press the 33 and 45 buttons at the same time. Then I thought "wouldn't it be funny if 33 and 45 added up to... Oh my God, it does!" So my question is, is this just a coincidence? Google doesn't seem to help!
Just ten more working days to retirement!
Found out yesterday that due to holidays booked outside of the rules, I will be on my own in my department on my last day. Nothing like piling it on you right at the end. :rolleyes:
That might be a good day to sell me one of your vans for a fiver. Go out on a high, and ensure they don't talk you into staying on :D TBH I thought this coming week was going to be your last.Quote:
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I wish! Ten days seems like a mountain to climb.Quote:
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Be worth it for the view though:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
It's only a couple of working weeks. And if there is no-one there, think of all the money you will save in not having to buy them drinks.
True. In any case I'd rather just slip away than have any fuss.Quote:
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Not literally I hope ,Macca !! :)Quote:
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Today I am wondering where the suns gone because hellif the wind aint cold
So I played "Dark Side of the Moon" earlier, streamed from Tidal, on my iPad. On my computer, scrolling through Facebook and loads of posts relating to Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and similar. I would get it if it was on the same device, but just goes to show how everything is connected and you're not safe from prying internet eyes!
Because they're charging buyers now instead! I was just about to make an offer on an item and it slapped a fee on top so I thought sod this and closed the app.Quote:
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I think I've twigged what they're doing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
The other day I looked at some speakers I've been watching for a while, and the buy it now price has inexplicably increased from £4,250 to £4,336.72. So today I've been looking at various other items for sale and found that ones sold from business sellers have nicely rounded buy it now prices as usual, while private sellers' items have odd-looking prices you wouldn't make up, like £146.22, £3,448.68.
Ebay are chucking a lot of money at TV adverts stating that selling is now free :rolleyes: Free my arse.
I mentioned a while back that there seemed to be a lot less kit for sale on eBay than in days gone by.
I suppose if you run out of sellers then you've not got an auction site anymore.
So their solution is to charge the buyer not the seller.
Some vehicle auctions charge both buyer and seller and some only charge the seller, not aware of any auction house that only charges buyers. Interesting strategy.
Can you have an auction site with no buyers though?Quote:
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Oh shit, really? I haven't noticed that on all the records I've been buying on Ebay over the last few months, may be just BIN items?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
I think it's everything the BIN price shown may include the fee already I'm not sure.
As I mentioned earlier, only those buying from private sellers seem to be affected.
I noticed this too, A set of speakers I am watching has suddenly gone up from £230.00 BIN to £239.92. That works out at 4.313% which doesn't make sense, until you do a little digging. There's a flat "Buyer Protection Fee" of 75p, then for items up to £300, an additional 4%.
This link explains it: https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/...-week-pay.html (date 3rd Feb 2025)
"Ebay customers will have to shell out for extra charges when purchasing items from private sellers this week, as the online marketplace flips its fee structure on its head.
The buying and selling platform will charge a 'buyer protection fee' which will be included on every purchase from Tuesday 4 February 2025.
Buyers will be charged a flat fee of 75p per item, which will only be charged once if purchasing multiple items within a listing.
You'll also be charged 4 per cent of the item price up to £300, and 2 per cent of any portion between £300 and £4,000.
It means that a £20 item will incur a 75p flat fee plus an 80p variable fee, meaning customers will have to pay an additional £1.55 plus postage.
Two £5 items in the same listing, will incur the 75p flat fee, plus 40p variable fee (4 per cent of £5 x 2).
You won't pay any additional fees above £4,000, meaning there is an effective cap of £86.75.
Listings by business sellers will not have the compulsory buyer protection fee because the sellers already pay fees for each of the items they sell.
It also won't be applied to listings from private sellers not based in the UK, and excludes vehicles, classified ads and property."
Ebay also seem to have messed with sold prices. I bought an item on 30th January, it was listed at £115 BIN or best offer with £15 postage. My offer of £100 + £15 postage was accepted and I have paid £100 + £15. Ebay list the item as being sold at £120.32 +£15 postage with a note saying price includes £5.32 buyers protection. Seems they have applied a factor to everything irrespective of when an item was purchased and what was paid and you can no longer see if an offer was accepted.
Interesting that some DVDs are fetching higher than original cost prices on Ebay. Since getting my new to me DVD player I'm trying to track down the films Amazon doesn't stream. Straw Dogs being the first, what a classic, those yokels sure are menacing, 'rats is life'! So i go out to the communal bins and see a few dvds left there, one of which is the Innocents, currently fetching around £20 on Ebay, mint too. Be good if there was an easier way of getting DVDs though, don;t fancy wasting my time in charity shops though, that always leaves me feeling deaths clammy hand on my shoulder.
Always millions of DVDs for sale at car boots. Might have to wait for better weather though.Quote:
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I got given about a hundred of them, all mint. Including every Bond film, although there's also a lot of crap I'll probably never watch.
How was your last day at work Martin? Did you leave any hidden "eggs"? :D
I was left at least a couple of hundred - a large number of which I have already have.Quote:
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I don't finish until next Friday, Barry.Quote:
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Week from hell this week but my boss is on leave all next week so hoping I can coast to the finish line now.
I'm trying to cut down my screen use so not here so often as I used to be and missed this. Are you taking early retirement Martin?Quote:
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Yes, this is my second attempt at it. But I'm better prepared financially and psychologically this time.Quote:
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Oh - I thought it was today: Valentine's Day. Now you know your company doesn’t love you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Really it should be next Thursday but they stuck an extra day on. I couldn't be arsed to argue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Since the arrival of another grandkid this is what my Saturdays have come to...
https://youtu.be/-uBz5EjxZ08?t=4
But they've now buggered off out for a couple of hours, so time for some much-needed tuneage :)
Like 'Tellytubbies' that looks like it would be a lot better when under the influence of a powerful hallucinogenic or at least some decent hashish.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
My nieces and nephews liked to watch some right crap when they were young too. I seen enough pepper pig to last me to the heat death of the universe.
Why can't they put on proper cartoons anymore? Bit of Tom & Jerry or Road Runner? I'm sure today's kiddies would like them better than the modern pap.
:eek: Social Services would be all over me like a rash! And probably a waste of good gear too... Oh wait, you meant for me! :)Quote:
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Yeah, gone are the days when Zebedee would say "Time for bed" and they'd bloody well go. These days they'd just complain they need another half hour on the You Tube and threaten to dob us in to Childline.
mine are teenage now so I only see them at Christmas when they show up for their handout. Another 7 years or so I will probably become a great uncle and it all starts again. God knows how bad cartoons will be by then.Quote:
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Good luck with that, I came close last year when I lost my job but found a part time role at my old employer that seems to be working out but it's very early days.Quote:
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a few hours a week would suit me but not so easy to get something like that round here.Quote:
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You could work with me - I think you'd like the hours, but the commute would be a bitch.Quote:
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As mentioned the other week, B&Q love part-timers of a certain age, and there's no end of other big firms like Wickes, Amazon, Argos etc where there'd be opportunities for shop floor or warehousing... just a thought.
I'd consider something like this myself, but I've become used to having no boss. Also I'm very very lazy.
Never known a week like this. Feel like I've been doing it all my life and it's only Wednesday night.
If you feel like the weeks are whizzing by too fast just hand in your notice at work and watch them go down to a such a slow crawl you'd need time lapse photos to see any movement at all.