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Explain ''There are a lot of sites out there to choose from these days''
It is over the phone transaction, seller was missing a digit each time and was not able to process. I trusted my credit card than Paypal, credit card helped me with a issue earlier.

But again, this is not about trust. Its about the eBay customer service response/arrogance.

Re:EBay Customer Service suggest use other sites- Not Ebay? on Thursday April 11, 2013 @07:17PM (#5535508)
arrogant?
Re:EBay Customer Service suggest use other sites- Not Ebay? on Thursday April 11, 2013 @02:38PM (#5533838)
Last line 'There are a lot of sites out there to choose from these days'

EBay Customer Service suggest use other sites- Not Ebay?

Dear xxxxx,I’m writing you about the lot of bike (eBay Item #:xxxxxxxxxx) that you purchased. After reviewing this case I see you wanted the seller to pay for your return shipping, because the bike has many scratches in the pain, and broken brake lever cap. That must have been frustrating to receive it in that condition. As you may have noticed, your case has been closed and a refund is not...

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This is great advise. You have an idea, tell it to technical person (you do not learn to code, lazy), make the idea a 'technical' challenge (focus on wrong thing) and get stuck in 'technology creates a market'. Create a marketplace and use technology to scale it.
Re:Crowdsourcing Pictures of Sports Events? on Tuesday October 09, 2012 @01:14PM (#4632740)
What are the image scanning(Text/Numbers) solutions can i use for my project?
This is a very general comment. Not all programmers and Analyst/PM are of same quality. Check niche area's - e.g. HFT programming, can PM/Analyst get close? No way.

A programmer who updates his skills frequently have a good chance of staying on top.