Communication, say what?

It amazes me how lazy people can be when they have the incredible power of a computer at their fingertips, literally. It also amazes me how angry some people can come across in email when you have no idea who you are talking to, or why they are angry. I've always hated the brievity and lack of punctuation like "cn u shp 2 canada", though with today's phone messages and Blackberry's, I'm seeing it more and more and maybe getting a bit more numb about it. This is just a ramble today, I'm not really trying to make much of a point.

So I'm selling T's car on eBay. Which one would you think was a kid (real emails) :

"can u please give me a call XXX-XXX-XXXX or e mail your # to me and i will call u, have a few questions about the car thanks for your time scott XXXXXX i have started the bidding for you"

or

"I live in Overland Park and am seeking a replacement for our own old 94 Legend GS. Is it possible to see it in person before the auction ends? Email me at XXXXXXX or my phone number is 913-XXX-XXXX. Thanks, Pam."

And a while back, after something sold on eBay and the buyer got an automated PayPal request, the buyer emails me:

"what the fuck is up with you wanting to confirm address you send it where I want you to send it I will pay for it I buy stuff on ebay all the time who the fuck do you think you are"

followed up with:

"all I care is you get your money Paypal. where I ship it and why is none of your business
let me know I will be on somoene elses"

Nice guy. But all that leads me to last night's emails, which is why I'm babbling. I put a TV up for sale on craigslist.

"I am very interested, can you tell me the serial number? I just wanna make sure its not stolen, can we meet tonite? Love to meet ya good guy and pick up your item. could you come to my place so I can purchase it? "

Uh huh.... Kinda scary ain't it?

But the JEWEL of the night is this one! Via Amazon, I get a request to cancel an order. but, it's the third time this guy has emailed me over the period of a week or more, and I've told him time and time again, it's been shipped, I can't cancel it, it's already gone. HELLO!?!?!

Watch how the conversation just goes to babbletalk.

good afternoon I am reviewing my pobox and I have not received anything I did buys it from day 8 of February and I am annoying $5 of extended days of shiping pays I request that the order is cancelled since I do not have I number of track, thanks

This is the third email I've sent, I cannot cancel it as it was already mailed.

I have not been receiving I number of track of my order for 12 days that I am waiting for and the company where receipt the packages does not have information of you, I request of urgent way that cancels the order since I had left you and the return of the money, thanks

Amazon does not reimburse us for tracking numbers. I can approve a claim and step you through it if you want.

am buying followed of Amazon not I can to think that you they give that answer me, that hara position of my money, is lamentable this situation and mainly that you cannot help me to make my purchase and so many days in that take my product arrives, in little words have robbed me my money, me can provide the mail of algun head or supervisor to be able to make bonds my rights. Then no longer me vendra what buys?
This is not solved with demand since far from you, but is imcomprensible that instead of giving to me to a good answer you say that she demands them, this to me is a good service?

I have no idea what you are trying to say

what him to say is that it helps me with my single order I request that, he is logic but receipt my product is right that somebody becomes person in charge. I wait for a positive answer but of part hers.

Are you using some sort of translator? Nothing makes sense.

I if I understand you to him, sera that you do not want to understand to me?


If it is lost, I can approve a claim, but YOU must file a claim, I can't simply refund it. To file a claim: (then I send him a link...again)

Good day The truth I wanted that somebody responds on my case all world to me says to me that it hopes, but I already pay the product and demand my rights, is as simple as to cancel the order and I want given back my money. IF you do not know I number of track, that me dara? 14 days already go hoping and no longer I can hope but, ademas I cannot be contacted with you since he is quite expensive and single by mail.

And that's pretty much the end of the babble.