Lost a friend here once because I didn't divine an weasle until "friend" had lost $16. Who needs $16 friends. Anyhoo, I'm passing along an encounter I've had recently with a silly inconsiderate eBay seller you may wish to avoid. Thomas M. Gilgen who uses the eBay alias "ontheroadcol".

Won an auction from this nimrod for a nifty Westerner matchbook that fit my collecting. Seller only took check, money order or Bidpay... no problem. I like to use a M.O. when I have no buying record with a seller, he doesn't know me so I don't expect him to accept a check without waiting for clearance. Went to the extra expense and time of acquiring a Western Union M.O. fron the nice guy at the corner 7-11 and sent it off.

Most sellers with an once of manners will leave feedback when they send your item. My auction win was 11/26 so after 18 days and no sign of item or other contact I emailed "ontheroad...CLOWN". Turns out Thomas The Genius is waiting for for my "check to clear". Sigh.

Got the mb just short of a one month wait. Nice book, no surprises execpt Gilgen's complete lack of understanding of commerce customs in Western Industrialized Nations.

Still no feedback left for me as Mr. Idjit is probably waiting in case he has to leave retaliatory feedback. But don't let me stand in the way if'n you want to buy something from this complete dope.

BTW, one of my customers makes a very good hot buttered rum mix and I've indulged in at least one of the concoctions since I've parked the rig for the weekend! So keep that in mind as you read along...