EBay is fighting for America against the enemy

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-01 11:21pm

http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,58190,00.html

At the present time, we do not ship to, or accept bids from, Canada, Mexico, France, Germany or any other country that does not support the United States in our efforts to rid the world of Saddam Hussein. If you are not with us, you are against us.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2003-04-01 11:23pm

It sounds like this is just one customer. Granted this guy's a jackass..

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2003-04-01 11:24pm

That is weird.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-01 11:25pm

True, the actual culprit is the vendor company CompAtlanta. From the article:

CompAtlanta is one of a small number of companies boycotting countries opposed to the war.

I just thought it was more amusing to put EBay in the title.

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2003-04-01 11:27pm

Darth Wong wrote:I just thought it was more amusing to put EBay in the title.

April Fools eh? I have been had! To compensate, *taunts Mike with the Red Wings*

Away!

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-04-01 11:28pm

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-01 11:29pm

*looks at thread title*

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-04-01 11:29pm

Is anyone surprised that this kind of behaviour would come from Atlanta?

Stormbringer · Post by **Stormbringer** » 2003-04-01 11:32pm

Darth Wong wrote:Is anyone surprised that this kind of behaviour would come from Atlanta?

Not one bit. But then again it's their right to be dumbasses.

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-04-01 11:32pm

No, from a Georgia boy.

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-04-01 11:57pm

Fucking yay.

What was it, the "Freedom Printer"?

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-04-02 12:38am

At least my side's fucktards aren't blocking traffic. Then again, they're doing their level best to make us laughingstocks.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2003-04-02 01:09am

RedImperator wrote:At least my side's fucktards aren't blocking traffic. Then again, they're doing their level best to make us laughingstocks.

C'est la vie.

Admiral Valdemar · Post by **Admiral Valdemar** » 2003-04-02 07:54am

Good for them. They just lost a customer due to idiocy, I hope they realise that they need customers in order to exist.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-02 08:42am

Since we`re on the subject of Ebay idiocy,here something i saw on a French Canadian site.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 2918818096

Lord_Xerxes · Post by **Lord_Xerxes** » 2003-04-02 09:59am

Admiral Valdemar wrote:Good for them. They just lost a customer due to idiocy, I hope they realise that they need customers in order to exist.

yeah, that is a pretty stupid way to run business over the net.

And that whole "Freedom Fries" thing is completely ridiculous too. I hope some national chains here in the US change their signage to reflect that. Drive up to McD's or Burger King..."Would you like some Freedom Fries with that?" "No. I want French Fries." "We don't have French Fries." "yes, you do...you moron. They're the same goddamn thing they were before. And they'll probably still be soggy and disgusting the way they were last time. Now give me my goddamn French Fries before I disembowl you with a spork, Moron."

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-04-02 10:16am

That's a really, really dumb human there in that story. I know people can and will make stupid business decisions, but damn.

I wonder how much smoother the world would run if it were legal to punch business owners in the face if they created customer-hateful policies.

Post by **Lagmonster** » 2003-04-02 10:22am

And to put another log on the coals, what the fuck is up with these Canadian protestors? I park my car not a block from the American Embassy in downtown Ottawa, and every morning for the past two weeks there's been a squad of people sitting or standing around waving anti-war signs.

They were even quoted in the local paper, saying that they "really felt they could make a difference". Yeah, a big difference. The bushes growing out front of the embassy have never looked better what with all the CO2 they're getting and the extra sunlight reflecting off the sheen of idiocy that covers them.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-04-02 10:37am

Lagmonster wrote:And to put another log on the coals, what the fuck is up with these Canadian protestors? I park my car not a block from the American Embassy in downtown Ottawa, and every morning for the past two weeks there's been a squad of people sitting or standing around waving anti-war signs.

They were even quoted in the local paper, saying that they "really felt they could make a difference". Yeah, a big difference. The bushes growing out front of the embassy have never looked better what with all the CO2 they're getting and the extra sunlight reflecting off the sheen of idiocy that covers them.

Thats nothing compared to what i heard this morning apparently an American bus company full of 11 year old kids,were i think it was a school trip to Montreal,and a group of dumbass protesters who can`t differenciate Shrubby from the rest of Americans,ripped the flag off the bus burned it and scared the kids shitless.
Vive les Quebecois defficient.

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2003-04-02 02:04pm

It's Georgia. You guys know what Georgia is right? Imagine an American Quebec, that will give you a good idea of what Georgia and the rest of the south is.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2003-04-02 02:13pm

Darth Wong wrote:Is anyone surprised that this kind of behaviour would come from Atlanta?

Are you badmouthing the home city of the Great Jeff Foxworthy?