What the **** is eBay thinking?

[NativeNewYorker]

It never ceases to amaze me how many insufficiently_thoughtful_persons there are at eBay!! Why are they running maintainance on their system in the middle of the day? Did it ever occur to the genius wannabes that a huge number of listings are ending today due to the free listing day they ran 7 days ago?

 

Thank goodness I didn't list any auctions last week at a $1 no reserve like I do normally. Perhaps some of you can catch some deals while the other bidders are off their guard.

 

Best wishes to everyone for a great New Year,

Ted

[FlyingDonut]

it wasn't maintenance - the system was down. I'll bet all auctions get extended a day!

[NativeNewYorker]

You could have fooled me. They routed me to a page saying they were doing routine maintainance on the system Friday and to expect downtime. Yes, I know today is only Thursday. Regardless, they are still a bunch of dopes.

 

Ted

[fantastic_four]

Welcome to the wonderful world of computers. I hope you enjoy your stay, and I hope your computer doesn't lock up too many times during the course of a month.

[NativeNewYorker]

Hi James,

 

Actually, my PC runs great with Win 2000 and doesn't crash at all. I can open over 40 apps / windows with no problem with 512Mb Ram. I also have 4 x 20" monitors, 2 x HDD's, 2 x CD drives, sound card and NIC hooked up to cable modem.

 

Win 98 SE was a nightmare...especially with mediocre memory. Crucial is the only way to go.

 

BTW, you had recommended ReadyHosting awhile back at $99 a year. You should check out Burton Hosting, which offers 250Mb storage, 4 Gb transfer, 99% ++ uptime, 50 pop3 mailboxes, 50 sub-domains, 50 email forwarders, Apache server, 2 MySQL databases, PHP4, Perl, cgi-bin, SSI, .htaccess, customizable error pages, daily backups, detailed control panel, choice of 2 secure shopping carts, message board, chat board, protected directories, hotlink capable.....at only $60 a year with no setup charges. Awesome customer support.

 

Ted