Monday, August 16, 2010
WARRANTY CONTACTS A guide of who to call O to Z
DEC Superscan 2 A Nice compliment unit to the Bosch KTS
Dec Superscan 2
A Nice compliment to the Bosch KTS
Now avaiable through Celtech
The Unit is a laptop or PC Based scanner, comprising of a small interface box, and runs the software on your PC.
In Depth Coverage
Audi
beware of cuksltd
i have been waiting for the other part to the belt i bought from darren for 5 months. i had left him neutral feedback as i felt he didnt make it clear in auction. he contacted me to withdraw the feedback on the understanding that he would send the inner belt. this was on the 05/07/06. and since then all i have had is lies and excuses
i was promised faithfully it would be with me on monday 11/12/06 it is now 18/12/06 and still no inner belt
the bloke is beyond a joke this is the worst ebayer i have come accross
he promises the earth and deliver nothing
so please be warned you will be taking a gamble
EUROPA INTERNATIONAL TRADING
europa international trading is no more and have left a lot of unhappy customers to try and get money back the people who are dealing with are called TENON RECOVERY on tell 0191511 5000 best of look
Is Soundproofing the same as Sound Deadening?
using paypall
I would like to warn sellers about paypall
Last year, I sold am item (160), received paypall payment, dispatched item and received ve feedback.
Luckily I had not left feedback at this stage.
Paypall then froze money in my account and sent an email asking details of postage etc..
The buyer had confirmed address and was verified and I dispatched by royal mail special delivery so had tracking details as proof buyer received item.
Even after all this, Paypall withdrew the money from my account, and I got nowhere trying to get it back either directly from buyer or from paypall or ebay -paypall said they did not receive my email regarding postage details within the required time scale (even though I qualified fot seller protection). I had replied and the email was eventually found during investigation by the Financial Ombudsman.
I got my money back and 50 compensation
Beware of paypall and only use if covered by seller protection ie buyer is verified with confirmed address. Send to confirmed address only and keep proof of dispatch.
If paypall freeze money, be sure to reply promptly and keep copies of emails
Good Luck
National Curriculum
The National Curriculum documents for England and Wales are available FREE of charge. They are commonly advertised as being around 25 and 10 respectively, but they are both available free of charge if you call the right number. I can't be sure about KS3 and KS4, but the documents for KS1
Items missing in the post
I have recently won a dispute regarding an Item that allegedly went missing in the post ( the person in question knows who she is). I approached the seller in a polite manner asking for a replacement or a refund this she refused to do and said that it was my responsibility to claim from the Post Office via their claims procedure which would take 3-4 months. This seller was wrong on two counts, first : she entered into a contract with me to supply goods I had purchased ,if she could not supply them there she have been a replacement or refund. Second : It is the sellers responsibility to claim from the post office as they entered into an paid agreement that the Post Office would deliver the goods, it is not the buyers responsibility as there was no agreement between the buyer an Royal Mail.
The main point here is that the seller is responsible for claiming from the Post Office so dont be fobbed off with that laim old excuse ''it must have been lost in the post''. There are too many unscrupulous sellers trying it on.
Avery Labels Free Software for labelling label printing
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L7160 White Address Label - Laser 21 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 38.1 mm
L7161 White Address Label - Laser 18 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 46.6 mm
L7162 White Address Label - Laser 16 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 33.9 mm
L7163 White Address Label - Laser 14 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 38.1 mm
L7164 White Address Label - Laser 12 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 72 mm
L7165 White Address Label - Laser 8 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 67.7 mm
L7166 White Address Label - Laser 6 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 93.1 mm
L7167 White Address Label - Laser 1 label per sheet, 199.6 x 289.1 mm
L7168 White Address Label - Laser 2 labels per sheet, 199.6 x 143.5 mm
L7169 White Address Label - Laser 4 labels per sheet, 139 x 99.1 mm
L7173 White Address Label - Laser 10 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 57 mm INKJET WHITE
J8159 White Address Label - Inkjet 24 labels per sheet, 64 x 33.9 mm
J8160 White Address Label - Inkjet 21 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 38.1 mm
J8161 White Address Label - Inkjet 18 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 46.6 mm
J8162 White Address Label - Inkjet 16 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 33.9 mm
J8163 White Address Label - Inkjet 14 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 38.1 mm
J8164 White Address Label - Inkjet 12 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 72 mm
J8165 White Address Label - Inkjet 8 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 67.7 mm
J8166 White Address Label - Inkjet 6 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 93.1 mm
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J8168 White Address Label - Inkjet 2 labels per sheet, 199.6 x 143.5 mm
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L7560 Clear Address Label - Laser 21 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 38.1 mm
L7562 Clear Address Label - Laser 16 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 33.9 mm
L7563 Clear Address Label - Laser 14 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 38.1 mm
L7565 Clear Address Label - Laser 8 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 67.7 mm
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J8560 Clear Address Label - Inkjet 21 labels per sheet, 63.5 x 38.1 mm
J8562 Clear Address Label - Inkjet 16 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 33.9 mm
J8563 Clear Address Label - Inkjet 14 labels per sheet, 99.1 x 38.1 mm
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How To Find Rare Tess Gerritsen Books
Hi,
This is for all fans of Tess Gerritsen books. If your after finding some of the rarer titles such as Peggy Sue Got Murdered, Thief of Hearts, Keeper of the Bride, etc then I would strongly advise looking on www.ebay.com the American eBay as I have bought many ofmy titles from here and including postage costs I have paid no more than 4 each. Once I read them I sold them on eBay for 8 so it makes it worth it. Its also handy to keep an eye out on Amazon and to google the titles and see what comes up. I would also recommend trying the local library and looking in their catalogues as many of my books have been from here and this is where I located Thief of Hearts.
If your so keen to read the 2 books: Love Masquerade and Adventure's Mistress, then i'm sorry to say that these are not and will not be re-published. The firm publishing these books closed down and did not make many at all for general release, if any for the public. This I was told by Tess Gerritsen herself as she replied to a letter I sent her. If anyone actually does find any then please let me know!!! However I very much doubt this!
Please rate this guide as helpful if you liked it and for a list and synopsis of this authors book check out my other review.
Home Break in Scams - Beware
Recently, I sold an old car for 100. The Buyer paid through paypal quickly and seemed almost "charming" on the phone. We arranged for him to pick up the car a week or so after the sale ended.
The day of the pickup, the buyer came to collect the car. He claimed he had taken the train approximately 100miles (for a 100 car?). I know I had described the car accurately and it was worth more than 100 even in parts. It was actually in excellent condition considering its age but I needed to get it off the street before the tax ran out.
My expectation was that the buyer would kick the tires a little, make sure he got what he paid for, sign the transfer document and leave. After all, it was already paid for. But instead he insisted we go into my home (which I refused to do). My dog didn't like him and I always trust my dog.
When I refused to allow the buyer into my home (there was no need, after all), he starting wobbling about whether he wanted to take the car away that day. It took me a second to realise he wasn't actually interested in the car, he was interested in what's in my home. Once I did realise the car wasn't his primary interest, my attitude towards him changed. I became quite blunt and told him he had already paid for the car so he can either take it away, or I'll send off the transfer documents without his signature and tell them he seemed a bit dodgey. As soon as the buyer realised I wasn't going to let him in and was getting annoyed, he left in a HUGE hurry.
It turns out I lived in a small town and the buyer had taken a local taxi company from the station. I tracked down the taxi driver who told me that the buyer had spoken to him during the drive, and said he was VISITING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
When I heard this I became very concerned and contacted the police. The buyer had been wearing a name tag that he said was from his work. I now believe this was part of the scam. Probably to support a fake identity?
The event was very strange and the buyer never ended up collecting the car. He left no feedback. He did not demand his money back. He just disappeared. A while later I mentioned my experiences to a friend who also uses Ebay. My friend said there are con artists who pretend to be interested in "pick up" items (items that require personal pickup due to their size). The con artists are prepared to invest a little cash in the potential of being able to enter your home (to sign transfer documents, etc.). Their real interest is in getting into your house, to rob it.
Please be very careful when you invite a strange buyer (or seller) into your home. I now make sure I am not alone. I have my dog with me at every moment (he's got excellent judgement) and if possible I even try to arrange for the item to be outside of my home if possible (ie on the driveway, front lawn), so that (a) my neighbours can see the transaction taking place, and (b) nobody enters my home except bonafide visitors and guests.
Fortunately (or unfortunately?) everything I own comes from either a carboot sale or Ebay. And I don't buy antiques (unless by accident). A burglar would be somewhat disappointed if they broke into my home. It's not worth the physical exertion... LOL. Nevertheless.... beware, be safe! I hope this info proves helpful to someone.
False descriptions, goods not as advertised.
Triple embossing with UTEE for ATCs, Cardmaking
This is my way of doing embossing or enamelling. I like to create the effect of enamel or glass tiles both smooth and with rubber stamped images.
To make an enamelled picture, embellishment, photo etc., I print the image onto self adhesive paper. I use my own kits for most of these images as they are printed on special permanent adhesive paper. However, with a bit of care you can print your own. Cut out the image and stick it onto a piece of mountboard. Do not use ordinary card stock and this will curl up and bend after a few hours. Mountboard can be purchased in many different colours so can be co-ordinated with the image you are embossing. Cut round the image but please leave a border, this is to stop the image curling up at the edge and the UTEE will secure it to the mountboard giving a good clean surface. Cover the picture side of the mountboard with embossing ink and then dip the mountboard into some CLEAR UTEE - ultra thick embossing enamel. Heat the surface of the tile until it melts(remember to use a baking sheet, heat resistant sheet on top of your cutting mat or surface), as soon as the powder has melted put it straight back into the powder and coat the surface again, heat again with the heat gun and do this once more. The third coating should be enough. Heat the third surface until it looks like glass and is completely smooth. That should be enough. You can always do another layer if you wish or even melt it again later and put another layer on. I rarely do more than 3 layers. Leave the tile to cool and you now have a lovely little embellishment that looks like an enamelled tile. This can be used as jewellery, in scrapbooking, perfect on ATCs and of course as embellishments for cards. They can also be used to decorate boxes, books, in fact the possibilities are endless.
If you wish to use the UTEE to rubber stamp with then again, this is how I do it. Take a piece of mountboard, remember that if you use coloured mountboard and clear UTEE then that will be the colour of your finished image. No need to use coloured UTEE unless you really want to. Cover the coloured side of the mountboard with embossing ink, dip it into the powder and heat, as soon as it has melted dip it in the powder again, do it a third time and possibly for rubber stamping a fourth time. At the final melt have a rubber stamp ready and after 2 or 3 seconds press the rubber stamp into the melted powder. Leave it for a short while to cool and then take the stamp off. You should be left with an impression of the stamp. You can use all of a stamp, a small part of a stamp or whatever you wish. The mountboard can be cut into sections after heating so you can use a stamped image and then cut it into sections which is an interesting way to try. When the image is cool, I take some rub ons, metallic ones are good and rub over the surface of the raised image. This can give a stunning effect and of course you can co-ordinate to your own ATCdesigns. If you make little tiles or tag shapes from UTEE - if you want to put ribbon or cord through to hang them or embellish them, make sure that you make a hole through the mountboard BEFORE you heat it, that way you can have even more versatility. You can even put an eyelet through before heating.
THE BIG CHINA GUITAR SCAM!!!
A big issue with fake "brand name" guitars has been growing on Ebay. The majority (about 95%) of these fake guitars have been coming out of China. You name it, Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, ESP, LTD, and list goes on. It is pretty easy to spot out this scam. Here are a few ways that you can spot them out,
1. The listing is from China
2. They give % discounts in shipping for larger purchases
3. They have many of the same listing over and over again with the same pictures from different sellers.
4. They are very broad about the guitar you are purchasing (if they mention anything about it whatsoever)
5. They talk about China's culture more then the guitar (I know, it's funny but TRUE)
6. They have private feedback (they do this because of people leaving feedback about being scammed)
7. They have ridiculously low selling prices (sorry, you can't get a new Gibson for $2.88)
8. Don't be fooled by them being verified, a powerseller, and or having an about me page!
9. Nine times out of ten, the guitar is in the wrong category
10. If you are still not sure about the authenticity of the guitar you will be purchasing, ask the sellers specific questions and follow your gut instincts.
Knowing full well that I was going to get scammed with a fake Les Paul even though the seller, again from China, stated it was the real deal, I purchased one to inspect the quality since our company sells guitars as well. Not to our surprise, the guitar was indeed a fake. A low quality fake at that. The finish was cheap, the tuners were student grade at best, the humbuckers were weak, the neck was not set in correctly, the inlays were sketchy, the hardware was junk, and the body was made from plywood! Not exactly a grade A Gibson huh?
PLEASE READ: It appears that the scammers are the only people who are not finding this guide helpful. This scam is effecting 100's of people daily. Please vote "Yes" for this guide below to help others from getting scammed and making the Ebay community even better!
Designing a Nursery/ Bedroom? - consider the following!
Having just stumbled across what I agreed to be sound advise regarding what to buy for a newborn, it brought back all sorts of memories!
I'd highly recommend any future parents consider:
a DIMMER SWITCH fitted whilst you're doing the decorating etc.Theglow fromthe plug in types are great to a limited extentbut, frompersonal experience, when you're looking for a dummy at 3am or your child has just been sick everywhere you need extra lighting that doesn't "blind" the child or you!
BLACK OUT BLINDS/CURTAIN LINERS - being honest never used them until this Spring when both my children had a room makeover and got "branded curtains" The curtains certainly matched the decor etc but you could literally see the light shining through. Theirwindows were unsuitable for blinds but theblack outliners are ace! - heat and light keptout in summer and warmth retained in winter! - their old curtains did have linings but weren't half as effective.
SOCKET COVERS - not neededinitially but consider as a "must have" item when your child gets to moving on their own!
Paypal insurance...
High Density Memory
1960`s / 1970`s / 1980`s CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
I have been building up my christmas decorations since 2005
Early Learning Centre Rosebud cottage dolls house
Fiat Radiator Fitting Guide For Novices
There are several things to remember when removing and refitting a Fiat radiator.
The first is the fragility of the unit. Most modern Fiat radiators are made from an aluminium centre core capped on both ends with plastic tanks.
Unlike the older copper and brass Fiat radiators they are not easily repaired and even the slightest nick in the aluminium core can render theFiat radiator useless.
The Fiat radiator plastic end tanks are also fairly fragile and great care should be taken to not knock the plastic locating pins.
NEVER remove a Fiat radiator cap from a Fiat radiator expansion tank or rFiat adiator whilst the engine coolant is still hot. Great pressure can build up in some Fiat radiator systems and the fitter must be sure that the engine and it's cooling system have had sufficent time to cool.
If your replacement Fiatradiatoris of copper and brass constructionbe careful not over tighten any threaded fittings such as the hole for the Fiat radiator fan switch. The fittings are only soft soldered into the Fiat radiator tank and can easily be broken if over tightened.
Care should also be taken when removing and refitting the Fiat radiator hoses on to the Fiat radiator pipes, again these fiitings are soft soldered and can form leaks if excessive force is used.
If your Fiat radiator has an inbuilt oil cooler with threaded fittings for the pipes ensure they are not cross threaded when attaching.
Always, always, always replace the anti freeze solution when refilling the Fiat radiator. The antifreeze also acts as engine coolant as it has a higher boiling temperature than water. Aways use the manufacturers recommended soultion and observe the correct ratio of water to anti freeze.
When you are confident that the Fiat radiator is fitted correctly and all pipes are sufficently tightened you will need to run the engine until it gets warm enough for the thermostat to open and circulate the water through the entire system. It is ESSENTIAL to remove any trapped are from the Fiat radiator cooling system as air expands greatly and can blow a Fiat radiator from the pressure build up.
It is advisable to set the heater temperature control to HOT as this will allow water to circulate through the unit. Do not switch the fan on as this will only slow the process of heating the system.
If you are in any doubt about removing or refitting a Fiat radiator you should leave it to your local garage or car radiator specialist.
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