Compensation

[dick dastardly]

I sold something on eBay a while ago to someone in the US and they sent me a Money Order in late November. My bank has basically balled it up and not recognised the payment until now, meaning that six weeks after the aution ending can I send them the goods.

Their sarcastic email to me a minute ago:

>we are very lucky you are using such a great bank in the uk.
>it is encouraging that they were able to snap into action and find
>the transaction .why did they tell you that it had to go back for
>negotiation.do you think that i deserve some compensation for their
>mishandling of this matter.after all the money was paid 37 days ago
>and i was deprived of my goods when i ought to have received them by
>mid december.
>please advise

Talk about re-affirming a sterotype about the US and their compensation crazy culture. The minute I told them that someone else was to blame they saw dollar signs.

All I gave them was the main bank number. Lets see how they get on with the crappy UK customer services and automated telephone lines.

[bga]

dick dastardly said:

All I gave them was the main bank number. Lets see how they get on with the crappy UK customer services and automated telephone lines.

Fair enough, was not your fault.

[Eric Mc]

Hope he can understood English as she is spoke.....in Bangalore.

[Plotloss]

An american bemoaning the UK banking system?

I've heard it all now...

Their banks are, without exception, utterly utterly utterly archaic.

[minimax]

Plotloss said:

An american bemoaning the UK banking system? I've heard it all now... Their banks are, without exception, utterly utterly utterly archaic.

yeah but they have drive through cashpoints at their banks