Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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I sold my old Fiesta Engine Block on eBay on the 18th, said buyer can sort out courier.
I only put it up as it was going to the scrappies anyway, figured it might be of use to someone. So it only went for £10 in the end, oh well, at least somebody will get it.
Took 3 days to pay, paid £10, said he'd sort courier, fair enough. I sent a couple of emails during the week to find out what's happening with no more contact until today when I get a knock at the door and it's the courier collecting the engine, great I wasn't told at all. Then he said it's got to be on a pallet, and I said well I don't have a pallet, so he couldn't take it, and said he'll come back tomorrow.
One of my emails during the week stated that if I needed to do any packaging he'd need to pay more, so now it comes to light I need a pallet and some rope to tie it down with, which I haven't got a hope in hell of getting as I don't know anyone with pallets plus it means petrol to get it etc, all eating into the £10 I sold it for.
So I dunno what to do  I'll feel bad for the courier but if he won't take it without it being on a pallet then there's nothing I can do, the buyer didn't tell me a thing and has been awful at communication and now I'm probably looking at negative feedback, which I find more annoying than I should but it's the fact I can't leave him bad feedback even though it's his problem not mine.
Grr essay
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willay
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get a pallet and some rope, ship it off. 
[Edited on 27-11-2008 by willay]
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Graham88
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Where from? Plus as I say, all costs money, I'm not one to care and I'd do it for the sake of being kind and easy transaction usually, but the guy has pissed me off.
[Edited on 27-11-2008 by Graham88]
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Ollie_B
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
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go to tesco or somewhere, they will have an old pallet knocking about in the store rooms, or outside
[Edited on 27-11-2008 by ollieb123]
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Mad Moe
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Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
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You'll get a pallet form any Supermarket or DIY store
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Phi
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Registered: 8th Jan 07
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graham i shall ask at work tommorw if there is any old pallets about.
give me text in morning to remind me!
but you got get it from maidstone though
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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Mission Flip! But I'll text u in the morning if I get desperate 
Annoying thing is my new engine got delivered on a pallet, but it got broken when the guy took it off the truck so couldn't be re-used
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Go to the nearest industrial estate tonight and pick one up they will be knocking around all over the place 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
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I'll have a look thanks
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Refund him his £10 and say "told you so".
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