An amusing story... [Archive]

tomandshell

07-12-2005, 05:05 PM

http://img333.imageshack.us/img333/1307/orthanc7wt.jpg
Found this when looking through my old orders and it made me grit my teeth. I was on vacation and without a computer when Orthanc shipped. I had updated my credit card, but (apparently) that change didn't apply to this exisiting order. When I was finally able to check my mail I found that they had requested updated credit card information from me. By then, it was too late and the order had been cancelled. I promised myself that I would pick it up off of Ebay later when I had the chance...and you know the rest. So there's my story about the Orthanc that got away, for all those currently debating which items to cancel and then pick up later on the secondary market!

FlyAndFight

07-12-2005, 05:08 PM

Ouch!

Man, that hurts just looking at it... :thud

Hells of Iron

07-12-2005, 09:14 PM

I got one off the wait list...so perhaps... :fart :poke

LOTR Fan

07-12-2005, 09:38 PM

It would appear you at least can stay light about it. :peace

Eleventy1

07-12-2005, 10:23 PM

Worse kind of cancellation ... the one that got cancelled for ya without you knowing :thud

Or canceling an order from SS cause you think you have one ordered closer to home only to find out ...not!!
That hurts too :bang

tomandshell

07-12-2005, 10:23 PM

So Hells of Iron... you have my Orthanc! Please take good care of it!!! If you ever sell it for $1200 on ebay, send me a case of Dr. Pepper.

gOzum

07-12-2005, 10:34 PM

Very sad story...

But those shipping rates are amazing to me! You guys in the US get such a great deal.

tomandshell

07-12-2005, 10:42 PM

Yes, not bad. I have saved a VAT full of money in shipping costs. Plus, I only live a few hours away, so I get the package the next morning after they ship it. It's pretty nice. I'm sure that you guys in Europe have paid more than an Orthanc on ebay's worth of money just in shipping. I'm sorry!!

Wetafiend

07-12-2005, 10:54 PM

That would sting! I don't know which is worse, that or passing on that piece because you didn't like at the time. You know there are people who said "Nah, I'll pass on it, just doesn't do it for me. Doesn't look quite right." Having it cancelled though, that's just maddening, drop to your knees and scream to the heavens kind if insanity.

FrodoEyes

07-13-2005, 09:23 AM

I would've ranted and raved at them for cancelling it withou hearing from me. Did you explain what had happened? I would have been on their backs until they found me another one for something like this, and so limited too!

Dasciutto

07-13-2005, 11:22 AM

And this was my order

http://asciutto.dyndns.org/Mijn%20collectie/orthancorder.jpg

My WETAholic website (http://asciutto.dyndns.org/)

http://asciutto.dyndns.org/WETAholic%20links/wetaholicbanner.jpg

Dasciutto

07-13-2005, 11:24 AM

How is that possible ? they have changed the shipping date ??????????????????????

I got the Orthanc almost 3 years now.

GrimaSnailTongue

07-13-2005, 12:23 PM

You had to wait two years to get your order? I think I'm missing something here.

lcummins

07-13-2005, 05:04 PM

If you think that is something...

http://www.non-sport-cards.com/images/SSorder.bmp

Not a bad deal for the entire city, but the tax is gonna hurt! :bonk Not sure which coupon I used to get the discount that added up to the total, but I sure wish I could find it again! :rollin

And yes, that is a real order page; it just got screwed up somewhere along the way!