XBox Part III: The Final Stretch

Well it looks like I am FINALLY in the home stretch with this whole XBox mess. For those of you who did not read my previous posts, I have been in the process of trying to buy a used XBox system through eBay. I bid on an item and won the auction exactly 4 WEEKS ago today!!!

Well here is an abbreviated update: the person I bought it from did not respond to my e-mails and messages to his eBay account asking him where our package was and when it would be delivered. After 3 weeks, and 1 or 2 replies by the seller, we discovered that he mailed the package to the wrong eBay buyer, who lived in Pennsylvania! All he had to do was track the shipment and he left me to do it myself after giving me the tracking number. What a dope!!!

So I got him to agree to refund me my money and at the same time I bid on and won another auction for an XBox system. I got my refund from the first seller this past Wednesday. This new seller took 5 days to get back to me as well, but as of Wednesday it has been varified through the US Postal Service that he did drop off the item to be shipped and it is on its way. God willing, it should arrive TODAY as he informed me that he sent it 2 Day Shipping.

This has been an ubelievable month of hell just trying to get a simple XBox system. I guess on one hand I shouldn't be too angry as this is what can happen when you try to save money and buy something used versus buying brand new from a store. On the other hand, I don't think it was too outlandish to think that I could buy and receive an XBox from eBay in less than a month's time. Unless you see another post from me on this subject, you can be reassured that I will be playing Halo and other fun games on my very own, finally delivered, relieved to be received, XBox system!