Regular readers of this blog (HAHA!) were probably concerned (HAHAHAHA!) about the dangling stories about two bits of Internet shopping I’d done recently. Both are resolved now, so I figured I’d just finish those stories up really quickly:

First there was [my turntable that came with a broken needle](http://davidernst.net/blog/2005/09/16/another-mixed-box/). The eBay seller was extremely upstanding, and made sure that I got a brand new cartridge to replace the broken needle (he couldn’t find a seller for a needle without the cartridge). This almost certainly means that he lost money on the whole deal, so I definitely respect him for doing the right thing. Thanks. Anyway, I’m listening to some 1970s Genesis on vinyl as I type this. Just what I was looking for. It’s good to remember how much 7/8 can rock when done well. Anyway…

The other issue was [my kitchen shelves](http://davidernst.net/blog/2005/09/27/shelves-installed-at-last/) which arrived just before an email that said that the seller had rejected my paypal payment. How strange. A few emails to them were ignored, and finally I decided I’d call them. I did, and after fumbling a bit with the explanation (“no no, I *have* the shelves, but as far as I can tell you never received payment from me for them”), they took a credit card from me and the matter was finished. A day or two later, I received an email from them gushing with thanks for my honesty. That’s nice. I guess it’s something like honesty, but I think they should have thanked me for my tenaciousness. If the phone call hadn’t worked I would have given up. Anyway, it worked, I got my shelves, they got their payment, all is right with the world.