@@colinantink9094 I used to use Klever Cutters for years without problem. Just gotta toss em when they're dull. Hell, when they're fresh they're a pretty ok seatbelt cutter.
@@ThatMedicAli as someone who's had to deal with damaged ebay shipping items, the sacrifices made just aren't worth it. Historical items, especially for collectors or just fragile items in general, lose a lot of value when damaged like this or it risks end up ruining the functionality of the item entirely. The sellers lose money from an otherwise potentially legitimate sale because of eBay's mistake. eBay has a history of trying to act above the law and accountability, and this is another one of those cases.
@@ThatMedicAli that's just it; I *am* a normal people shopping though, and it's still a problem even if "heeheehoohoo free item" is a short term gain. It's resulted in several broken or missing displays when trying to order hobbyist parts, among a damaged pop filter and being straight up sent a totally different item than what I ordered. This is about accountability and responsibility, and you don't need to waste your time defending a multi national corporation.
I'd be so pissed off if this happened to me because recently I've been buying a bunch of older cool stuff like Ps2's, original Xbox's ect and I'd be so angry if I opened my box to see a huge scratch in the side of my ps2 or even the covers of games from a lot and I feel for him.
My package got stuck at customs once and they literally ripped the box to check what's inside. I wanted to sue
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I'm not a collector of anything. But when I finally got some money, I started buying Animes on Blu Ray, and would buy the collector's edition for the extra special features on disc on them. Even though, I'm not a collector, doesn't mean I want my shit damaged in transit. Amazon and blu rays are a terrible mix. I've had so many broken boxes from Amazon. Man, I ordered a brand new "Girl Who Leapt Through Time" collectors. not only was it smashed, but the seller was dishonest too, there was shoe markings on one of the disc and each disc in that three disc set was gross. Also, I love that Amazon won't let you warn other buyers of shady sellers in your review. Way to protect your customers Amazon. I bought three bluetooth mechanical keyboards from one company with three different switches (since I'm new to that mechanical world) and wanted to try the switches out to see what I liked the best. 6 tries it took them, 6 tries. Each initial shipment would be the wrong color (I order black everything). Then the last one, they sent me was missing the F2 keycap. Tried warning people in my review, the review would never get published. Wasn't mean about it. Just said; "Don't buy from default Prime seller, had to order this item 6 times to try to get the order right".
Yeah, I was pretty disappointed when the box is damaged. I like to collect figure, but my latest order was a pre-owned. The feeling is just as getting the content damaged.
Woah, I live in the US and never even knew about the Global program even existed! That is absolutely disgraceful, especially from a company that has dealt with packages for years! My heart goes out to you, this hit me hard in the feels
I believe it's enabled by default for a number of US and UK accounts. I tried to buy a tablet from someone in the UK, but they were completely unaware that GSP/GPP was enabled on their account.
You are forced to use it now. You used to be able to get the seller to send the item right to you using whatever postage type you agreed on but then eBay made it that you could only send items overseas using their own postage system. The major problem is their postage system is very expensive and has a high minimum price. I used to by things not available near me that are very small and light. It would only cost me around $5 in postage for a $10 item that was up to 70 years old. When eBay took over my postage cost went to $25 for the same tiny lite item. Because the price was so high to post overseas a lot of the sellers then stop offering overseas postage for the items which lead to me no longer being able to buy them, all I could do was watch people on the other side of the world buy the items I wanted to buy.
There HAS to be some repercussions for ruining a package just because they wanted to see its safe. I wouldve been mad af. What if I ordered something new and expensive, only to have arrived slit on all sides? Ridiculous.
Pretty usual for australia to get shafted like an afterthought for this kind of thing sadly You finally find something you've been looking for and "seller doesn't ship internationally, why don't you just buy locally?"
How does this keep happening? I feel like there is just one kid being paid minimum wage just opening packages and repackaging it as quickly as possible without any care for the product inside...
@@hashrulsubzero yeah, the only time i bought something from eBay was a component for my laptop, I literally can't find it on my country so i have to go on eBay and buy it... Shipping is also very expensive, so eBay is usually my last choice for buying anything...
@@misaalanshori I agree with you. I do occasionally check out eBay on my phone to see what's new, just the shipping cost makes me think twice about buying stuff from eBay.
Toaster Strudel I’ve had a box of 1000 555 timers from eBay sent from China before. Customs ripped it open. Lost some of the ICs. Squashed the others. Threw what were left loose in the box. Tape up. Delay 2 months. Then I get a letter telling me I owe customs an “inspection fee” for my package. And if I didn’t pay they would destroy the package and take me to court. WHAT THE FUCK.
My dad used to work for Pitney Bose. They were easily one of the most heartless, despicable companies I have heard of. They have a monopoly. There was once a staff meeting where the woman said, "Who else are they going to go to?" Basically giving everyone permission to provide the worst customer service imaginable, because the customers didn't have the option to go somewhere else.
At least you got the stuff. I've heard of Ebay global shipping/Pitney Bows literally taking rare-ish items, saying it's not worth their time to actually ship them to the buyer, "destroying" the item, refunding the buyer, then listing said item themselves for a higher price than it originally sold for.
After dealing with this im going to Amazon for my online purchases for now on. That's absolutely ridiculous that they freak the need to be so careless and destructful. They don't make money from that either when that happens. I do hope someone she's the fuck out of them with a class action lawsuit.
Just use one of the hundreds of shipping forwarding companies. Don't trust eBay global, it's overpriced and the staff obviously don't give a shit about your item. Most reputable ones will take photos of your package before shipping it on and if requested will open it and repack it or pack it with a second layer of packaging.
It's australia customs who are opening it. I have sent 1000s of items through GSP to countries other than AUSTRALIA and never had a customer report anything of the kind. The GSP does NOT open your stuff before sending it... If it was to be opened it would be by customs in the destination country. Doesn't happen anywhere other than Australia really. Anything you get from abroad there will be opened by their customs. They are extremely protective of their wildlife and eco system so they check EVERYTHING that comes into the country for food or other banned items that might be imported...
@@Notpoop906 I live in Australia and this is not true. It's extremely rare to get a package from overseas that has been opened. I bought some headphones from GSP that had a card added in the package saying it had been opened but I buy hundreds of packages a month from overseas for my business and nothing comes repacked by customs.
As a collecter myself, the ungodly amount of cringe I felt as the collectable item was unboxed and packaging disposed of, my face shrunk inside my own head.
Same. I’ve sold shoes, namely high dollar collectible Jordan/Nike, some of which are more than 20 years old. Just like with these iPods, having the box is EVERYTHING. I’ve had huge verbal altercations with cashiers after attempts at throwing shoe boxes away. That stuff is important to enthusiasts, so when I discovered this GSP fiasco, I made a promise to my buyers that they wouldn’t have to worry about it. I do ALOT of international sales simply to spread out the availability of pairs that saw no release in countries outside of the US so other enthusiasts from around the world get an equal shot to obtain something they never thought they could. I could just imagine how excited someone from the Philippines, India, Spin, etc. would be in anticipation for a $350 pair of limited edition Jordan’s they never thought they’d ever see to arrive, and after weeks of waiting on the shipment, open up the find the elaborately decorated box, possibly unique to that pair only, just to find it mangled and cut to bits. Chasing down a complete-in-box pair is hard enough, and every GSP shipped very possibly makes one less out there.
Well, you have thoroughly convinced me that the eBay international shipping program is not worth using. If I ever decide to sell something outside the country, I will deal with customs myself.
*Most* Ebay sellers are perfectly fine. I have yet to have any real issues with a single one. The worst thing that happened to me is somebody forget to ship a pair of socks for a couple weeks, so I had to wait longer for socks. He's not kidding when he says the GSP is trash, it truly is garbage. Most sellers are just normal people who want shit out of their house, then the majority of the rest is collectors. Scammers, at least ones that aren't blatantly obvious, are the minority by far.
I've been active buying and selling on ebay since 2006 or so (fun fact: I was 12 when I opened the account with a fake birthday, recently I had to call customer service and had to tell them that when CS asked for "my" birthday for verification) and I've had maybe 2 or 3 bad experiences in those almost 15 years.
Honestly, I was half-expecting them to just open the iPod box, empty out the contents, then throw it away, so the fact that they kept the sliced-up box is a bit of a miracle.
Ah yes, the eBay Shitting Program. I had a Sega 32X arrive last month and they’d taken it out of its box with the protective padding that was around it and lobbed it in a bag and left the shredded box at the bottom of the bag. Pitney Bowes are just absolute shite, I can’t believe eBay still haven’t done something about them. One of their drivers once kept marking my address as undeliverable just because he thought the road to my place was closed (even though there is another route).
I have experience working at a company where we deal with unboxing shipments of products, modifying them, and then shipping them out to our clients. You wouldn’t believe how careless some of my coworkers are when it comes to something as simple as opening a box and taping it closed after. I swear, some of them must take pride in how little attention to detail they display. Every day I am bewildered. So, as frustrating and unfair this is, I cannot say I am surprised as someone who works in the industry. Good luck to you in the future man
I've had vintage hifi gear totally destroyed by ebay's shipping. Sellers also feel my pain when they send pics of how well packed it was when shipped out, and then arrived smashed in a small cardboard box after Ebay tried to save $2. Yet I can buy expensive laser show gear from China with free shipping and everyting is well packed and arrives in perfect condition.
Kentuckian reporting in. I'm surprised at how many companies have major warehouse and shipping operations here: Amazon, Zappos, UPS, GameStop, and apparently now eBay. I'm so sorry for all the trouble they've given you, I feel bad just watching the atrocities.
I worked in shipping for a company that sells apparel for a summer job, and if I ever got caught doing stuff like that, I would be fired so freakin fast. I have no idea why eBay is like this
There's a distribution center for our postal service in the US, located in houston texas, that is renown for package theft, rough handling and misplacement. Even the employees there would look at all this and shake their heads in disappointment
Actually, that might be a DB25 serial connection. It's impossible to tell them apart, unless you have the manual for the device or the device clearly indicates which it is. Given that the device came out in 1999, it could very well be a DB25 serial that would have shipped with a DB25 to DB9 cable.
@@shadowtheimpure I hear you, and I agree, but I feel there's a reasonable expectation that it's parallel A serial connection using DB25 basically only uses like half the pins. Given the comparatively small size of the device, it'd be kind of silly to use s DB25 connector if it wasn't necessary. And that would be right around the time they were coming up with faster parallel ports (EPP and such). But who knows, the DB25 might be wired in some proprietary serial configuration so that you can only use the supplied cable. It wouldn't be the first time I've run into shit like that.
@@shadowtheimpure It's parallel. You can tell by the "printer" icon beside the PC IN/OUT label. A serial port would have the OIOIO symbol, or something similar to that.
I feel you man. I live in Canada, Newfoundland and whenever I order something from Ebay, it always has to go through Kentucky. My father is someone who works with heavy equipment and such and likes to order a lot of things. I try to get Li Ion Batteries. Can't do that. I get fully packaged items. Only to have them package look like a dog bit into it and shook it about. It's just... terrible. I've been wanting to buy some collector stuff or old stuff from my childhood, like gameboy and such. But I'm scared with how those people treat their packages to even order. Ahh...
As someone who has been searching, trying to get himself a replacement iPod, and who is a collector, this infuriates and upsets me. My heart goes out to you DankPods!
Fuck that. I love the UA-cam channel, and my passion is music so of course I want to support this guy. With that being said, there’s not a chance I’m gonna go work in that factory and be one of the poor 2% bastards working minimum wage, ESPECIALLY here in Kentucky. I don’t think anyone should do that
Just want to say a quick thanks. On one of your older videos, you left a link to an ebay seller and i ended up getting myself a 5.5 gen for a good price. Shipped from US to UK. luckily I didn't have any of this trouble. Came within a few weeks. Been loving it.
Some of this damage goes beyond rushed carelessness and borders on malicious, imagine how much more this would sting if eBay DIDN'T frequently side with customers. But hey, at least these aren't large items. FedEx is another mark of death when you're buying big stuff (I get a lot of CRT displays, for example, and all the ones delivered by FedEx end up fuckered).
you know how on box cutters you can like adjust the blade length? And you know how you usually just barely eject the blade out the housing to open a box? Well, I think that they want to get the job done quick and easy so they eject a lot of the blade out and go full force just to say "yea boss, got 'er done quick and easy"
Yeah I spent 3 weeks working in a parcel sorting warehouse and all that "we treat your parcels with care" absolute bollocks! Got shown a health and safety vid then it was ok forget all that. we were emptying 9 double decker lorries on a quiet night and I worked black friday......14 in one night. Yeah parcels were treated with minimal care Word of advice never buy anything fragile online
this happened to me, I bought 2 CRTs(!) from the UK through the global shipping program, and asked the seller nicely to package them well... they arrived in totally smashed cardboard boxes with next to no padding (they were laying on a few styrofoam pieces), seller told me that that was definitely not the original packaging. curiously enough one of them actually still worked, the other one didn't though and was missing parts.
I've ordered a few things from US to UK via eBay GSP and obviously been lucky this never happened! I'm sure with your reach you could get fans in the respective countries to re-ship the item to you. I know I'd be happy to help out for eBay orders within the UK.
Loved this video so much I had to watch it again. Man, eBay anger me soo much with their lack of care. Love this channel so much. In the UK, we’re in desperate need of a decent Prime Minister. Would Dankpods like to fulfil the role?
I’m sorry about what happened. I’ve never had problems with items I bought on eBay from other countries, but what I can suggest is that you file a “return request,” just as you would in a non-GSP transaction. In most eligible cases, the buyer is fully covered by either the eBay Money Back Guarantee or the PayPal Purchase Protection program.
Idk what they do in Kentucky, but it's infuriating. Anytime I get something that's gone through there it always comes to me damaged or even missing. I received an empty package from Amazon!
*gets a literal brand new ipod from ebay* Dankpods: OOOIIIII, SOMEONES BEEN IN ERE Edit: this heart has given me more joy than you could ever know Reedit: didn't realize that sitting made the heart go away :(
Fascinating... I have a 10yr old 120gb iPod that works just fine when I use it with a boost battery. I keep it at work and typically use it when the battery on my Bluetooth headphones goes and needs a recharge. Obvious, it is not supported by iTunes anymore, but not a problem as the 1000+ songs I loaded years ago are just fine. That iPod works just as well now as when it was new (except the battery of course)
Hey mate, dunno if this helps but an alternative service to eBay global shipping is one that Australia Post offers for USA to AU shipping called ShopMate. If you haven’t looked into it, it may deliver a more careful shipping experience. Either way keep up the great work on the videos, informative and humorous.
it's not just electronics but vinyl records too. had a seller from uk ship to me a record.. ebay shipping program literally used the flimsiest cardboard packaging ever.. super thin.., so inevitably the corners were crushed
Oh man, pretty sure that same model of iPod Photo was my first MP3 player, seeing that box bought back a wave of nostalgia. Then a wave of heartache as I saw the gashes haha, ouch.
Ebay can't even get a simple delivery of an old Mac Mini from the US to Canada. It was lost twice, went through customs twice and 2 months later showed up at my door looking like someone dumped trash on my doorstep. When I picked up what was left of the box the Mac mini fell out onto the floor. This computer looked like someone had tossed the bare Mac Mini down several sets of concrete stairs before repackaging it after customs inspection. Amazingly, after reconnecting a few internal cables it fired up and is usable.
Me watching this without haven a single apple product: "well, this guy is cool hahaha" I also learned a lot o thing about this old pods, really liking your channel!
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They make cutters that are specially designed to not ruin the contents of a box and THEYRE CHEAPER THAN A BOX CUTTER.
They also seem specially designed to not even be able to cut even air. If you mean those hook cat claw type things.
@@colinantink9094 I've been using them for almost a decade and could always make them dance until they were dull or lost one.
Make them out of plastic
@@colinantink9094 I used to use Klever Cutters for years without problem. Just gotta toss em when they're dull. Hell, when they're fresh they're a pretty ok seatbelt cutter.
it's called a butter knife
Screw the "carefull glass" and "LI ION Battery" warnings on Packages, we need a "Collectors Item" warning label
nah what you need is "SHOCK SENSITIVE EXPLOSIVEs"
That's the label which should get custom's attention.
No, we need a "JUST BE FUCKING CAREFUL YOU IDIOT" sticker
Imagine putting a lithium ion battery through global shipping. I'm sure they'll just ignore the warnings.
All of these examples will make them shred the shit out of the packages more than they already did
Poor boy Inc Just put a lighter in there that activates when they cut into it too hard, they’ll get the point
There should be a lawsuit against eBay for repeated damage of people's items like this.
slinkcube i,m pretty sure you have to send it back
@@ThatMedicAli as someone who's had to deal with damaged ebay shipping items, the sacrifices made just aren't worth it. Historical items, especially for collectors or just fragile items in general, lose a lot of value when damaged like this or it risks end up ruining the functionality of the item entirely. The sellers lose money from an otherwise potentially legitimate sale because of eBay's mistake. eBay has a history of trying to act above the law and accountability, and this is another one of those cases.
@@ThatMedicAli that's just it; I *am* a normal people shopping though, and it's still a problem even if "heeheehoohoo free item" is a short term gain. It's resulted in several broken or missing displays when trying to order hobbyist parts, among a damaged pop filter and being straight up sent a totally different item than what I ordered.
This is about accountability and responsibility, and you don't need to waste your time defending a multi national corporation.
Then sue!
@@lunakittyyy it's a good plan, but ideally it would be a class action lawsuit with multiple victims of this coming together
I ordered something once and eBay global Express sent me an empty box with a small hole in it where the part fell out
fucking
h o w
can someone do *that bad* a job
Us collectors know this feeling - when the box is just as important as the item. Ah, man that sucks. You of all don't deserve that matey :(
tubeie07 some people only buy it for the box
I'd be so pissed off if this happened to me because recently I've been buying a bunch of older cool stuff like Ps2's, original Xbox's ect and I'd be so angry if I opened my box to see a huge scratch in the side of my ps2 or even the covers of games from a lot and I feel for him.
My package got stuck at customs once and they literally ripped the box to check what's inside. I wanted to sue
I'm not a collector of anything. But when I finally got some money, I started buying Animes on Blu Ray, and would buy the collector's edition for the extra special features on disc on them. Even though, I'm not a collector, doesn't mean I want my shit damaged in transit. Amazon and blu rays are a terrible mix. I've had so many broken boxes from Amazon. Man, I ordered a brand new "Girl Who Leapt Through Time" collectors. not only was it smashed, but the seller was dishonest too, there was shoe markings on one of the disc and each disc in that three disc set was gross. Also, I love that Amazon won't let you warn other buyers of shady sellers in your review. Way to protect your customers Amazon. I bought three bluetooth mechanical keyboards from one company with three different switches (since I'm new to that mechanical world) and wanted to try the switches out to see what I liked the best. 6 tries it took them, 6 tries. Each initial shipment would be the wrong color (I order black everything). Then the last one, they sent me was missing the F2 keycap. Tried warning people in my review, the review would never get published. Wasn't mean about it. Just said; "Don't buy from default Prime seller, had to order this item 6 times to try to get the order right".
Yeah, I was pretty disappointed when the box is damaged. I like to collect figure, but my latest order was a pre-owned. The feeling is just as getting the content damaged.
I never thought a channel based around iPods could do this, but I find myself racing to watch every upload.
Just simply fun content to watch
I feel the same, and don't own or like apple products lol
"technology sand" is my new fav phrase
H o l y F U C K I t s a g o d d a m n t I g e r
Right? X3
Dude, that phrase makes me sad for some reason
Ah yes, another tech nerd furry profile pic person
@@N._99 OwO
Woah, I live in the US and never even knew about the Global program even existed! That is absolutely disgraceful, especially from a company that has dealt with packages for years! My heart goes out to you, this hit me hard in the feels
I believe it's enabled by default for a number of US and UK accounts. I tried to buy a tablet from someone in the UK, but they were completely unaware that GSP/GPP was enabled on their account.
You are forced to use it now.
You used to be able to get the seller to send the item right to you using whatever postage type you agreed on but then eBay made it that you could only send items overseas using their own postage system.
The major problem is their postage system is very expensive and has a high minimum price.
I used to by things not available near me that are very small and light.
It would only cost me around $5 in postage for a $10 item that was up to 70 years old.
When eBay took over my postage cost went to $25 for the same tiny lite item.
Because the price was so high to post overseas a lot of the sellers then stop offering overseas postage for the items which lead to me no longer being able to buy them, all I could do was watch people on the other side of the world buy the items I wanted to buy.
I only found out very recently when I saw that notice that said the item ships with the global shipping program. Never bothered to use it really
Even JerryRigEverything wouldn't do that.
MrLeRien this actually made me laugh 😂
Lol
He likes damaging the box slightly while unboxing phones
that is actually true
Watch Crazy Russian Hacker, and see how he opens boxes sometimes, that will make your soul bleed, lol.
Id apologize on behalf of Kentucky
_but this entire place feels like a box cutter went straight through the middle_
I used to work at that exact DHL hub that package came from. Yeah TSA will slash that package up. I’ve seen it happen
I'm next Kentucky chick is nasty
One word.....METH
They use Japanese swords, not box cutters.
I’m ashamed I live next to Kentucky
My heart genuinely shattered after seeing those cuts on that iPod box.
Ya.maby I'm not a great apple fan bat it is just....gah....so....gaaaaah....its making anyone angry...........
It hurts so bad it literally hurts. It's like someone stabbed me. FFS I'm going to cry. I love I fucking love my boxes im hurting lmao
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My brain shattered at how idiotic and careless someone can be with a fragile item
There HAS to be some repercussions for ruining a package just because they wanted to see its safe. I wouldve been mad af. What if I ordered something new and expensive, only to have arrived slit on all sides? Ridiculous.
What if you ordered ebay ps5
But ebay says : bruh it must contains drugs let's open it
Pretty usual for australia to get shafted like an afterthought for this kind of thing sadly
You finally find something you've been looking for and "seller doesn't ship internationally, why don't you just buy locally?"
How does this keep happening? I feel like there is just one kid being paid minimum wage just opening packages and repackaging it as quickly as possible without any care for the product inside...
Right!? Just looking at the condition of that iPod makes me mad lol
@@hashrulsubzero And these things (especially that box) are probably rare collectors items... That just made it even worse for me...
@@misaalanshori It is a collectors item now. It makes me having more doubts about buying stuff from ebay based on this video.
@@hashrulsubzero yeah, the only time i bought something from eBay was a component for my laptop, I literally can't find it on my country so i have to go on eBay and buy it... Shipping is also very expensive, so eBay is usually my last choice for buying anything...
@@misaalanshori I agree with you. I do occasionally check out eBay on my phone to see what's new, just the shipping cost makes me think twice about buying stuff from eBay.
eBay is like Airport security
Sees a completely normal ipod: OMG THIS IS A METHOD TO IMPORT DRUG AND OTHER STUFF LET’S DESTROY THIS IPOD
Edoardo Castelli could you imagine if they did tear apart the iPod itself thinking there’d be drugs in it because “no one would buy old tech”
Seth Argue you’re right
OMG THIS FAT PS2 IS PROBABLY STUFFED WITH DRUGS BECAUSE OF HOW BIG IT IS, LETS SMASH IT OPEN!!!!!!!!
To be fair. Its understandable....but CMON! Someone was just purposely fucking with the packages
Toaster Strudel I’ve had a box of 1000 555 timers from eBay sent from China before. Customs ripped it open. Lost some of the ICs. Squashed the others. Threw what were left loose in the box. Tape up. Delay 2 months. Then I get a letter telling me I owe customs an “inspection fee” for my package. And if I didn’t pay they would destroy the package and take me to court. WHAT THE FUCK.
I've had similar issues as well. Ebay just continues to deny it and allows it to continue. The good ol slash n dash needs to come to an end
is that a xok!
Donut's Memes ya
Buy 5 boxes full of lithium ion batteries.
My dad used to work for Pitney Bose. They were easily one of the most heartless, despicable companies I have heard of. They have a monopoly. There was once a staff meeting where the woman said, "Who else are they going to go to?" Basically giving everyone permission to provide the worst customer service imaginable, because the customers didn't have the option to go somewhere else.
At least you got the stuff. I've heard of Ebay global shipping/Pitney Bows literally taking rare-ish items, saying it's not worth their time to actually ship them to the buyer, "destroying" the item, refunding the buyer, then listing said item themselves for a higher price than it originally sold for.
thats fucked up
Now I understand why companies love to "overpackage":
They want to protect their products from careless shipping
I had no idea this happened. eBay needs to get their shit together. It is legitimately frustrating seeing this.
After dealing with this im going to Amazon for my online purchases for now on. That's absolutely ridiculous that they freak the need to be so careless and destructful. They don't make money from that either when that happens. I do hope someone she's the fuck out of them with a class action lawsuit.
Package inspector: I’ve got no time for this shit.
Me: But you had time to make *that many* cuts??
Yeah I don’t understand why that many deep cuts when you can open it with one small cut and your hands
Davis Herrera It’s like one of those scenes in Family Guy where they excessively beat someone/something up......
.....maybe for fun
I had customs inspectors keep a DVD from a set of 15 🙄
Why the fuck...
Wth is wrong with them
"beCausE iT hAve dRug coNtenT iN iT"
@@mariocart2wrholder yes
I think you need to find a friend in the US who'll reship you them.
Graut USPS might be a good option just the person sending would have to fill out customs paperwork
@@spencerrodgers I'd rather pay extra for the fact I won't get my shit absolutely fucked by eBay
Just use one of the hundreds of shipping forwarding companies. Don't trust eBay global, it's overpriced and the staff obviously don't give a shit about your item. Most reputable ones will take photos of your package before shipping it on and if requested will open it and repack it or pack it with a second layer of packaging.
It's australia customs who are opening it. I have sent 1000s of items through GSP to countries other than AUSTRALIA and never had a customer report anything of the kind. The GSP does NOT open your stuff before sending it... If it was to be opened it would be by customs in the destination country. Doesn't happen anywhere other than Australia really. Anything you get from abroad there will be opened by their customs. They are extremely protective of their wildlife and eco system so they check EVERYTHING that comes into the country for food or other banned items that might be imported...
@@Notpoop906 I live in Australia and this is not true. It's extremely rare to get a package from overseas that has been opened. I bought some headphones from GSP that had a card added in the package saying it had been opened but I buy hundreds of packages a month from overseas for my business and nothing comes repacked by customs.
The ShrekPod Pro™ coming out of a swamp of destruction and misery is actually incredibly fitting
*ShrekPod Pro
@@CheeseWeegee Fixed
Tm
As a collecter myself, the ungodly amount of cringe I felt as the collectable item was unboxed and packaging disposed of, my face shrunk inside my own head.
I’m an american eBay seller, this is why I won’t use the GSP. Ever.
Same. I’ve sold shoes, namely high dollar collectible Jordan/Nike, some of which are more than 20 years old. Just like with these iPods, having the box is EVERYTHING. I’ve had huge verbal altercations with cashiers after attempts at throwing shoe boxes away. That stuff is important to enthusiasts, so when I discovered this GSP fiasco, I made a promise to my buyers that they wouldn’t have to worry about it.
I do ALOT of international sales simply to spread out the availability of pairs that saw no release in countries outside of the US so other enthusiasts from around the world get an equal shot to obtain something they never thought they could.
I could just imagine how excited someone from the Philippines, India, Spin, etc. would be in anticipation for a $350 pair of limited edition Jordan’s they never thought they’d ever see to arrive, and after weeks of waiting on the shipment, open up the find the elaborately decorated box, possibly unique to that pair only, just to find it mangled and cut to bits. Chasing down a complete-in-box pair is hard enough, and every GSP shipped very possibly makes one less out there.
Well, you have thoroughly convinced me that the eBay international shipping program is not worth using.
If I ever decide to sell something outside the country, I will deal with customs myself.
Good move!
Screaming DUNGIS is now my all time favourite intro from you
and DAMMIT
This is why when I sell on ebay internationally I deal with shipping myself.
Bro you saved me, I was having this video play in the background while trying to buy a sealed iPod nano and then...I heard of the slash n' dash.
Only need to worry if it is overseas
@@ShockingPikachu from USA or UK
@@WAncouvOR from usa i thinks
*Buys iPod that’s still in packaging, never been opened*
eBay: oH wOw aRE ThOSe dRUgS iN ThErE!?
Ah, the good Ol "Slash N' Dash".
There's also the good ol' "seller sending you a broken item and pretending it was shipping" ordeal.
*Most* Ebay sellers are perfectly fine. I have yet to have any real issues with a single one. The worst thing that happened to me is somebody forget to ship a pair of socks for a couple weeks, so I had to wait longer for socks. He's not kidding when he says the GSP is trash, it truly is garbage. Most sellers are just normal people who want shit out of their house, then the majority of the rest is collectors. Scammers, at least ones that aren't blatantly obvious, are the minority by far.
I've been active buying and selling on ebay since 2006 or so (fun fact: I was 12 when I opened the account with a fake birthday, recently I had to call customer service and had to tell them that when CS asked for "my" birthday for verification) and I've had maybe 2 or 3 bad experiences in those almost 15 years.
Honestly, I was half-expecting them to just open the iPod box, empty out the contents, then throw it away, so the fact that they kept the sliced-up box is a bit of a miracle.
Ah yes, the eBay Shitting Program. I had a Sega 32X arrive last month and they’d taken it out of its box with the protective padding that was around it and lobbed it in a bag and left the shredded box at the bottom of the bag.
Pitney Bowes are just absolute shite, I can’t believe eBay still haven’t done something about them. One of their drivers once kept marking my address as undeliverable just because he thought the road to my place was closed (even though there is another route).
I have experience working at a company where we deal with unboxing shipments of products, modifying them, and then shipping them out to our clients. You wouldn’t believe how careless some of my coworkers are when it comes to something as simple as opening a box and taping it closed after. I swear, some of them must take pride in how little attention to detail they display. Every day I am bewildered. So, as frustrating and unfair this is, I cannot say I am surprised as someone who works in the industry. Good luck to you in the future man
Thanks for the giveaway pod! I really appreciate it!
Eyy thanks for hanging around!
Watching this is like being repeatedly kicked in the gut
But I still love it
In the gut, balls and repeatedly stabbed in the ass
I've had vintage hifi gear totally destroyed by ebay's shipping. Sellers also feel my pain when they send pics of how well packed it was when shipped out, and then arrived smashed in a small cardboard box after Ebay tried to save $2. Yet I can buy expensive laser show gear from China with free shipping and everyting is well packed and arrives in perfect condition.
I just wanna know how, you don’t even need a knife to open that little bag
8:57 I didn’t actually throw this out don’t panic
They should not be allowed to open your packages like that if they can’t take care of more stuff better than that
Kentuckian reporting in. I'm surprised at how many companies have major warehouse and shipping operations here: Amazon, Zappos, UPS, GameStop, and apparently now eBay. I'm so sorry for all the trouble they've given you, I feel bad just watching the atrocities.
DankPods: "I live in Australia"
Me: "nivva would have guessed may fellow koala"
Only joking keep up the vids man😁😁
I worked in shipping for a company that sells apparel for a summer job, and if I ever got caught doing stuff like that, I would be fired so freakin fast. I have no idea why eBay is like this
When he said "The ole slash n dash" it had me dying 😂😂😂
There's a distribution center for our postal service in the US, located in houston texas, that is renown for package theft, rough handling and misplacement. Even the employees there would look at all this and shake their heads in disappointment
3:48, that’s parallel, not serial! (sorry, nerd moment)
I had the same reaction, don’t worry :P
Actually, that might be a DB25 serial connection. It's impossible to tell them apart, unless you have the manual for the device or the device clearly indicates which it is. Given that the device came out in 1999, it could very well be a DB25 serial that would have shipped with a DB25 to DB9 cable.
@@shadowtheimpure I hear you, and I agree, but I feel there's a reasonable expectation that it's parallel A serial connection using DB25 basically only uses like half the pins. Given the comparatively small size of the device, it'd be kind of silly to use s DB25 connector if it wasn't necessary. And that would be right around the time they were coming up with faster parallel ports (EPP and such).
But who knows, the DB25 might be wired in some proprietary serial configuration so that you can only use the supplied cable. It wouldn't be the first time I've run into shit like that.
@@shadowtheimpure It's parallel.
You can tell by the "printer" icon beside the PC IN/OUT label.
A serial port would have the OIOIO symbol, or something similar to that.
"bop"
"bump"
The sounds when you hit an ipod
I feel you man.
I live in Canada, Newfoundland and whenever I order something from Ebay, it always has to go through Kentucky. My father is someone who works with heavy equipment and such and likes to order a lot of things. I try to get Li Ion Batteries. Can't do that. I get fully packaged items. Only to have them package look like a dog bit into it and shook it about. It's just... terrible.
I've been wanting to buy some collector stuff or old stuff from my childhood, like gameboy and such. But I'm scared with how those people treat their packages to even order. Ahh...
I was born is conception bay but moved to ns
As someone who has been searching, trying to get himself a replacement iPod, and who is a collector, this infuriates and upsets me. My heart goes out to you DankPods!
Even AvE opens packages more carefully than this
Time!
Buy a box FULL of lithium batteries and send it through Pitney Bowes. I guarantee there will be NOTHING left.
Now thats a fun idea
I will litterally work at that plant just so i can handle the global shipping for your items
Fuck that. I love the UA-cam channel, and my passion is music so of course I want to support this guy. With that being said, there’s not a chance I’m gonna go work in that factory and be one of the poor 2% bastards working minimum wage, ESPECIALLY here in Kentucky. I don’t think anyone should do that
Just want to say a quick thanks. On one of your older videos, you left a link to an ebay seller and i ended up getting myself a 5.5 gen for a good price. Shipped from US to UK. luckily I didn't have any of this trouble. Came within a few weeks. Been loving it.
Elite Obsolete are great, hes a mod in the Discord too!
The only UA-camr whose notification bell I turned on😹
Omg I had literally the same experience yesterday when I was filming 😩 I’m gonna have to do a battery replacement now
* I had the same experience but it was with my own old iPhone that I’d saved for 15 years
... are you filming the battery replacement? Because I’d love to see you do that high 🤣🤣
Lauren ... I might. I don’t have like a good way to rig filming a repair in my bathtub 🤣🤣
High Tech With Grumpo fwiw I think you should figure it out
Threaten ebay with the 1 grit 🤣
Or the Stoprock apperantly tm
eBay: "Take extra care of this one, it's going to DankPods." *stabs box and chucks it in shipping container*
eBay: "looks about right."
Nobody:
DankPods: "SlAsH n' DaSh"
"We'll just eat around the poo, theres no poo o n that one" XD
Some of this damage goes beyond rushed carelessness and borders on malicious, imagine how much more this would sting if eBay DIDN'T frequently side with customers. But hey, at least these aren't large items. FedEx is another mark of death when you're buying big stuff (I get a lot of CRT displays, for example, and all the ones delivered by FedEx end up fuckered).
Accurate.
my dude I just came back for a 2 week vacation and the first thing I wanted to watch were your new/old videos, keep the great work.
eBay global shipping is crap. I've worked at that exact one you're talking about.
you know how on box cutters you can like adjust the blade length? And you know how you usually just barely eject the blade out the housing to open a box?
Well, I think that they want to get the job done quick and easy so they eject a lot of the blade out and go full force just to say "yea boss, got 'er done quick and easy"
Yeah I spent 3 weeks working in a parcel sorting warehouse and all that "we treat your parcels with care" absolute bollocks! Got shown a health and safety vid then it was ok forget all that. we were emptying 9 double decker lorries on a quiet night and I worked black friday......14 in one night. Yeah parcels were treated with minimal care Word of advice never buy anything fragile online
"This smelly egg totally landed on my doorstep" genius.
I bought ipod nano 3th gen last friday cause your videos and its my favorite piece of technology.
3rd
this happened to me, I bought 2 CRTs(!) from the UK through the global shipping program, and asked the seller nicely to package them well... they arrived in totally smashed cardboard boxes with next to no padding (they were laying on a few styrofoam pieces), seller told me that that was definitely not the original packaging. curiously enough one of them actually still worked, the other one didn't though and was missing parts.
This angers me greatly, did you get any refund from those maniacs at ebay?
He did got it back every time, at least
@@zNoah Yeah, I was a little relieved when he said that.
It’s not even eBay, it’s the sellers that have to give the money back! eBay isn’t paying pack their part!
I've ordered a few things from US to UK via eBay GSP and obviously been lucky this never happened! I'm sure with your reach you could get fans in the respective countries to re-ship the item to you.
I know I'd be happy to help out for eBay orders within the UK.
How has this guy only got 80k subs he's great
I'm truly sorry for your loss Dank... Glad you got your iPod unboxing experience though
Loved this video so much I had to watch it again. Man, eBay anger me soo much with their lack of care.
Love this channel so much. In the UK, we’re in desperate need of a decent Prime Minister. Would Dankpods like to fulfil the role?
My wobbly dock fills with joy every time I see a new video posted by this legend!
Imagine ordering an original iPhone 2G sealed in the box and they open it. I would freak tf out. That’s a waste of like $10000
Having my maths exam tomorrow still can't miss your videos❤️
You know what I feel bad for? The iPad desk!!!
Poor thing.
The ipad desk can take it, thing is built fine
@@ShockingPikachu Well I hope so. We wouldn't want to lose it.
@@jdo248 knowing him, if the thing does break, he'll still use it
I’m sorry about what happened.
I’ve never had problems with items I bought on eBay from other countries, but what I can suggest is that you file a “return request,” just as you would in a non-GSP transaction. In most eligible cases, the buyer is fully covered by either the eBay Money Back Guarantee or the PayPal Purchase Protection program.
**slashes box open**
"eh theres no drugs in here"
**shoves back in box**
Idk what they do in Kentucky, but it's infuriating. Anytime I get something that's gone through there it always comes to me damaged or even missing. I received an empty package from Amazon!
5:37 Ahh yes, I hear the Australian Porn Broker Business is really thriving right now
He meant pawn but i heard it to
Maloney2606 oh thank god I wasn’t sure honestly
Man i genuinely want to hand deliver some super pristine pod boxes to you i hate how shoddy ebay is
There is only one thing that is stronger than Florida man and that thing is *Australian Man*
Bro, Bro, Brother-man. For 100k, You'd better drink that damn beer you've been saving for an ungodly amount of time
*gets a literal brand new ipod from ebay*
Dankpods: OOOIIIII, SOMEONES BEEN IN ERE
Edit: this heart has given me more joy than you could ever know
Reedit: didn't realize that sitting made the heart go away :(
Fascinating... I have a 10yr old 120gb iPod that works just fine when I use it with a boost battery. I keep it at work and typically use it when the battery on my Bluetooth headphones goes and needs a recharge. Obvious, it is not supported by iTunes anymore, but not a problem as the 1000+ songs I loaded years ago are just fine. That iPod works just as well now as when it was new (except the battery of course)
My deepest apologies to you...my state has failed you.
Hey mate, dunno if this helps but an alternative service to eBay global shipping is one that Australia Post offers for USA to AU shipping called ShopMate. If you haven’t looked into it, it may deliver a more careful shipping experience. Either way keep up the great work on the videos, informative and humorous.
Next time order a battery internationally and see if they do ye old Slash'n'Dash
it's not just electronics but vinyl records too. had a seller from uk ship to me a record.. ebay shipping program literally used the flimsiest cardboard packaging ever.. super thin.., so inevitably the corners were crushed
I hurt for you Mr.Pods. That was some horrifying tech sand. Still want to see you give zune a try
Mr. Pods???
I love how he haven’t changed his editing style after 10 months.
When you buy a sealed iPhone 2g and eBay opens it for you 😂
I would cry for years! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I mean, I've had US customs cut a line through a vinyl record, I feel ya.
Oh man, pretty sure that same model of iPod Photo was my first MP3 player, seeing that box bought back a wave of nostalgia.
Then a wave of heartache as I saw the gashes haha, ouch.
eBay: *breaks DankPods' iPod*
DankPods: *Vielen Dank*
G'day mate.
3:57 I have a 16 MEGABYTE SmartMedia card for an Olympus camera. You could store about 21 photos on it.
Poggerssss I’m in class and I’m still watching it anyways. Your vids are awesome for some reason I don’t know. But keep doin what your doin
Ebay can't even get a simple delivery of an old Mac Mini from the US to Canada.
It was lost twice, went through customs twice and 2 months later showed up at my door looking like someone dumped trash on my doorstep.
When I picked up what was left of the box the Mac mini fell out onto the floor.
This computer looked like someone had tossed the bare Mac Mini down several sets of concrete stairs before repackaging it after customs inspection.
Amazingly, after reconnecting a few internal cables it fired up and is usable.
Reminds me of the time i ebayed my son and the buyer told me that he came delivered emotionally damaged
Well he was sold "as is"
what the hell man, do you hate your child?
*you should have packaged him in bubble wrap*
Me watching this without haven a single apple product: "well, this guy is cool hahaha"
I also learned a lot o thing about this old pods, really liking your channel!