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  • New items & classes too.

    3:32 AM PST, 8/8/2010

    Well I decided to go into the teaching mode for all the crochet, knitting, looming, knitting pal, machine knitting, on and on. I will sell lessons that will be one on one for 1 hour time slots. This will be done via webcam and you are the only student! Other news is I will be getting my winter inventory in at the end of August so watch for some great sales of my Tahki Acapulco, Sienna, Cotton, and Pop, Stacy Charles Asti, and more! I am starting to use more of the multi color listings because it saves me money and the savings gets to you!
  • NEWS NEWS NEWS

    12:46 AM PST, 3/30/2010

    Well it is finally ready for a real live customer! That's right my off-eBay site www.crazyanything.com has many yarn listings AND I am working hours to get all of my holistic items up as well. I have many, many, new yarns that I have listed and am listing including Tahki Pop, Tahki Siena, Lion Brand Watercolors, Juliet Skacel, Gala Fancy, Stacy Charles Verona, Moda Dea Swirl and more! I still have the favorites such as Moda Dea Dreamk, Aunt Lydia's Crochet Threads, and yarns. To mark this great occasion starting April 5th I will have a huge blowout with some large miscellaneous yarns worth over $50-$75 for auction on eBay. I am also on

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  • My Dad

    5:41 PM PST, 4/8/2009

    I have had a very rocky couple of months because of my Dad. He had these swollen lumps on his throat and a constant sore throat. He went in to be checked and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. He then went to the absolute BEST place to fight it.....Mayo Clinic. This is about a 3½ hour drive from here. They are incredible there. The reason so many dignitaries go there is there total devotion to the patient. Everything revolves around the patient not the physician. He also found out that in Rochester the percentage of LDS (Mormon) is so much more than any other place outside of Utah. This is awesome too. Being LDS our family has had so many blessings. Dad had 8 weeks of chemo and radiation. His facial hair (he ALWAYS had a beard & mustache) fell out and his face and neck are raw open wounds and burned. The first time I saw him after treatment I was in tears. The pain in his mouth and skin is horrible. He has a huge rash from the chemo. Thankfully it is all getting better but slowly at first. We find out in May how successful the treatment was. I am amazed at his fight. He has had quadruple bypass 3 years ago, last year had 2 veins transplanted into his legs for circulation, now this. He is 68 and really has had his share of severe health problems. Due to his health I have been running the support for his business Townhallinc.com. He sells accounting and billing programs for Wisconsin townhips and would love to sell them to anyone in the US that has the same structure as Wisconsin Clerk, Townships, and utility billing. I have also been super busy getting my off-ebay site going to sell to my customers at an even better price! My yarns on my new site will include Bernat, Lion Brand, Moda Dea, Patons, Peaches 'n Cream, and Red Heart. I will have Quickcraft crafts for kids, my own software to make a wonderful Crochet & Knit Journal. I will also be carrying Native Remedies, Pet Alive, Celletech, Kent & Allen, and Boercke & Tafel. Come back to see more items I will be selling and the official launch date of my new store!

    Carrie

  • PROOF of PSYCHO Buyer (all emails)

    2:42 AM PST, 8/14/2008

    I POST THIS WHOLE MESS ON THE EBAY BLOG AREA AND GUESS WHAT! Yep they took it off. I then revised it and put it back on my blog along with the following response to the letter that they won't take the feedback off. AND even revised with no personal info or any other "policy" violations it got taken off AGAIN! So I finally went and put a link to this site (because their policy CLEARLY STATES I can link to this) so people can see exactly what happened and DECIDE for themselves about it! I do this so my reputation can be documented and anyone dealing with me can see how I handle myself in transactions. Psycho buyer for ease of reading I have color coded everything: GREEN-ME the SELLER ? Blue-BUYER (USER ID KARAMR2006 CHANGED TO om_smg) ? RED-eBAY is info about the listing AND my commentary that is not in the emails. Certified HOLISTIC HEALTH CONSULTANT Audio Course Offer price: $7.00 Buy It Now price:$12.02 Buy It Now Offer expires:Jun-28-08 08:49:09 PDT Buyer user id: karamr2006 karamr2006( 20Feedback score is 10 to 49) US $11.00 Buyer accepted Jun-26-08 19:21:07 PDT 32720 Seller message: I really cannot go any lower because I just put it on sale from $18.50 down to $12.02. It was already the lowest price on eBay before the sale. I am already selling it for below what it cost me to buy it. Thanks for the offer! Carrie 170208102185 - Price: US $11.00 Quantity:1 US Postal Service Priority Mail: US $5.80 Delivered Jun-30-08 Shipping label printed Jun-26-08 Cost: $4.75 US $11.00 6/27/2008 10:40 AM Dear emtcen, #1.Is this course brand new or used? #2.Whom did you buy it from so that I can contact them for certification?.#3.If I cannot get certification then these cds are useless to me ,so then I ask you to please cancel the order and refund me my money,as I am a health care worker and I am looking for courses that have Karamr certification. - karamr2006 6/28/2008 8:32 AM Since certification is not guaranteed,please can you at refund me my shipping costs of $5.80c,as the item is only good for viewing not practicing. That will be acceptable to me. Karamr 6/30/2008 2:05 PM I would appreciate it ,if you would respond to me,this is my second email requesting you to please refund me a portion of my $16.80c payment to you. I asked you to refund me my shipping of $5.80c ,I will accept $3.00 the lowest on refund because this Cd is not going to be worth my while if I cant get certification. Its only good enough to look at and thats not what I wanted. I am willing to buy it but the shipping money has to be refunded in all fairness to me for it not giving me certification. I have purchased similiar courses before and I certainly got my moneys worth with getting certification too,your deal is not a satisfactory one, but a refund will assist me ,as I am struggling financially and thats why I am studying further. Please respond and let me know Karamr 6/30/2008 2:47 PM Dear karamr2006, It is new and I bought it from a seller on eBay last year but didn't keep the information. I bought it for $45.00. Amazon sells used ones at $25.00 I have NO clue what is on the CDs other than the description I put in the listing. I feel horrible that I already sent it out and you don't want it. I understand your concerns because I am also studying holistic medicine. I bought this course about 2 weeks before enrolling in a different course through The Avicenna Institute of Natural Healing. I really didn't need the course then so I listed it with the information I knew. I just thought someone would like it instead of it sitting on my shelf that is why I sold it cheap. I don't want you to be angry or upset with me because I sent it out before I received your email (it went out at about 8:30 this morning 27th). I really don't know what to do now. I will refund your money if you want. I apologize for any problems or confusion about the course. Carrie 6/30/2008 2:47 PM I have refunded your entire amount. I never in any part of the listing said there was certification nor did I even have any inference to certification. I only used the title that is in bold letters on the front of the case. I have no idea what the Certified in the title means as I have never listened to these CDs. So I really don't understand how this is a non-satisfactory auction when I never claimed certification nor do I even know if there is. I even went down on the price to you with a best offer. If you check ANYWHERE online this course is sold for MUCH more than mine. As far as it being only good to look at again I HAVE NO IDEA what is on the CDs but I am sure they are not blank. I used the description that is online and I could not find any comments on the course so I couldn't put any of that in the listing. I also have checked with eBay via chat with a representitive and she also said that my listing did not promise any certification. I wanted to make sure I didn't cross any line of misrepresentation. The exact words are "You can use it both as a general information source and as a practical guide to HOLISTIC MEDICINE applications in everyday life. The information and practical applications are presented as well. The course includes all the basics of HOLISTIC MEDICINE and more. You will gain an excellent knowledge base to correctly use holistic remedies. This course will also introduce you to options of holistic treatment of some common ailments." and "Our course introduces you to the main concepts of holistic medicine and life style." I just cannot afford to have negative nor neutral feedback in my new store so I have to refund your entire amount to make you whole. I too am on a fixed income because I and my husband are disabled. I sell on eBay to supplement our income because it is so hard to live on $1500 a month. I have never had this happen with any other item. I already gave you positive feedback so we should be done. Keep the course because it is not worth the money to ship it back. I have checked out many, many other courses and nowhere have I seen a course for $16.00 give certified anything. I have spent hours looking and applying for grants for Naturopathic Doctor and Master Herbalist and the lowest priced courses are $350 for a certified accredited program as a Holistic Medical Practitioner. I am sorry you thought there was personal certification. I think they mean the course itself is certified in some way but I don't know. Carrie 7/2/2008 10:51 AM Thank you for refunding my money. I am returning your item, as I have no desire to keep it. It should reach you shortly. I have very strong life principles and do not hold on to anything that I have not paid for or belongs to someone else. Goodluck on your future sales. 7/18/2008 11:07 PM Dear karamr2006, I have refunded your shipping and am horrified and so upset that I am crying about your feedback! I have greed? I purchased that CD set for $45! I onlysold it for $11 and then gave you back the entire amount with shipping that you paid. I am just so incredibly sad and upset that you would say that after I not only gave you a deal on a sale price but then refunded everythingbefore you even received the item and I OFFERED to pay your shipping expense after you told me that you would not keep the item after I said you could just keep it no questions asked! That is greed? Did you see the listing where I amended it to make sure no one makes that mistake again??? Did you check out the other sellers of this item and their listings? Or on Amazon.com? No one states it and they all sell it for well over $25 for new! I am just extremely upset about anyone telling me I am greedy! I have had to pay listing fees & closing fees on this item, and a Paypal fee on sending your money. I am very much in the hole on this. Why would you do this to me? Why after everything I tried to do to make you whole and happy would you say something so mean? I am totally at a loss. Why the judgement? Was I supposed to just not sell it after you didn't want it and I refunded your money? This comment you made is after you paid how much to send it back? A couple dollars? I am disabled and on a fixed income and do this only to give my kids nice things and so I know about how tight things are. I also know how I have been on eBay and I am so shocked by your statement. I just don't understand how I could have done anything better. I don't understand why you are upset I put the listing back up with a disclaimer. I didn't ask why you didn't ask any questions before I shipped it or before you bid or before you offered a "Best Offer" or before I counter offered. Why are you so mad at me? Carrie 7/19/2008 9:47 PM I am entitled to my honest feedback.Please dont compare your item to a brand new one,for gods sake,it doesnt compare in price. This entire transaction was a mess and a misery for me. The truth is you only sent the shipping after I left my feedback,you never intended to and yet it was you who said that you wanted to send the shipping costs in order to make things even. And in the first place you asked me to keep the item because you were not willing to pay for it to be shipped back to you,not because you were generous and had my best interest at heart. Grow up and stop wining. Now leave me the Hell alone and I dont ever want to ever hear from you again. Dont email and get personal with me otherwise I am going to report it to Ebay and to Paypal as Harrassment from the Seller. So if you know whats good for you ,you will leave me alone.People are entitled to their feedback. You are not the only one in the world with a family and financial problems ,there are others far worse off than you. Get a life. I dont want any further corresspondence with you. Karamr2006 This is my email to eBay trying to get the feedback taken off. Reporting member: emtcen 649Member being reported: emtcen 649 User ID of member who left comment: karamr2006 20 !43352! 061506 Item number: 170208102185 $US Reason for removal: Other Customer concern: HELP ME she has now tarnished my entire career on eBay because she is so out of wack! HELP ME please take her feedback off I cannot believe this. Below is ANOTHER copy of emails back and forth and her horrible threats and sick twisted ways. I explained that I don't know anything about certification or anything about the item other than what I put in the listing. I only copied the title "Certified Holistic Consultant" and the information on the box. Idid refund the ENTIRE amount of the listing ANDshipping even though I state very, very clearly about warranties and refunds on my policies on that listing. I also explained that I am also going to school for natural therapies and have NEVER seen any course anywhere certify you for only $11.00! I explained further that the listing NEVER stated certification for the buyer nor is it on any of the other seller's listing for the SAME EXACT ITEM. I then told her to just keep the item since I didn't want to pay more for it to be shipped back. She stated she won't keep anything that isn't hers and she shipped it back. I emailed her and told her I would pay for her shipping but she never got back to me. I received theitem back and relisted it with a disclaimer about the certification. I went in to my feedback and found this answer to my positive feedback to her "I returned item at my own cost.She felt no guilt just re-advertised it What greed" I then refunded her ANOTHER $5 for her shipping because I don't know how much she paid. I want the response to my feedback REMOVED immediately . I have ALL of the emails back and forth (pasted below) the paypal refunds proof and her statement she would be happy with me for just refunding the shipping! I also want to block her from anything to do with my store. I have IMPECCABLE feedback even with other buyers that I have refunded amounts to! I have NEVER received any neutral or negative feedback in almost 8 years on eBay. Then today she sent me an email (again copied below) that was nothing less than vulgar comments and threat that she will contact eBay about harrassment. I have NO recoursebut to get this statement off of the feedback because I couldn't give her neutral or negative feedback even AFTER she went psycho on me. I am so upset about this. I have never met a person like this and hope I never will again. It shows on her feedback of only 20 that she has done this to another seller. This is just making my stomach turn into knots. HELP! Dear Carrie, Thank you for writing eBay in regard to the feedback you received for item number 170208102185 that you consider unfair. I understand your situation and I'm sorry that you've had such difficulty with this transaction. On occasion, members will receive Feedback that they believe is inaccurate, untruthful, false, or just plain unfair. If you trade long enough on eBay, you will likely come across someone who can't be pleased or who leaves you Feedback that you believe is unjust. We understand that this situation can be frustrating. We reviewed the Feedback that you asked about but we can only remove Feedback only if the comment meets the requirements for removal under our Feedback Abuse, Withdrawal and Removal policy. Remember though that your Feedback percentage will only reflect your last 12 months of Feedback so any negative Feedback older than 12 months will not impact your Positive Feedback percentage. We wish that in cases such as yours we could bend the rules. However, this is one area where eBay must be rather stringent. This is because of the liability posed to us should we vary from this policy. Please review the information found in our feedback removal policy at the page listed below. Hopefully, after doing so, you can see how our hands are bound in this situation. You can learn more about this policy by going to: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/feedback-abuse-withdrawal.htm I have seen the response you have posted for this feedback. I believe that in this manner, other eBay members will be able to comprehend what exactly took place and understand your point of view. This may also help other members to be cautious on their decisions. I understand your frustration regarding this matter and apologize for the inconvenience it caused you. Sincerely, Larisa eBay Customer Support eBay Your Personal Trading Community (tm) I POST THIS WHOLE MESS ON THE EBAY BLOG AREA AND GUESS WHAT! Yep they took it off. I then revised it and put it back on my blog along with the following response to the letter that they won't take the feedback off. Transaction #170208102185 I am a LONG-TIME and INCREDIBLY HONEST buyer. I get a negative feedback after 2 WEEKS AND a refund of $5.00 OVER the original price WITH shipping AND a very POSITIVE feedback, THREATEN my buyers, other eBay members, and myself, CHANGE her username, make her feedback PRIVATE and you won't take her feedback off of my site??? I am a seller of almost 900 POSITIVE FEEDBACKS of which 650 are unique and I have no recourse to this??? Below is a summary of your policies and suggestions and the problems with this transaction as well as the BLATANT disregard given to YOUR RULES given to both sellers and buyers and how this transaction VIOLATED such RULES/POLICIES. Below further is my emails, her emails, and your first response. YOUR POLICY STATES: 1. "Negative statements that conflict with a positive rating" below is her feedback in response to mine and it is SO conflicting it looks like the answer to a wrong question! My feedback given Jun-26-08 22:24: "Awesome buyer! Great communicator and fast payment. Recommended to all. A+" HER response given Jul-14-08 23:15: "I returned item at my own cost.She felt no guilt just re-advertised it.What greed" The response is OVER 2 WEEKS AFTER transaction and REFUND and is only in response to my re listing the item 2. "so be sure to leave only fair and factual comments" (Feedback Tutorial) THIS WAS NEITHER HONEST OR WITHIN GUIDELINES set forth BY you in the following statement: "...you should always check your trading partner's member profile to read comments and look for negative remarks." (Feedback Tutorial) 3. "...social commentary rather than a genuine comment about the transaction" (Feedback Abuse and Withdrawal) By calling me greedy it becomes a "social commentary" on my intentions as a seller 4. "The comment, reply or follow-up references a completely separate transaction or unrelated experience" She responded to me RE LISTING the item NOT her experience WITH HER LISTING You state CLEARLY "Marketplace Safety Tips Buy with confidence- always look at your seller's feedback before placing a bid." AS WELL AS "Feedback represents a person's permanent reputation as a buyer or seller on eBay." So my feedback according to your statements and policies is supposed to be REPRESENT the seller and his/her sales. Your telling me that you "believe that in this manner, other eBay members will be able to comprehend what exactly took place and understand your point of view." This may also help other members to be cautious on their decisions." by seeing a ONE line LIMITED response and NO WAY to see her feedback. How did her feedback inspire anyone to deal with me. What other seller gives back the entire amount BEFORE the item was even received? If someone asks her about the experience with me due to her "PRIVATE" feedback she will CONTINUE to threaten any eBay member asking about this as EVIDENCED BELOW. I cannot believe eBay wants to be associated with this type of person who can threaten, intimidate, and cheat anyone she pleases for her own entertainment! This is a direct quote FROM her to another eBay member that saw this on my feedback and questioned me about it. JUST what I claimed would happen if that feedback was allowed to stay visible! She tried to see her side on HER FEEDBACK but was not able to BECAUSE OF THE BUYER CHANGING HER NAME AND MAKING HER FEEDBACK PRIVATE! "Just who do you think you are to email me behind the back of the seller. If you have any brains , you will realise that this is between me and the seller. If my comments were too strong for her, she should get off ebay if she cannot handle the truth, and so should you. If you read my feed back as a buyer, you will see for yourself If the seller had a problem with my comments, she should have reported it to ebay. If you know whats good for you , you will stop your uninformed, dumbness and mind your own business, or else you will be dealing with my lawyer. " and this next statement "PS: dont mess with whom you dont know you might get a really bad surprise." Again she threatens not only to report to eBay but a PHYSICAL threat as well! This is how she responds to someone that emailed her to get HER SIDE OF THE STORY because her feedback was PRIVATE! She dares for me to report to eBay. She made it public and NOT "between me and the seller" when she gave PUBLIC FEEDBACK! Your policies also state this "Remember that any Feedback you leave is public and permanent" Further more you state "Check the buyer’s Feedback Profile, including detailed Feedback comments from other sellers" (Seller Tips) How can I do this with a "private" feedback? This is a complete oxymoron type idea! "On occasion, members will receive Feedback that they believe is inaccurate, untruthful, false, or just plain unfair." This meets ALL of your policies and is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of when it should be taken off! This is not "plain unfair" this is false and demeaning to my eBay business! "...your Feedback percentage will only reflect your last 12 months of Feedback so any negative Feedback older than 12 months will not impact your Positive Feedback percentage." I know you changed your feedback policy to make more buyers honest in their feedback but I have been ONLY nice and professional and I get 7 YEARS of 100% positive feedback thrown away because this buyer doesn't like ANYTHING I do! She also has a history of problems and has acted very mean and ugly. I don't just "believe it is unjust" IT IS. It is also defamatory, vulgar, mean, and threatening to anyone that reads her emails!!!!! Then you give me some rhetoric about 12 months? So I wait a year and all is well?? What in the world do you need to see to remove that feedback. AND you DO NOT "understand my frustration" because you have not worked 7 years and almost 900 Positive feedbacks to have it all blown by some incredibly unbalanced "member". You value her more than I. You "bend the rules" for her. You could care less about anything I say or do but I am sure that if I cross any line I will be kicked off, banned and or restricted!!! I cannot believe you CONDONE this AFTER you take our ONLY recourse away of less than positive feedback! She is allowed to change her ID and make her feedback "private" but I cannot unless I want to STOP SELLING! Finally you state in Seller Tips: Good practices that help sellers promote buyer satisfaction include: * Accurately describing the condition, size and quality of the item * Honoring original terms by accepting payment for an item at the end of a successful sale * Promptly shipping the item with appropriate packaging once payment has been received * Responding promptly and courteously to questions from the buyer * Communicating with the buyer about when the item will ship * Issuing refunds in a timely manner when accepting returns or when there are problems with delivery I followed EVERY one of these tips in this transaction. I followed all of YOUR ADVICE and then I needed your HELP and ACTION on my account and I am told that I should just eat it and be happy that it didn't happen before! I WANT THE FEEDBACK REMOVED and I will stop at nothing short of that! Carrie Nelson eBay member for OVER 7 years and stuck in eBay HELL They send this to me: Dear Emtcen, Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your Feedback concerns. In some cases, we can remove Feedback, but only if the comment meets the requirements for removal under our Feedback Abuse, Withdrawal & Removal policy. We've reviewed the Feedback that you asked about and determined that it doesn't meet the removal requirement as outlined in the policy. Though we're disappointed whenever a member receives negative Feedback that he or she believes is undeserved, eBay will not remove it unless we are presented with a valid court order stating that the comment is slanderous, libelous, defamatory or otherwise illegal. eBay doesn't remove Feedback without a court order, even if a member believes it is false, unfair, or harmful to his or her name, character, or reputation. We provide our Feedback Forum and community discussion boards as places where members can feel free to express their opinions without fear of censorship. An important tradeoff of this freedom is members are held solely responsible for the comments they post. We can remove only comments that meet eBay's standard for Feedback abuse, as described in eBay's Feedback Abuse and Removal Policy. To review eBay's Feedback Abuse and Removal Policy, go to: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/feedback-abuse-withdrawal.html Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Kenny eBay Customer Support You would think she is done! BUT NO I KNOW she is the one that reported my blog on eBay there is no doubt in my mind because then she gave an answer to my reply on MY feedback AGAIN saying "Goes out of control about my honest feedback! I Wonder Whos Psycho here?" and posts it on the 28th of JULY!!!! This is ONLY after my blogs and a full MONTH AFTER the transaction! She also waited until I RESOLD the item and the buyer was VERY VERY VERY HAPPY with it AND gave me an AWESOME feedback!