cooking up the offense like he's cooking ravioli

I recently wrote about my troubles trying to buy a new camera lens on eBay and I wanted to tell about the great job ebay’s customer service did handling my problems.

I wrote the “seller” – which was really just the production developer testing account – on a Saturday and told them about my mistake in purchasing their item. By Sunday evening I had a full PayPal refund and an email from customer support. I was extremely satisfied with how quickly they resolved my issue.

Then this week I got home after a late (but victorious) basketball game and found a letter from eBay. In it was a personally written apology and a $25 gift card. Very cool.

The money is already burning a hole in my pocket. Since I ended up buying the lens elsewhere I wasn’t really sure what I was going to get until yesterday when I came across this gem. Love is Hell is the only Ryan Adams record that I do not have on vinyl and have not been able to find until now. While I could never pick my favorite Adams record, this is an amazing piece of work. I will keep my eye on this auction and will probably try making my second eBay purchase if the price does not get too much higher.

On one further side note, just reading over the track listing again takes me back two years to a trip that Cam, The Business and I made up to Salem to see Ryan at the Elsinore Theatre. And as a bonus, I found a recording of the show while checking to make sure I had the date right. I did not know this amazing recording existed. Great way to kick off the weekend!