MiniMania.com
NEED HELP?

Currency: 

 Newsletter Sign Up

Products


Resources


News Highlights

NCA 2008 Gallery

NCA Gallery No. 1

NCA 2008 Report

Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
What can transform a peaceful sylvan lawn in Gold Country into a carnival overnight? The annual Mini Mania Open House and Lawn Party of course! Those who were there got to see first hand all the eye candy, but for those who were not, the Mini's ranged from an electric Moke to a VTEC powered Classic, to Randy Steven's tricked out CVT to Robert Holt’s Purple Haze convertible to three full on Mini race cars: my sprint car, Jacques Andres' enduro car and Eric and Colin Herricks's rally car, and many in between.
Read more...

Race Report -USTCC

Infineon Raceway, April 11, 2008.
by Jerry (Siddhartha) Bradbury
My Mini has a new setup for this race. Speed parts from my sponsor Mini Mania have been added by my sponsor Bay Bridge Motors and USTCC sponsor Nitto has provided four brand new NT 01 tires. This will be my first official race with the US Touring Car Championship and I look forward to hitting the grid with more horsepower and quicker lap times.
Read more...

MINI Clubman Review

Published: 21st April 2008
The new MINI was launched in 2001, to much acclaim. Although bigger than the original Mini, what it lacked in rear legroom, it made up for in unusual styling and a vast array of personalisation elements, much loved by a local estate agent.

The MINI Clubman has the same raft of options but its main benefit is the extra length, which should make rear passengers happier.
Read more...
URGENT! - Ebay auction GTM Mini Kit HELP
TOPIC:  

URGENT! - Ebay auction GTM Mini Kit HELP

    Created by: rabiedmushroom
Orig. Posting Date User Name Edit Date Msg No.
May-12-2008 03:31AM rabiedmushroom   839403
May-12-2008 01:22AM nickelback-animals   839399
May-11-2008 11:19PM rabiedmushroom   839398
May-11-2008 04:19PM Cheese~   839336
May-11-2008 11:31AM Gene Wants a Mini   839301
May-11-2008 08:06AM nickelback-animals   839275
May-11-2008 06:05AM Mart!   839258
May-11-2008 05:39AM nickelback-animals Edited: May-11-2008 05:47AM   839256
May-11-2008 05:36AM nickelback-animals   839255
May-11-2008 05:04AM Dr Mini   839252
May-11-2008 02:59AM Jimatalba   839245
May-11-2008 01:47AM Alex   839243
May-11-2008 12:26AM nickelback-animals   839242
May-10-2008 02:38PM Prowordsmith   839171
Mar-09-2008 11:36AM kerr   828159
Mar-09-2008 07:55AM rabiedmushroom   828118
Mar-09-2008 06:40AM 68Moke   828105
Mar-08-2008 11:14PM rabiedmushroom Edited: Mar-08-2008 11:15PM   828085
Mar-08-2008 08:18PM LAMINI   828077
Mar-08-2008 07:49PM QuickSilver Edited: Mar-09-2008 06:18AM   828069

Found 41 Messages   Page 1 of 3:   
 1 | 2 | 3 
You Must be logged in to reply to this topicYou Must be logged in to create a new topicLogin to message board
You Must be logged to add a favoriteMy Favorites ListReturn to Topic List
 
  Internet Specials!
Click Image for More Information PET CARGO MAT PINK -MINI COOPER AND S CONVERTIBLES
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information PET CARGO MAT SAND -MINI COOPER AND S CONVERTIBLES
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information PET CARGO MAT BLACK -MINI COOPER AND S CLUBMAN
[More Info]

rabiedmushroom
Total Posts:3901
Last Post:07-19-08
User Since:02-17-02

Posted: May-12-2008 03:31AM Reply

That is very reasonable of you. Thank you for accepting my apology. I realise I made a mistake, and rather than letting it fester I don't mind admitting it and saying a genuine sorry in public. Sometimes a faceless and impersonal internet service tempts folks to post daft things with subsequent and unfortunate retaliation. Its nice that there are other people out there who appreciate an attempt at resolution, and are considerate at the same time.

I think circumstances this weekend have brought it home to me that life is too short to cause deliberate irritation; we must treasure our relationships, enjoy our Minis, and make the most of every day.

Thanks,
Suzy.

www.MinisUnlimited.co.uk

nickelback-animals
Total Posts:6
Last Post:05-12-08
User Since:05-10-08

Posted: May-12-2008 01:22AM Reply

Hello Suzy, Yes I was annoyed to find the link to Ebay and yes I have taken some childish satisfaction annoying you. . Unfortunately you chose to piss off the wrong person. I would have turned up and asked for an apology face to face.

I accept your apology and hope this is the end of the matter

On a personal note, I am sorry to hear of your loss and hope that you and your family are coping . Thanks Amy/Clive

rabiedmushroom
Total Posts:3901
Last Post:07-19-08
User Since:02-17-02

Posted: May-11-2008 11:19PM Reply

Nickelback-animals,
I posted this in reply on the topic you started, but the Message Board moderators deleted the whole thing, so I shall repeat what I wrote. I sincerely regret I've inadvertantly pissed you off, and will make sure I learn from this and mind my manners in the future. We've had a death in the family over the weekend which is why I haven't had the time to follow this up until now. 

I am sorry for posting a link to your auction. It was not meant as a personal slight, but looking back I can see the contention caused by my comments (above). I apologise to you. I’m glad you got the price you wanted for your car, and that you have a different project now.
Suzy

 

 

www.MinisUnlimited.co.uk

Cheese~
Total Posts:3128
Last Post:07-23-08
User Since:06-25-01

Posted: May-11-2008 04:19PM Reply

Quote:
Originally Posted by Prowordsmith
There was no "Amber".
There most certianly was.  She ended up selling her little car to someone from MOALA who lives in NV.
 
R  

Prez, Mini Owners of America, Los Angeles

Gene Wants a Mini
Total Posts:973
Last Post:07-21-08
User Since:04-18-03

Posted: May-11-2008 11:31AM Reply

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mart!
not trying to rise the blood pressure but me too can be stupid. Nickelback is the worst band i've heard in a VERY long time.

Agreed!  However, I must add that I live in a house with a 13 year old girl and the Emo craze is driving me nuts. 

Back to the subject: It cracks me up when ebay sellers get so crabby in their ads!  I don't understand it.  Do they really think sounding like a jerk is going to attract business???

-Eugene

I dig it.

Want a Mini Quickie?

Another Quickie??

nickelback-animals
Total Posts:6
Last Post:05-12-08
User Since:05-10-08

Posted: May-11-2008 08:06AM Reply

everyone has there own taste

Mart!
Total Posts:3066
Last Post:07-23-08
User Since:10-11-02

Posted: May-11-2008 06:05AM Reply

not trying to rise the blood pressure but me too can be stupid. Nickelback is the worst band i've heard in a VERY long time.






Shirts for the Corporate Masochists < new designs!

 

nickelback-animals
Total Posts:6
Last Post:05-12-08
User Since:05-10-08

Posted: May-11-2008 05:39AM
Edited:  May-11-2008 05:47AM
Reply

Reply to ALEX

wont need them

Nice to know your watching how is the wife

nickelback-animals
Total Posts:6
Last Post:05-12-08
User Since:05-10-08

Posted: May-11-2008 05:36AM Reply

Sorry not a fraud high blood pressure has stopped the racing. We saw this one for sale at £100.00 and see it as an opportunity to make money.

Dr Mini
Total Posts:3815
Last Post:07-23-08
User Since:05-23-02

Posted: May-11-2008 05:04AM Reply

Bidding at the last minute is the best way to buy on an Ebay auction.  You determine your absolute highest price that you would want to pay, and drop that bid.  Yeah, sometimes you miss it by a few cents, but you don't get caught up in the excitement of bidding and spend way more than you wanted to.  I think the reason Suzy started this thread was the seller's frustration with the way the system actually works.  I guess they thought once on Ebay, that people would be bidding day in and day out throughout the auction.  BTW, how does folks watching the auction = a negative?  Suzy didn't say the seller was doing anything wrong, but that the seller was just frustrated and acting like a brat....if I don't get some bids soon I'm gonna just end the auction!  Bottom line was the seller expected more that she was getting in bids and that was why she was frustrated.  Should have used a Reserve and that would have taken care of the bottom line.  Also, it appears the reason for selling was a fraud as well, since it was advertised as being sold due to illness.  Funny thing is that after this one sold the seller went out and bought another one that they will be selling soon.  Go figure. 

"Retired:  No Job, No Money, No Wife!  Will travel anywhere for Minis"

hockey91dad@hotmail.com

Jimatalba
Total Posts:95
Last Post:07-16-08
User Since:02-14-07

Posted: May-11-2008 02:59AM Reply

Kerr, I agree totally,we all have different ways of doing things. On UK ebay if I'm REALLY wanting something I'll watch,then bid with 20 seconds left. Only problem with this method is it leaves you no time to re-bid if you've underestimated

"Come to the Edge"he said,"I'm afraid"I said,"come to the Edge"he said, I did...and he pushed me off,...and I FLEW.

Alex
Total Posts:5530
Last Post:07-22-08
User Since:03-24-99

Posted: May-11-2008 01:47AM Reply

Bring Friends.

Metric is for people who can't do fractions.

nickelback-animals
Total Posts:6
Last Post:05-12-08
User Since:05-10-08

Posted: May-11-2008 12:26AM Reply

There may not be an AMBER but ther is an AMY.

What give anyone the right to piss people off in this way

well RABIEDMUSHROOM that is SUZY KINSMAN I will be pissing you off at a meeting in the future

Call youself a secretary pethetic more like

Prowordsmith
Total Posts:73
Last Post:05-19-08
User Since:01-29-06

Posted: May-10-2008 02:38PM Reply

There was no "Amber".

Towne Comee 1964 Austin Cooper S Works Rallye car replica  1966 Austin Cooper S street racer    San Antonio, Texas

kerr
Total Posts:
Last Post:07-22-08
User Since:03-13-00

Posted: Mar-09-2008 11:36AM Reply

this reminds me of how you chased young Amber off of this web site.

I think that your comments were mostly made in fun, but reading them always made me feel like you were ganging up on her and she must have been made to feel VERY un-welcome here.

Norm

rabiedmushroom
Total Posts:3901
Last Post:07-19-08
User Since:02-17-02

Posted: Mar-09-2008 07:55AM Reply

Watching an auction is hardly aggrivating. If nothing else, its raised the profile of the sale.
If you don't understand the seller's peculiar statement, you won't get the irony.
Don't worry about it.

www.MinisUnlimited.co.uk

68Moke
Total Posts:726
Last Post:07-13-08
User Since:09-12-02

Posted: Mar-09-2008 06:40AM Reply

I am not understanding these tactics.  She states she is selling due to illness. Why aggrivate her on this?

rabiedmushroom
Total Posts:3901
Last Post:07-19-08
User Since:02-17-02

Posted: Mar-08-2008 11:14PM
Edited:  Mar-08-2008 11:15PM
Reply

Well obviously we've perked his interest, because with only 11 hours to go, its still for auction, contrary to "If no bids with 1 day to go I will have to remove this item". Lads - we have performed a valuable public service with doubling the watchers! He thinks he still has hope. Has anyone got any questions for him?

www.MinisUnlimited.co.uk

LAMINI
Total Posts:3371
Last Post:07-23-08
User Since:01-13-04

Posted: Mar-08-2008 08:18PM Reply

If no bids with 1 day to go I will have to remove this item. If one of you thirty watchers wants it then bid!!

QuickSilver
Total Posts:14803
Last Post:07-20-08
User Since:02-20-01

Posted: Mar-08-2008 07:49PM
Edited:  Mar-09-2008 06:18AM
Reply

Quote:
Originally Posted by carlomonteminis
I've tried watching it from several of the PCs at work, but the BE firewall blocks it...
Shame, we have hundreds of PCs and each one could have been set to watch as a guest ! For the pair who don't get it - if you were browsing at a trade stand, and the vendor shouted "someone has to buy something in the next minute or I'm packing up", do you think that would a) increase the chance of a sale, b) make everyone leave, or c) entice more people milling around to take a look ?
d) Shuffle off or at the very least I won't be asking others to come look and heckle. Like I said to each his own.

------------------
QuickSilversVille



-------------------------

“Texas has yet to learn submission to any oppression, come from what source it may.” --Sam Houston

You Must be logged in to reply to this topicYou Must be logged in to create a new topicLogin to message board
You Must be logged to add a favoriteMy Favorites ListReturn to Topic List
Found 41 Messages   Page 1 of 3:     1 | 2 | 3 
 
  Internet Specials!
Click Image for More Information CHECKERED FLAG ROOF DECAL RED WILDSTYLE
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information AMERICAN FLAG ROOF DECAL WILDSTYLE
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information RED CHECK ROOF DECAL
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information CARTOON ART NEW MINI TEE SHIRT MED BLUE R/VIEW
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information CARTOON ART RED MINI TEE SHIRT XL
[More Info]
Click Image for More Information MINI MANIA LOGO TEE SHIRT
[More Info]
Maximize Specials