anyone speak french?

HAz · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:36

Please don't use a translator.
I got some stupid french guy who bought a keyboard key off ebay and i think the dumbass thinks hes bought the whole keyboard for £3.50, What a thick ****!

Any way here is the convo from him to me. Its in back to front order so the top message was the last one i received off him.

Dear hazlad24,

VOUS ETES UN GROS MALIN VOUS
AVIS + QUE NEGATIF

- menhir02

Cher(ère) menhir02,

d'enchérir sur une touche! pas de clavier! lire la liste!

- hazlad24

Dear hazlad24,

bonjour, je veux tout le clavier? quel est le problème
cdlt

- menhir02

Cher(ère) menhir02,

Hi what key do you require?

bonjour, quels sont les principaux avez-vous besoin? merci

- hazlad24

So i sent him this!

Dear menhir02,

Your dealing with an english seller so speak english!!
If you dont tell me what key you want i cant help you. You have bided for a single key as stated by the listing. I will only send one key no the keyboard its self. Any more problems and i will report you to ebay.

- hazlad24

Now he has paid for it but i haven't sent anything and if i refund him he will prob just give me a negative, so i dunno what to do tbh.

If someone could translate the last message he sent that could help.

Cheers

platypus · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:42

VOUS ETES UN GROS MALIN VOUS
AVIS + QUE NEGATIF

Rather odd, and may be misconstruing it (in square brackets) but..."[You are a big devil] You are not very bright, I don't agree with you, and will leave negative feedback".

Freefaller · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:44

Which bit do you want me to translate?

InvaderGIR · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:44

Freefaller said:
Which bit do you want me to translate?

Might as well do all of it, so we can all lol?

As for the OP - this is why I do UK only listings.

Badgi · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:45

If he leaves negative feedback and he's in the wrong, surely you can have it retracted?

Pestilence · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:45

Link to the listing?

touch · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:48

seller said:
bonjour, quels sont les principaux avez-vous besoin? merci
hello, which do you need?

buyer said:
bonjour, je veux tout le clavier? quel est le problème
cdlt
Hello, i get the whole keyboard? what is the problem?

seller said:
d'enchérir sur une touche! pas de clavier! lire la liste!
you bid on one key! not the keyboard! look at the listing!

buyer said:
VOUS ETES UN GROS MALIN VOUS
AVIS + QUE NEGATIF
you get a big nasty comment and a negative

Long time since i'v done any french tho.

Dont worry about it - he'll leave feedback in french and nobody will understand it anyway

Freefaller · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:50

HAz said:
Please don't use a translator.
I got some stupid french guy who bought a keyboard key off ebay and i think the dumbass thinks hes bought the whole keyboard for £3.50, What a thick ****!

Any way here is the convo from him to me. Its in back to front order so the top message was the last one i received off him.

Dear hazlad24,

VOUS ETES UN GROS MALIN VOUS
AVIS + QUE NEGATIF

- menhir02

You're a smartarse/conniving person and will leasve you negative feedback

Cher(ère) menhir02,

d'enchérir sur une touche! pas de clavier! lire la liste!

- hazlad24

This bit is pretty poor French. "Outbid by one touch! No keyboard! Read the list!

Dear hazlad24,

bonjour, je veux tout le clavier? quel est le problème
cdlt

- menhir02

Hi, I'd like the whole keyboard? What's teh problem?

Cher(ère) menhir02,

Hi what key do you require?

bonjour, quels sont les principaux avez-vous besoin? merci

- hazlad24

Poor French. "Hi, what are your principle needs?"

So i sent him this!

Dear menhir02,

Your dealing with an english seller so speak english!!
If you dont tell me what key you want i cant help you. You have bided for a single key as stated by the listing. I will only send one key no the keyboard its self. Any more problems and i will report you to ebay.

- hazlad24

Now he has paid for it but i haven't sent anything and if i refund him he will prob just give me a negative, so i dunno what to do tbh.

If someone could translate the last message he sent that could help.

Cheers

It's kind of hard to understand the conversation without knowing the full context. The level of French through the conversation is pretty poor it must be said!

DJMK4 · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:51

Oui bleh bli la baguette tautee

Ca'va?

Badgi · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:52

I've just looked at the listing and to be honest, it's not exactly made abundantly clear what the auction is for.

Edit: I'm not having a stab, just that I can understand how someone who doesn't speak english as their main language could/would get confused.

Luke · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:53

I'd be interested in seeing the auction. I think the buyer isn't necessarily in the wrong here if the grammar used above is anything to go on.

lcg · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:55

Badgi said:
I've just looked at the listing and to be honest, it's not exactly made abundantly clear what the auction is for.

Yeah, I have to agree.

Skidder · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:56

Why would you sell a keyboard key. If there is a market for them, I'm typing on a potential gold mine.

HAz · 28 Oct 2010 at 13:59

freefaller just to let you know the poor french was me using a translator lol.

HAz · 28 Oct 2010 at 14:01

How can you say the listing is not clear?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110594027519&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Killerkebab · 28 Oct 2010 at 14:01

HAz said:
Please don't use a translator.

Someone definitely has already

HAz said:
Cher(ère) menhir02,

d'enchérir sur une touche! pas de clavier! lire la liste!

- hazlad24

To bid on a key! No keyboard! To read the list!

What translator did you use, because I didn't know computerised translators put every single verb in the infinitive

This is a brand new keyboard

There's your problem in the listing.

Bri · 28 Oct 2010 at 14:01

emailiscrap said:
I'd be interested in seeing the auction. I think the buyer isn't necessarily in the wrong here if the grammar used above is anything to go on.

I believe this is the auction http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110594027519

Beaten!!

I'd guess if your English is poor then you may not know but then isn't that the chance you take if you can't read the listing. It's clear to me that it's for a key.

Cosimo · 28 Oct 2010 at 14:02

Ou la la, rétroaction négative.

Vonhelmet · 28 Oct 2010 at 14:03

HAz said:
How can you say the listing is not clear?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110594027519&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Well, you start out by saying "This is a brand new keyboard" for one thing.

Jumblejug · 28 Oct 2010 at 14:04

This is a brand new keyboard with all KEYS but the Space bar key.

This may have confused the buyer