Jennair smooth top cartridge received



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Dee Randall

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Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used ebay
purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy to have
this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I have nothing
to guage whether this is a 'norm.'

After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no notification
that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday with no reponse.
A call to the post office re tracking revealed no further clarification.
Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they had just received it. We
received from the seller a response Wednesday while we were away from home
that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday or Saturday as we expected. This
time was not an inconvience except that we worried that it had been shipped.

So, here is a picture of our package and smoothtop.
http://tinypic.com/rkmwxu.jpg
http://tinypic.com/rkmvde.jpg

HAhaHAhaHA! I was worried that it would look too new for my range -- it
matches my range! I'm not throwing out my coils!
But -- IT WORKS! One time use this morning for oatmeal. The rest of
cooking today was

OB: Chuckroast and vegetables in Slow-Cooker, Hydroponic Boston Lettuce with
Dressing made from 3 oils, Olive, Coconut & a drop of dark sesame and lemon.

Snacks during the day were the Milton's bread that poster suggested when I
said that Milton's crackers were great; I bought some yesterday at Costco--
I made toast and had it with some Kaesri cheese bought at the Turkish
market -- imported from Instanbul. Tasted like Poly-O Mozzarella in block
form. Nothing really special at all. And some of TJ's 3-bean salad
(canned).

Tomorrow Mosey's corned beef.
Happy St. Patrick's Day.
Dee Dee
 
On Thu 16 Mar 2006 09:44:45p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

> Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used
> ebay purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy
> to have this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I
> have nothing to guage whether this is a 'norm.'

There is no 'norm'.

> After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
> USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
> recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no
> notification that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday
> with no reponse. A call to the post office re tracking revealed no
> further clarification. Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they
> had just received it. We received from the seller a response Wednesday
> while we were away from home that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday
> or Saturday as we expected. This time was not an inconvience except
> that we worried that it had been shipped.

If you trade more on eBay you will learn that performance of the seller
varies widely, both in accuracy of merchandise as well as packing and
shipping.

Generally, I have had very good results over the years, but have also had a
couple of items arrive in bits and pieces. If a purchase any measureable
value at all, it's best to always have insurance.

> So, here is a picture of our package and smoothtop.
> http://tinypic.com/rkmwxu.jpg
> http://tinypic.com/rkmvde.jpg
>
> HAhaHAhaHA! I was worried that it would look too new for my range -- it
> matches my range! I'm not throwing out my coils!
> But -- IT WORKS! One time use this morning for oatmeal. The rest of
> cooking today was

It looks a bit marred. Is it? Did it match with the photo the seller
published on eBay? Glad it's working on your stove.

> OB: Chuckroast and vegetables in Slow-Cooker, Hydroponic Boston Lettuce
> with Dressing made from 3 oils, Olive, Coconut & a drop of dark sesame
> and lemon.

Sounds yummy!

> Snacks during the day were the Milton's bread that poster suggested when
> I said that Milton's crackers were great; I bought some yesterday at
> Costco-- I made toast and had it with some Kaesri cheese bought at the
> Turkish market -- imported from Instanbul. Tasted like Poly-O
> Mozzarella in block form. Nothing really special at all. And some of
> TJ's 3-bean salad (canned).
>
> Tomorrow Mosey's corned beef.
> Happy St. Patrick's Day.

And to you!

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
____________________

BIOYA
 
"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu 16 Mar 2006 09:44:45p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
> Randall?
>
>> Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used
>> ebay purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy
>> to have this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I
>> have nothing to guage whether this is a 'norm.'
>
> There is no 'norm'.
>
>> After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
>> USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
>> recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no
>> notification that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday
>> with no reponse. A call to the post office re tracking revealed no
>> further clarification. Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they
>> had just received it. We received from the seller a response Wednesday
>> while we were away from home that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday
>> or Saturday as we expected. This time was not an inconvience except
>> that we worried that it had been shipped.
>
> If you trade more on eBay you will learn that performance of the seller
> varies widely, both in accuracy of merchandise as well as packing and
> shipping.
>
> Generally, I have had very good results over the years, but have also had
> a
> couple of items arrive in bits and pieces. If a purchase any measureable
> value at all, it's best to always have insurance.
>
>> So, here is a picture of our package and smoothtop.
>> http://tinypic.com/rkmwxu.jpg
>> http://tinypic.com/rkmvde.jpg
>>
>> HAhaHAhaHA! I was worried that it would look too new for my range -- it
>> matches my range! I'm not throwing out my coils!
>> But -- IT WORKS! One time use this morning for oatmeal. The rest of
>> cooking today was
>
> It looks a bit marred. Is it? Did it match with the photo the seller
> published on eBay? Glad it's working on your stove.
>
>> OB: Chuckroast and vegetables in Slow-Cooker, Hydroponic Boston Lettuce
>> with Dressing made from 3 oils, Olive, Coconut & a drop of dark sesame
>> and lemon.
>
> Sounds yummy!
>
>> Snacks during the day were the Milton's bread that poster suggested when
>> I said that Milton's crackers were great; I bought some yesterday at
>> Costco-- I made toast and had it with some Kaesri cheese bought at the
>> Turkish market -- imported from Instanbul. Tasted like Poly-O
>> Mozzarella in block form. Nothing really special at all. And some of
>> TJ's 3-bean salad (canned).
>>
>> Tomorrow Mosey's corned beef.
>> Happy St. Patrick's Day.
>
> And to you!
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright o¿o
> ____________________
>
> BIOYA


Yes, I guess it did look marred in the picture. I couldn't remember, but
John said it did. Yes, we took insurance, and her rating is very good. But
I'm beginning to wonder whether delivery trucks are running over our items
or not delivering them at all -- I shouldn't say that, Fiesta is the only
box I've not received, marked received, for a long time. So far I'm in love
with those two bowls; one reason: the two fit pefectly in the last slot in
the back of my dishwasher.

I'm looking at the smooth-top cartridge site again - the picture is still
up.
http://tinyurl.com/gn4mn

Top o the mornin'.
Dee Dee
 
Dee Randall wrote:

> Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used ebay
> purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy to have
> this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I have nothing
> to guage whether this is a 'norm.'

We shop a lot on ebay. To date we have had only one negative experience
in which the seller said he had shipped the item. I was suspicious when
it didn't arrive after 3 weeks so contacted him but he didn't return
emails so I phoned him. That got nowhere. He said he had a tracking
number but wouldn't give it to me. After another week, I called him
again indicating I was prepared to file mail fraud since I had paid by
money order. Within minutes of that call, he left a positive for me. I
waited a couple more days, filed a complaint with ebay, left a negative
for him, and contacted the post office. The post office had a friendly
little chit chat with him and he refunded my money. The item never has
arrived so we know he was scamming.
>
> After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
> USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
> recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no notification
> that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday with no reponse.
> A call to the post office re tracking revealed no further clarification.
> Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they had just received it. We
> received from the seller a response Wednesday while we were away from home
> that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday or Saturday as we expected. This
> time was not an inconvience except that we worried that it had been shipped.
>
> So, here is a picture of our package and smoothtop.
> http://tinypic.com/rkmwxu.jpg
> http://tinypic.com/rkmvde.jpg

Very nice Dee! I'm so glad it worked out ok for you. Could you please
let me know how you like it? Can you post a pic of it on the stove?
I'm curious whether it sits flush with the stovetop or raised a little
like my coil burners.
>
> HAhaHAhaHA! I was worried that it would look too new for my range -- it
> matches my range! I'm not throwing out my coils!
> But -- IT WORKS! One time use this morning for oatmeal. The rest of
> cooking today was

If the top of your stove is in rough shape you can likely get a new one
from repairclinic.com. I know they have one for our stove. I think
there is only 6 screws so it would be an easy diy project. I'd hang
onto the coils too. That way you have the best of both :)
>
> OB: Chuckroast and vegetables in Slow-Cooker, Hydroponic Boston Lettuce with
> Dressing made from 3 oils, Olive, Coconut & a drop of dark sesame and lemon.
>
> Snacks during the day were the Milton's bread that poster suggested when I
> said that Milton's crackers were great; I bought some yesterday at Costco--
> I made toast and had it with some Kaesri cheese bought at the Turkish
> market -- imported from Instanbul. Tasted like Poly-O Mozzarella in block
> form. Nothing really special at all. And some of TJ's 3-bean salad
> (canned).
>
> Tomorrow Mosey's corned beef.
> Happy St. Patrick's Day.
> Dee Dee
>
>
 
Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Thu 16 Mar 2006 09:44:45p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
> Randall?
>
>
>>Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used
>>ebay purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy
>>to have this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I
>>have nothing to guage whether this is a 'norm.'
>
>
> There is no 'norm'.

In my reply to Dee, I mentioned our experience with ebay has been rather
good with the exception of one negative experience. That was one more
than I really needed!

>
>
>>After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
>>USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
>>recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no
>>notification that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday
>>with no reponse. A call to the post office re tracking revealed no
>>further clarification. Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they
>>had just received it. We received from the seller a response Wednesday
>>while we were away from home that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday
>>or Saturday as we expected. This time was not an inconvience except
>>that we worried that it had been shipped.
>
>
> If you trade more on eBay you will learn that performance of the seller
> varies widely, both in accuracy of merchandise as well as packing and
> shipping.
>

We have a high feedback with a good rating. Personally, I won't do
business with a seller that has a feedback under 99% and I always check
feedback before bidding. That is still no guarantee.

> Generally, I have had very good results over the years, but have also had a
> couple of items arrive in bits and pieces. If a purchase any measureable
> value at all, it's best to always have insurance.

My rule of thumb is not to bid unless I'm prepared to loose that money.
I insure most of the items I buy but some smaller, inexpensive things
I don't. I use Pay Pal most of the time and once in awhile money order.
When I'm the seller, I always use a tracking number and buyer can only
pay by Pay Pal. Insurance is optional but on something I sell, it is
mandatory. I'm also picking about who I will sell to. If the buyer has
a feedback of under 10 or a poor rating, their bid is pulled and they
are added to my blocked bidder list. For this reason, our terms are
clearly stated in our ads. We might get fewer bidders this way but we
also get less problems :)
>
>
>>So, here is a picture of our package and smoothtop.
>>http://tinypic.com/rkmwxu.jpg
>>http://tinypic.com/rkmvde.jpg
>>
>>HAhaHAhaHA! I was worried that it would look too new for my range -- it
>>matches my range! I'm not throwing out my coils!
>>But -- IT WORKS! One time use this morning for oatmeal. The rest of
>>cooking today was
>
>
> It looks a bit marred. Is it? Did it match with the photo the seller
> published on eBay? Glad it's working on your stove.

I thought it was dusty looking likely from shipping. It probably
cleaned up nicely.
>
>
>>OB: Chuckroast and vegetables in Slow-Cooker, Hydroponic Boston Lettuce
>>with Dressing made from 3 oils, Olive, Coconut & a drop of dark sesame
>>and lemon.
>
>
> Sounds yummy!
>
>
>>Snacks during the day were the Milton's bread that poster suggested when
>>I said that Milton's crackers were great; I bought some yesterday at
>>Costco-- I made toast and had it with some Kaesri cheese bought at the
>>Turkish market -- imported from Instanbul. Tasted like Poly-O
>>Mozzarella in block form. Nothing really special at all. And some of
>>TJ's 3-bean salad (canned).
>>
>>Tomorrow Mosey's corned beef.
>>Happy St. Patrick's Day.
>
>
> And to you!
>
 
Dee Randall wrote:

> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>On Thu 16 Mar 2006 09:44:45p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
>>Randall?
>>
>>
>>>Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used
>>>ebay purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy
>>>to have this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I
>>>have nothing to guage whether this is a 'norm.'
>>
>>There is no 'norm'.
>>
>>
>>>After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
>>>USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
>>>recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no
>>>notification that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday
>>>with no reponse. A call to the post office re tracking revealed no
>>>further clarification. Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they
>>>had just received it. We received from the seller a response Wednesday
>>>while we were away from home that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday
>>>or Saturday as we expected. This time was not an inconvience except
>>>that we worried that it had been shipped.
>>
>>If you trade more on eBay you will learn that performance of the seller
>>varies widely, both in accuracy of merchandise as well as packing and
>>shipping.
>>
>>Generally, I have had very good results over the years, but have also had
>>a
>>couple of items arrive in bits and pieces. If a purchase any measureable
>>value at all, it's best to always have insurance.
>>
>>
>>>So, here is a picture of our package and smoothtop.
>>>http://tinypic.com/rkmwxu.jpg
>>>http://tinypic.com/rkmvde.jpg
>>>
>>>HAhaHAhaHA! I was worried that it would look too new for my range -- it
>>>matches my range! I'm not throwing out my coils!
>>>But -- IT WORKS! One time use this morning for oatmeal. The rest of
>>>cooking today was
>>
>>It looks a bit marred. Is it? Did it match with the photo the seller
>>published on eBay? Glad it's working on your stove.
>>
>>
>>>OB: Chuckroast and vegetables in Slow-Cooker, Hydroponic Boston Lettuce
>>>with Dressing made from 3 oils, Olive, Coconut & a drop of dark sesame
>>>and lemon.
>>
>>Sounds yummy!
>>
>>
>>>Snacks during the day were the Milton's bread that poster suggested when
>>>I said that Milton's crackers were great; I bought some yesterday at
>>>Costco-- I made toast and had it with some Kaesri cheese bought at the
>>>Turkish market -- imported from Instanbul. Tasted like Poly-O
>>>Mozzarella in block form. Nothing really special at all. And some of
>>>TJ's 3-bean salad (canned).
>>>
>>>Tomorrow Mosey's corned beef.
>>>Happy St. Patrick's Day.
>>
>>And to you!
>>
>>--
>>Wayne Boatwright o¿o
>>____________________
>>
>>BIOYA
>
>
>
> Yes, I guess it did look marred in the picture. I couldn't remember, but
> John said it did. Yes, we took insurance, and her rating is very good. But
> I'm beginning to wonder whether delivery trucks are running over our items
> or not delivering them at all -- I shouldn't say that, Fiesta is the only
> box I've not received, marked received, for a long time. So far I'm in love
> with those two bowls; one reason: the two fit pefectly in the last slot in
> the back of my dishwasher.
>
> I'm looking at the smooth-top cartridge site again - the picture is still
> up.
> http://tinyurl.com/gn4mn
>
> Top o the mornin'.
> Dee Dee
>
>
Hey Dee, I think you got a great deal! Those cartridges are $359 new
according to our appliance store. You paid less than I did for new coil
cartridges. It certainly is a cheap way to find out whether you like
smoothtop without going to the expense of a new cartridge or new stove.
And it works well so I'd say it was great all the way around. The
seller has good feedback and 100% rating. Congrats, you did good! You
lucked out that she would let you bid as a lot of sellers have taken the
policy of not letting new bidders bid on their auctions. She shipped in
a reasonably fast time too! I'm still waiting on an item I won back on
Feb. 25.
 

>>
> Hey Dee, I think you got a great deal! Those cartridges are $359 new
> according to our appliance store. You paid less than I did for new coil
> cartridges. It certainly is a cheap way to find out whether you like
> smoothtop without going to the expense of a new cartridge or new stove.
> And it works well so I'd say it was great all the way around. The seller
> has good feedback and 100% rating. Congrats, you did good! You lucked
> out that she would let you bid as a lot of sellers have taken the policy
> of not letting new bidders bid on their auctions. She shipped in a
> reasonably fast time too! I'm still waiting on an item I won back on Feb.
> 25.

Feb 25 is more than my patience would handle unless the seller kept me
posted (continuously!)
Patches and Wayne, thanks for giving me good feedback; I feel better now. I
need that, sometimes I'm hopelessly fragile in my dealings with mailed
items, even though I do plenty of it.

Patches, here is the picture I just took of the smooth-top cartridge in
place on the range top.
http://tinypic.com/rkxw1l.jpg
The light part of the picture is, of course, the stainless steel top of the
stove. You can see from the shadow how much raised the cartridge is. I
measured it, I say 3/16", DH says 1/8. Close enough.

One thing I do notice about top is that when the heat is turned off, it does
take a while until the heat dissipates (over the coil only) . You don't
want to touch it. DH heated 1 cup of water this morning to see how long it
would take to boil (in a caphalon-type pan) and it took 3 minutes. But the
area above the enclosed coil certainly remained hot/warm for quite a while.
Not nearly like the upraised ceramic steel-looking hub insert that I have,
which will remain hot for 2-4 hours.

Dee Dee
 
"Dee Randall" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used
> ebay purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy to
> have this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I have
> nothing to guage whether this is a 'norm.'
>
> After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
> USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
> recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no
> notification that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday
> with no reponse. A call to the post office re tracking revealed no further
> clarification. Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they had just
> received it. We received from the seller a response Wednesday while we
> were away from home that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday or Saturday
> as we expected. This time was not an inconvience except that we worried
> that it had been shipped.

Sometimes it's not the seller that's the problem, but the post office. In
fact, I've had more problems with the post office than sellers on timely
delivery of eBay items. A couple of times the item was waiting for me at the
post office, but no delivery notice was left at my house. To top it off, I
am certain I was home at the time the mail carrier came through the
neighborhood. I think what happened is the mail carrier forgot about the
package, and when he returned to the post office at the end of the day he
discovered it and dropped it off there. As if a delivery had been attempted
and a notice left. I only found out about this by checking with the post
office myself to see if the package might be there.

Once I had a seller blatantly lie about when he shipped an item. After not
receiving it for a couple of weeks after paying, I contacted him. He said he
sent it early that week. I waited a few more days and still didn't receive
it. I contacted him again and asked him to verify when he shipped it. He
insisted it was already sent. When I finally received the item, it was post
marked after this second contact with him. It was over a month after I had
paid for the item before I received it. It was only coming from less than 50
miles away!

Be careful with feedback ratings. The over 99% positive recommendation has a
lot of merit. If a seller (or buyer) has a rating of only 90% ( an "A" grade
in school!), he is a pretty despicable person! What I tend to do if the
feedback rating is below 99% is start looking at the actual feedback
comments. I'll look at the negatives and then look at the feedback ratings
of those who posted them. That can tell a lot about the character of the
person. If a person posts feedback that tarnishes someone's 100% rating,
but they themselves are at 75%, you can pretty much disregard the negative
comment.

--
( #wff_ng_7# at #verizon# period #net# )
 
"wff_ng_7" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:LiCSf.236$I7.52@trnddc03...
> "Dee Randall" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Thought I'd end the day by posting a couple of pictures of my new/used
>> ebay purchase of smoothtop cartridge for my Jennair range. I am happy to
>> have this, but this is my first and only experience with ebay, so I have
>> nothing to guage whether this is a 'norm.'
>>
>> After receiving the winning bid last Thursday evening and having it sent
>> USPS Priority I started wondering after Tuesday's mail that I hadn't
>> recieved it. We had emailed the seller Monday as we had had no
>> notification that she had mailed it. A second request was sent Tuesday
>> with no reponse. A call to the post office re tracking revealed no
>> further clarification. Wednesday morning we checked at the PO and they
>> had just received it. We received from the seller a response Wednesday
>> while we were away from home that she had mailed it Monday, not Friday or
>> Saturday as we expected. This time was not an inconvience except that we
>> worried that it had been shipped.
>
> Sometimes it's not the seller that's the problem, but the post office. In
> fact, I've had more problems with the post office than sellers on timely
> delivery of eBay items. A couple of times the item was waiting for me at
> the post office, but no delivery notice was left at my house. To top it
> off, I am certain I was home at the time the mail carrier came through the
> neighborhood. I think what happened is the mail carrier forgot about the
> package, and when he returned to the post office at the end of the day he
> discovered it and dropped it off there. As if a delivery had been
> attempted and a notice left. I only found out about this by checking with
> the post office myself to see if the package might be there.
>
> Once I had a seller blatantly lie about when he shipped an item. After not
> receiving it for a couple of weeks after paying, I contacted him. He said
> he sent it early that week. I waited a few more days and still didn't
> receive it. I contacted him again and asked him to verify when he shipped
> it. He insisted it was already sent. When I finally received the item, it
> was post marked after this second contact with him. It was over a month
> after I had paid for the item before I received it. It was only coming
> from less than 50 miles away!
>
> Be careful with feedback ratings. The over 99% positive recommendation has
> a lot of merit. If a seller (or buyer) has a rating of only 90% ( an "A"
> grade in school!), he is a pretty despicable person! What I tend to do if
> the feedback rating is below 99% is start looking at the actual feedback
> comments. I'll look at the negatives and then look at the feedback ratings
> of those who posted them. That can tell a lot about the character of the
> person. If a person posts feedback that tarnishes someone's 100% rating,
> but they themselves are at 75%, you can pretty much disregard the negative
> comment.
>
> --
> ( #wff_ng_7# at #verizon# period #net# )

Thanks for all your information. Looks like I lucked out and didn't know
it.
Ebay is tough on me! Amazon is OK, but then I get squirrely about it, too.
Thanks again,
Dee Dee
 
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