In a message dated 5/25/2003 12:20:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, angroch@insightbb.com writes:
<< H'mm, he's got 733 positives with five negatives, none recent, and of the
two most recent ones, one seems to be the other party's fault, and the other
actually contained praise. Might be he just wanted to avoid a potentially
confrontational transaction. The problem with eBay is that everyone's
expectations are different: something you could use if it went cheaply is
someone else's Holy Grail. Since it's basically a big yard sale, you can't
expect people to be experts in what they dig out of Granddad's basement. I
notice he did include a correction, so the list got his attention at least!
>>
This kind of seller always gripes me; being instantly irritated by normal questions from potential buyers. (Remember the DeRosa in Las Vegas?) I guess it's because I am in retail sales and feel a certain responsibility for answering even "stupid" questions in a polite and helpful way. Why these guys cannot attempt to enhance their own return by adding more info I do not understand. A simple solution in this situation would be for him to provide more detailed close-up photos.. Then the buyer can use their own experience to determine what exactly is there.
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