Re: [CR] honesty in advertising Ebay style

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Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:02:27 -0400
From: "Michael Schmidt" <mdschmidt56@verizon.net>
To: Steven Maasland <themaaslands@comcast.net>, CR <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Thread-topic: [CR] honesty in advertising Ebay style
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Subject: Re: [CR] honesty in advertising Ebay style


The question is useable for what? A paperweight? Stefan's photos are quite revealing thus a picture says a thousand words. (At least before they invented photoshop). Often times, I find that people with English as a second language have different uses of American words such as "OK". I don't know Stefen but it does appear that he is overstating the obvious.

Mike Schmidt Millington, NJ USA

On 9/21/09 2:01 AM, "Steven Maasland" <themaaslands@comcast.net> wrote:
> Check out this ebay auction for what should normally be a very collectible
> item: a first generation Campagnolo cotterless BB, from the late 50's
>
> http://ebay.com/<blah>
> temZ360191165092
>
> Does the description: "Used in ok condition." seem plausible to anybody? To me
> the whole thing is completely shot, axle and cups. You might want it as a
> collector's item, but no way something in that condition is ever going in any
> of my bikes.
>
> It seems like the seller Stefan is aware of the issue as he then further
> downgrades the condition when he subsequently writes: "Used condition.
> Bearings show signs but running surface is overall ok and should be useable."
>
> Steven Maasland
> Moorestown, NJ
> USA