Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260
From: "Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:58:57 -0500
References: <000e01c04bfe$3af0a640$6c0110ac@505HE3203331.ccapr.com> <00c401c04c11$76440c60$2e82e0d8@joecodis>

That's like saying this car is in show room condition- "Except for the Dent
in the Front Fender"
Wilber
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260


> This camera is described accurately and honestly. All eBay auctions should
> be listed so thoroughly.
> I am sure that by "mint" the seller meant to describe the overall
> *appearance* of the camera once the dents are considered. After all, he
does
> show a photo of the dents in question.
>
> Recently I sold a M3 with a dent. The only way I could describe its
> otherwise near-mint appearance was to say just that, would be near mint
were
> it not for a dent. There were other minor problems with the finder frames.
> Those too were listed.
> The buyer was elated to receiving an accurately described camera for which
> he had paid a good sum sight unseen.
>
> Joe Codispoti
>

Replies: Reply from Guy Bennett <guybnt@idt.net> (Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260)
Reply from "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net> (Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260)
In reply to: Message from "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> (RE: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260)
Message from "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net> (Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260)