Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260

["Paul Arnold" <osprey@bmt.net>]

Sounds fair to me.

- -- Paul Arnold
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Codispoti" <joecodi@thegrid.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2000 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Ebay Bargain Item #494433260


> You got it Wilber, how else would you describe a car in showroom condition
> with a dent?
>
> I would describe it "in showroom condition save for a dent". Which means
> that aside of the dent, the rest of the car's appearance is  showroom.
> If a mint camera is dropped and has a dent, would you not call it a camera
> with a dent that would otherwise be mint? Obviously it is no longer *mint*
> but how else would you describe its condition?
>
> I agree that many eBay auctions are overly optimistically rated. But it is
a
> challenge to describe an item accurately and fairly without underrating it
> or risking the appearance of fraud .
> In the case of this auction - provided that all faults have been listed -
I
> feel that the seller has done more than an adequate job of giving a
> potential bidder and idea of what to expect. I would expect a camera with
> two dents but no other surface blemishes. To me that is what mint with two
> dents means.
>
> Joe Codispoti
>
>
>
> From: "Wilber Jeffcoat" <wilber@jeffcoatphotography.com>
>
> > That's like saying this car is in show room condition- "Except for the
> Dent
> > in the Front Fender"
> > Wilber
>
>