No - honesty would be 'please take it away before it infects the rest of my
stock - no charge!'
AndrewF
>Well, you can't beat this guy for honesty. <g>
>
>Tris
>
>
>At 07:58 PM 7/8/01 -0500, you wrote:
>>----- Original Message -----
>>
>>From: "Bruce Kolber" <bkolber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > I too have had some recent disappointments ..... If I read one more
>> > description that says something like "MINT++ condition except for bullet
>> > hole through front element" I think I'll scream. Maybe we should start a
>> > contest for "most ridiculous description in an Oly eb*y auction".
>>
>>-----------------------------------
>>
>>
>>Bruce, this is not on Ebay, but I want to hear you scream:
>>
>>(Pacific Rim Camera)
>>
>>54156 50/1.8 OLYMPUS ZUIKO, WITH CAPS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND NICE BOX WITH
>>FOAM, SMALL DEAD INSECT AND SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE LINT
>>(BUT MIGHT BE FUNGUS) INSIDE THE LENS, ELSE EX+ $30.00
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <Doggre@xxxxxxx>
>> > bkolber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>> >
>> > > Maybe we should start a
>> > > contest for "most ridiculous description in an Oly eb*y auction"
>> >
>> > Or how about worst grammar, spelling, etc.? Start with seller "Negresco".
>> > His plagiarized, cobbled together descriptions make my teeth hurt. I
>> haven't
>> > been able to bid on anything of his. Gut feeling.
>>---------------------------------
>>
>>
>>Why limit it to Ebay? How about "You know a Zuikoholic has hit the bottom
>>when
>>(s)he has to buy this". The above item is my example.
>>
>>- Parzival
>>
>>
>>
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