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[OM] Re: Dodgy seller on ebay

Subject: [OM] Re: Dodgy seller on ebay
From: Andrew Gullen <andrew.gullen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:29:25 -0500
on 2005/01/22 4:55 PM, robert smith at robnruth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:

> I decided to put on a low bid and 'won' it for £122.  Being very suspicious I
> asked if I could drive and collect and pay cash. Good job I did. I found that
> the iris did not open or close at all and the lever for the camera to do this
> slopped around as if parts inside were missing. The focusing would only move
> from min to about 15m and then stick solid. I told him that 'completely
> useless' is not the discribed 'excelent condition' and he appologised saying
> he had not noticed these faults. Hmmm...Yeah..ok.  Needless to say I left
> without it and kept my money.
> I have details of the dodgy chap if anyone is concerned you may have spotted
> another dodgy item.
> I did not include these deatials as I did not know if you 'Name and Shame'

While you are of course subject to British law on this, I believe that if
you confine yourself to facts you need not worry about naming people. Any
Brits who are up on libel law?

I'm sure many of us would be interested in the information.

Andrew

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