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Models123
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 Posted - 08/01/2011 : 04:41:06
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I made the mistake of believing a written description on eBay from a seller "dealer" in Paramus N.J. I Bought a 1:24 Danbury Mint Aston Martin DB-5 with issues. It was described as being in "excellent condition" which it was NOT. Oh well... my mistake.... well sort of. My mistake was that I believed this less than honest seller. I am 100% accurate with my descriptions when selling, and I do expect the same from everyone else. Is that too much to ask? I know that it really is very unrealistic, but most sellers I buy from are very good with descriptions, and ....honest. Judging by what this seller deals in, I should have known that he doesn't have a clue about model cars and accurate descriptions.
Problems this model has are: Paint blistering on the hood, light scratches on windshield, metal trim strips on side vents worn & pitting, various blemishes on surface all over body. At best this model was maybe in "good" condition with above noted issues. Seller described it as being in excellent condition with no problems except for loose antenna. Wasn’t a big expense or $ loss, but the principle of it and deceptive advertising is what really bothers me. Then again, we are talking about eBay.....
Anyway..... The seller that I am still having problems with is: eBay ID: 21stcenturymusic Consider yourself warned.
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the.x.man
New Zealand
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Posted - 08/01/2011 : 17:44:58
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Sounds like some kid was playing with it as toy...
However, not normally dealing in collectibles is still no excuse for being less than honest when describing the item.
I am the same, the odd time that sort of thing happens to me; it's the principle of it that upsets me more than anything else. I think too, that when you're scrupulously honest yourself, it only hurts all the more when someone else isn't :o(
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olauz
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Posted - 08/02/2011 : 03:01:19
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And it's not just common people selling occasionally their collectibles but some scale model sellers on eBay that don't "bother" to describe them accurately/honestly or even pack them adequately.
Once I received an old handbuilt model in pieces as the packaging was not even close to professional even though the seller is definitely a scale model shop and the model wasn't also otherwise in acceptable condition (paints and decals peeling badly) compared to its description (good condition) so I questioned the seller about it and asked for returning it and got the answer "these are old models, what do you expect?" and denied the return as I "should have asked everything in advance". What's the description then worth if you have to ask all possible issues with the model in advance? I'd say: zero or even negative.
The other story is then people selling models they don't know that well and the models even might miss some visible parts and they still describe them as in good or mint condition. Some of them honestly tell that they don't know the models so well and/or they are selling for some other people. Then it's a bit more understandable that the description is not that accurate and you can then ask more about its condition. |
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Buyer beware......
