Originally Posted by
rootboy
I really much prefer selling on ebay to buying. For this very reason. Lots of people on ebay flogging stuff with lousy pictures, almost no condition description, and then they become defensive if you ask detailed questions. These things hurt ebay to no end, and, I don't think they care. They'll help you, but they haven't helped themselves much by putting up with this kind of stuff. It's a scary crap shoot.
Good points. I personally like buying or selling, either way. Selling, I take loads of detailed pics and give a full description. By now, I know what to look for in pics, to decide if something's worth buying or not. A great example is vintage Campy pedals: if there's no pic or description of the shape of the dustcaps, there's a reason.
Or how about that guy recently with the early Richard Sachs that had a sizeable dent on the top tube (one photo) and "another on the opposite side just like the one pictured. Also has a few small, inconsequential dents on the seat tube"? That was a scream. I counted five pictures of the headlugs and one picture of the damage. Sure, he posted that "if not satisfied you can return". So what? So I pay money to have it in my hands when a few pictures of the damage is the easiest way?
Jeez, some people... Lying by omission is still lying.
So, if the pics and description aren't representative enough, I simply move on. The only questions I seem to be asking these days are pit-to-pit measurements for jerseys and jackets. Easy to get that kind of info
DD