wrong James
that poster is a 1960s re-issue
it may be faded some, but the re-issue is not in the vibrant colors
of the original
it is a boring re-issue
Rich
At 01:55 PM 8/11/2009, James Richard wrote:
It's human nature, to try to squeeze out the best possible
description on an item you are selling and unless the seller really
holds himself to a consistently high standard, that tendency can
easily get out of hand. Hey, just stop by a used car lot and talk
with a salesman... But, Bruce, even though you are one of the best
around, you still slip up occasionally. Like, with tonight's auction
of the DESTINATION MOON poster. All the description says that it is
in "very good" condition but the picture clearly shows it to be
badly color-faded. And I mean, like, *way* faded. Now, sure, you
urge people to use the picture as their primary "condition
description" but in a case like this, if some newer buyer didn't
have a good idea of what the poster is supposed to look like, he
might think the auction picture looks pretty good (or that perhaps
it was overexposed when it was taken).
Your own site describes "very good" condition as:
"This item has survived in pretty nice condition, but has some
relatively minor imperfections. If they are within the image, they
are not very distracting at all, or they may be in the blank
borders, where they will not show when the item is displayed."
http://auctions.emovieposter.com/Bidding.taf?_function=detail&Auction_uid1=1496917
To be accurate, the description really should read "Color-faded,
otherwise in very good condition".
As a practical matter it's no biggie because to anyone with any
experience, the picture tells the tale -- but since you brought up
the subject of less-than-accurate descriptions, I'm jus sayin'... :)
-- JR
Bruce Hershenson wrote:
From around 4 years ago to around 8 years ago I bought a HUGE
amount of items on eBay. If I saw a pressbook I didn't have (not
that often), or any funky poster where I thought I could
re-auction it in my own auctions and make a few pennies, I bid on
it, figuring that many of those I bought from might go on to bid
in MY eBay auctions, so that it might be good for business in more
than one way.
But over time, I saw that there were LOTS of eBay sellers who
over-graded their items, and lots more who packaged terribly. So
around 4 years ago I quit buying on eBay.
Around 6 months ago I decided to give eBay a try again, to see if
things had improved during my multi-year absense as a buyer.
Well I have bought 100 or more items the past 6 months, and while
most sellers (but far from all) seemed to have figured out how to
pack a poster so it doesn't get damaged, there seem to be a lot of
sellers who think it is fine to over-grade items, and to miss
important defects.
I have received posters with many pinholes scattered throughout, or
paper loss in the image, or with writing on the back that bleeds
through to the front, and they have been described as "very good to
fine" or "overall quite nice" or "generally excellent".
I wish I could say that this was only true of "little sellers", but
this has proven to be just as true of some of the foremost eBay
sellers (I won't name any names, because I am not looking to embarrass them).
I would say that I have been disappointed by around one-third of my
purchases. Today I opened four purchases, and one (with four
one-sheets) was ridiculously over-graded, and another (with a
pressbook) had major condition issues. The other two were fine.
Should I expect to have a 33% to 50% satisfaction rate?
I am asking those of you who still buy on eBay if you have had
similar experiences, or if you think I have just been very
unlucky. Feel free to reply to me "off list".
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