Plus, I just noticed that the bidder that drove the price up to near $36 is Brazilian, so I may need some Portuguese translation assistance as well! Again, contact off list if you can help.
thanks again, frank frank theriault wrote: > Hi, > > Weird problem. My sister and I sell photographs on eBay as well as from > our site. A bit of pocket money, is all it is. > > We have a photo of a vintage Italian Gaggia Espresso Maker which has > been a good seller for us. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2211&item=2500822359 > > The scan isn't great, but the print is actually kind of nice. Our > pictures start at about $16US for matted 5x7's, and normally, we never > get more than one bid for each sale. Today, our Gaggia is up to $36US, > and the bidder is from Italy. I have the feeling that he thinks he's > getting the machine. > > I don't want this guy to think he's getting screwed, and I'd like to let > him know prior to the auction close that it's a photo he's getting, so > he can retract his bid if he wants to. > > Could anyone on the list translate "This is not the actual machine, but > a photograph of one", or words to that effect? In addition, I > anticipate that I may need some translation of ensuing e-mails. > > Feel free to contact me off-list if you can help. > > thanks, > frank > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The > pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer -- "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer
