Good point. I think all too often some people on our list think that
everyone on eBay is bright, young and capable. One friend of mine is listing
some stuff on eBay he says. He is handicapped and can hardly even use his
hands to package up stuff or even walk or drive to the post office but he
does manage. He lives for his TV and computer for entertainment and
diversion and he is an honest person but he needs to go to a hospital once a
week for dialysis treatments. He just does not respond as quickly as you
would like. I am amazed at how happy go lucky he is even though he needs to
walk with a cane, see doctors frequently for the rest of his life and manage
to pay his bills on time. I'm sure he will piss off a lot of people on eBay
and might even "accidentally" "misrepresent" stuff he wants to sell.

Before we get too quick to judge others try to recall that not all are
healthy and quick witted, mentally sharp or able to describe items as
accurately as some would like.

Then there are outright crooks who piss away their time on eBay to make a
few extra dollars. It is all small potatoes as far as I am concerned.

William

>I accidentally, bid and won a RARE 1983 SLIDER MECHANISM *WOW*.  for 1
> buck with $15/shipiing
> took him a while to get to the postoffice to mail it. but yes I did get
> it.  and don't really mind the spare (after I freed up mine)..
>
> I read thru his ebay correspondance, and felt it would be very similiar
> to if my father listed stuff, cranky old irishman. *shrugs.. it's a
> minor irritation to us.  I'm sure he's thouroughly pyssed off each day
> in calls and emails..
>
> From:    Woodrose Dawn <vwtankgirl@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Re: Misleading Advertising
>
> I should have known better, but bid on one of his
> auctions and won... I did get the part though. (a
> month later)  Total price including shipping $5.99.
> (item was only 99 cents)
> Anyone want to trade a brown O-sh** handle for a
> black?
> The brown will look stupid in my blue 'gon.
> -Dawn
>