Jim, maybe everyone on the list should sent  a communique to E-Bay
complaining about the mis-representation..... which is what it is.

A mass receipt of e-mails from a group as erudite this one ought have
some impact.

"E-Bay, we've got our eye on you.... for accuracy and veracity!!!

*accuracy:*
accurateness, carefulness, certainty, closeness, correctness,
definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, efficiency, exactitude,
exactness, faultlessness, incisiveness, mastery, meticulousness,
preciseness, precision, sharpness, skill, skillfulness, strictness,
sureness, veracity, verity

*veracity:
*accuracy, actuality, authenticity, candor, correctness, credibility,
exactitude, exactness, fact, fairness, fidelity, frankness, genuineness,
gospel, honest-to-god truth, honesty, honor, impartiality, integrity,
openness, precision, probity, real McCoy, reality, rectitude, rightness,
sincerity, straight stuff, trueness, truism, trustworthiness,
truthfulness, uprightness, verisimilitude, verity, word

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jim Felder wrote:

> You can see where this stuff comes from, though, if you've ever looked
> at ebay. Look at how the words "bus" and "vanagon" are ubiquitously
> used to describe parts for either.
>
> For instance "VW volkswagen bus vanagon aircooled diesel hose NEW L@@K
> vintage RARE." I made that up to illustrate my point, which I believe
> it does because there are SO MANY similar item descriptions there.
>
> Ebay could prevent it but they don't care.
>
> Jim
>