"Does not effect image"

[jnantz]

the complainers are going to complain no matter what.
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...read+by+actors

[BrianShaw]

Ultimately, the hyperbole has less effect than the OP seems worried about. If you look at my threads on this forum, you'll find that I spoke harshly of the last thing I sold here, calling it an old "terd" of a lens and had no problem finding a buyer. ...

But things may have been different if you called it an old TURD.

[Mark Sawyer]

Either way, it's a really great old turd...

[Jac@stafford.net]

I always look at the Internet seller's reputation.

Yeah, and they look at ours. I bid and a seller wrote back, "Are you the dickhead that dated my sister?" So much for using real names, eh?
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[Sal Santamaura]

Yeah, and they look at ours. I bid and a seller wrote back, "Are you the dickhead that dated my sister?" So much for using real names, eh?

On the contrary, a strong argument in favor of requiring real names.

[StoneNYC]

Yeah, and they look at ours. I bid and a seller wrote back, "Are you the dickhead that dated my sister?" So much for using real names, eh?
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Why doesn't his response surprise me

in another note, it's better that the seller say that the lens has some issues but that those issues don't affect the image, then to tell you the lens is in perfect condition and when you get it it's covered in dirt and scratches... So, there's always worse.

[John Kasaian]

Don't lawyers get paid by the word?

[Regular Rod]

i muved this thred.

rr

[Doremus Scudder]

Disgruntled buyer: You said it "does not effect image quality"!

Defensive seller: Yes, and I meant what I said – it does not produce image quality, none at all. I was just being honest. Perhaps you thought I meant "affect." Either way, good luck!

Very funny! I was thinking this too, but didn't have the "chutzpah" to post it. Made my day!

There is a vast difference in saying, "Does not", and saying, "Doesn't seem to", "I don't think" or "Does not appear to", or "In my opinion.....". "Does not" means that you know this to be a fact. My real objection is that sellers often routinely insert this phrase without thinking. Flaws in lenses are not usually worth correcting, but flaws in language are. ...

Toyon,

I once had a writing professor that marked all instances of "in my opinion," "I think/believe," etc. as "superfluous." If I say something "does" or "does not," it is simply my opinion. I don't need to preface a statement with a disclaimer. Don't confuse opinion and proof, not to mention lies, hyperbole, exaggeration, dishonesty, etc.

The problem with what you are trying to have people do here is that no one who is trying to pull the wool over your eyes is going to heed your advice. On the contrary, they'll just laugh at your naivety.

Know your seller, do the research yourself, get assurances of satisfaction guaranteed, etc., and quit trying to change the behavior of others; it just won't work.

Best,

Doremus

[jnantz]

Ultimately, the hyperbole has less effect than the OP seems worried about. If you look at my threads on this forum, you'll find that I spoke harshly of the last thing I sold here, calling it an old "terd" of a lens and had no problem finding a buyer.

jim
what you didn't realize that calling something a "terd" is slang in some circles
NOT for a useless piece of $-ite, but something good..
besides you lovingly called the lens a terd, which is no different than when katherine
called henry fonda "an olde poop" in --- "on golden pond"

so ... the buyer knew it was code for something good, not something bad ...