ebayers, please stop showing us the paper

[marfa boomboom tx]

after about the 10th time writing to ebay sellers, thought I might post this (not intended as a negative) thought...

please don't open the box of film or paper, to count the remaining sheets, or to "prove" that there is paper in the box... then, list it "as-is"


closing your eyes, won't make it dark enough.,

[SpeedGraphicMan]

closing your eyes, won't make it dark enough.,

Ha Ha!

Thus the reason I never buy paper or film off flea-bay!

[BrianShaw]

One would think that they would know. But one would think lots of things.

[Corran]

Great, keep not buying it, more for me.
Just got a ton of 16x20 and 20x24 Ilford MGFB paper for pennies on the dollar. New, sealed, only a year or so old, stored properly.

[Michael W]

after about the 10th time writing to ebay sellers, thought I might post this (not intended as a negative) thought...

please don't open the box of film or paper, to count the remaining sheets, or to "prove" that there is paper in the box... then, list it "as-is"


closing your eyes, won't make it dark enough.,
If you do find examples of this, please send me a link (PM here is OK, or cameracraft1 at yahoo.com.au ) as I collect these at this site
http://www.kittensandsunsets.com/index.php?/project/brought-to-light/

[RichardSperry]

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Almost there. It's in the black envelope still for the photo.

[Pawlowski6132]

If you do find examples of this, please send me a link (PM here is OK, or cameracraft1 at yahoo.com.au ) as I collect these at this site
http://www.kittensandsunsets.com/index.php?/project/brought-to-light/

Hilarious

[welly]

"Not a 100% sure they will work, however it may be worth a shot".

I'm not 100% sure they will work either, now.

[marfa boomboom tx]

I too buy paper and film from EB. There are 3 reasons, only one of which is "use."

Over the past several months, I've noticed that a box of paper was resold "as-is," that had previously been demonstrated in the "eyes wide open" position.
different sellers -- I suspect that the second seller knew the paper was bad. S/he didn't show the contents, yet the outside markings (original for sale) ticket was on the box, and in the same position.

when I'm sitting on 1200 acres, 7 miles from concrete, it doesn't seem necessary, nor safe to be that greedy --- the Chihuahua desert has a way of punishing the selfish.

just a neighborly Marfa two fingers.

[Rhodes]

Ahahhahahaha! Priceless!:D:D
and:
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2163/facepalmyh.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/16/facepalmyh.png/)

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/5039/1290927864982352571.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/542/1290927864982352571.jpg/)

[Michael_qrt]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kodak-Ektachrome-64T-Film-4-Exposures-/170953120367?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessories&hash=item27cd999a6f

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kodak-Ektachrome-E100G-Film-6-Exposures-/170953124558?pt=AU_Cameras_Photographic_Accessories&hash=item27cd99aace

"looks to be in great condition", lol.

[Rhodes]

Just a question, do people contact this sellers and explain the error and that the item is ruin/lost/no value and no one (I think) will buy that?

[Sevo]

Just a question, do people contact this sellers and explain the error and that the item is ruin/lost/no value and no one (I think) will buy that?

I have tried so a couple of times - either with no reaction at all, or the sellers offering me the paper/film at some 10-20% off... :p

[Rhodes]

Ahahahahaha ;)

[MIke Sherck]

No, I'm sorry: if I'm going to buy film or paper over the internet from people I don't know, I want to see in advance what I'm buying. Spread it out in bright light (daylight is best,) so I can see every square inch. Yep, that's the way to do it.

:) Mike