Particularly the way they describe things with such clarity and accuracy.
Why they have on auction at this very moment a Mamiya 7 with 80mm lens that is described as being a 35mm film camera. Does that mean that I should use 120 film in my 8 x 10?
Particularly the way they describe things with such clarity and accuracy.
Why they have on auction at this very moment a Mamiya 7 with 80mm lens that is described as being a 35mm film camera. Does that mean that I should use 120 film in my 8 x 10?
LOL... from ignorance come good deals.. I cant tell you how many times i have bought something that was not described right or the title was grossly misspelled. Like the cannon f-one rare professional camera with lenses......or a 55mm 67 lens for your Pendax camera... bought that for 65 dollars as i was the only bidder. ... very early in my ebay career i sent a message saying there might be a mistake on the description... the user made a complaint about me to ebay.... so from then on there ignorance is my profit.....and business has been good
+wun!
+ too
I bought a "Kodak Plus-X camera" once that turned out to be a complete fully-functional EX++ Anniversary Graphic, with flash, with film holders, with 100 sheets of film... all in a Graflex carrying case for $24 + shipping. The only thing even vaguely related to Plus-X was an old instruction sheet from that film.
The flipside is you can get into arguments with someone who is either willfully ignorant or intends to be deceitful. I got into a bit of a tussle with someone who was describing a ca. 1910 tintype of some sailors as a Civil War tintype. He wouldn't hear it that he could possibly be wrong in his attribution. Of course, because it meant a $30 tintype would sell for $450.
I don't bother telling them that they are (a) misrepresenting the item or (b) stupid... I just bid, win, and enjoy. If it is misrepresented in the sellers favor I simply do not bid. No arguements possible that way.
People who think education is expensive should price ignorance.
One man's Mede is another man's Persian.
The only time I ever really challenged an ebay seller was when he tried to sell my tuba, using a description and picture from my website. I had a buddy who plays in an orchestra down south email me, questioning why I was selling it on ebay when I should offer it to the professional cognoscenti first. It was a bit of a shock.
Ebay took care of it. But they still have a "buying guide" that plagiarizes one of my online articles about tubas and includes a picture of me playing my tuba made by my wife. Those letters have been ignored.
Rick "thinking delivery would have been the tricky bit for that seller" Denney
Well, the Mamiya 7 can use 35mm film of course....as long as you have their 35mm panoramic kit....but im sure the seller is not aware of that.....Originally Posted by Jim Andrada
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