truckerx
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I think that any savvy collector would know that a washed bag may well be a ruined bag. It happens. Ebay auctioning is not a perfect science. Buyer Beware!!
The universe is groaning over this incomprehensible tragedy
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vinvac
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Policing Ebay is really not what this club is about. Most Ebay sellers listing old vacuums just want the junk out of the house. We are lucky they list them before placing them at the curb.
We don't know why the seller would have washed the bag...perhaps it had a moldy smell...in fairness, I would have washed the bag...carefully, but I don't want someone else's dirt....again, he did not do anything wrong!
Not understanding our hobby is not his fault. We should not feel the need to write every Ebay seller and tell them what they have done wrong. We all know that purchasing on Ebay is at your own risk. We have all had bad experiences, but for me, the good experiences far out number the bad.
Forcing our opinions and thoughts on others just makes the club look bad. It keeps people from wanting to join, read or be a part of who we are.
With that being said...lets move forward...
Morgan
We don't know why the seller would have washed the bag...perhaps it had a moldy smell...in fairness, I would have washed the bag...carefully, but I don't want someone else's dirt....again, he did not do anything wrong!
Not understanding our hobby is not his fault. We should not feel the need to write every Ebay seller and tell them what they have done wrong. We all know that purchasing on Ebay is at your own risk. We have all had bad experiences, but for me, the good experiences far out number the bad.
Forcing our opinions and thoughts on others just makes the club look bad. It keeps people from wanting to join, read or be a part of who we are.
With that being said...lets move forward...
Morgan
akabent
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" I'd rather be warned"
Good point.
Unquestionably, Charles' knowledge and available time to search Ebay can serve to avoid grave disappointments. Perhaps the warning could be left on The Forum, thus benefiting collectors without the insults sellers clearly feel.
Rick B
Good point.
Unquestionably, Charles' knowledge and available time to search Ebay can serve to avoid grave disappointments. Perhaps the warning could be left on The Forum, thus benefiting collectors without the insults sellers clearly feel.
Rick B
electrolux~137
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There were no insults. There was no rudeness.
Some of you are confusing frankness with rudeness. Two different things.
The strongest thing I said was that the seller is clueless and naive. Which CLEARLY he is, regarding vintage collectibles. And the seller himself CLEARLY agreed, inasmuch as he stated he had just "rescued the machine from the dump."
I am not "using this forum to police eBay." I simply thought it would be a good deed to alert potential buyers to the fact that the bag had probably been ruined.
As the seller said, "This is the thanks I get?" Believe me, I won't do any more such favors.
Y'all really need to get a grip.
And it's time for me to take a break (again) from all this emo and drama.
Later,
Some of you are confusing frankness with rudeness. Two different things.
The strongest thing I said was that the seller is clueless and naive. Which CLEARLY he is, regarding vintage collectibles. And the seller himself CLEARLY agreed, inasmuch as he stated he had just "rescued the machine from the dump."
I am not "using this forum to police eBay." I simply thought it would be a good deed to alert potential buyers to the fact that the bag had probably been ruined.
As the seller said, "This is the thanks I get?" Believe me, I won't do any more such favors.
Y'all really need to get a grip.
And it's time for me to take a break (again) from all this emo and drama.
Later,
