----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Kolber" <bkolber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I too have had some recent disappointments ..... If I read one more
> description that says something like "MINT++ condition except for bullet
> hole through front element" I think I'll scream. Maybe we should start a
> contest for "most ridiculous description in an Oly eb*y auction".
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Bruce, this is not on Ebay, but I want to hear you scream:
(Pacific Rim Camera)
54156 50/1.8 OLYMPUS ZUIKO, WITH CAPS, INSTRUCTIONS, AND NICE BOX WITH FOAM,
SMALL DEAD INSECT AND SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE LINT
(BUT MIGHT BE FUNGUS) INSIDE THE LENS, ELSE EX+ $30.00
----- Original Message -----
From: <Doggre@xxxxxxx>
> bkolber@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > Maybe we should start a
> > contest for "most ridiculous description in an Oly eb*y auction"
>
> Or how about worst grammar, spelling, etc.? Start with seller "Negresco".
> His plagiarized, cobbled together descriptions make my teeth hurt. I haven't
> been able to bid on anything of his. Gut feeling.
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Why limit it to Ebay? How about "You know a Zuikoholic has hit the bottom when
(s)he has to buy this". The above item is my example.
- Parzival
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