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Mark,
I have never bought anything off of evilbay, and never will for the precise reason you mentioned ... how products are misrepresented or blatantly lied about.
Why do people do it, misrepresent an item they have for sale in some way? Simply, to sell it.
Misrepresenting an item, a product isn't new and certainly isn't confined to places like evilbay - it has been a "marketing ploy" for decades. Take a look at insurance company commercials for example ... I haven't seen one that hasn't misrepresented itself as a result of omissions of fact pertaining to their product, facts (if advertised) that might cause a potential buyer to look elsewhere.
Evil bay is no different. People (individuals primarily I would think) will "talk up their item" as much as possible, leaving out some of the things that may make the item less attractive to a buyer or simply apply their own interpretation of an items condition, value and or worth. Some may do that out of ignorance and not knowing what it is they have, such as people selling off stuff from an "estate sale" and just wanting to get rid of it. In that case, I would think they would be likely to "under price" an item though.
At the end of the day - the seller wants to sell what they have, and will resort to anything to make that sale more viable. Some people will "slightly exaggerate" something, while others will outright lie about something and everything in between.
I agree with Willie, other than buying from a reputable company, and directly from that company, if I can't see it, feel it and take it upon payment, I wont buy it no matter how good it MAY appear to be.
I have never bought anything off of evilbay, and never will for the precise reason you mentioned ... how products are misrepresented or blatantly lied about.
Why do people do it, misrepresent an item they have for sale in some way? Simply, to sell it.
Misrepresenting an item, a product isn't new and certainly isn't confined to places like evilbay - it has been a "marketing ploy" for decades. Take a look at insurance company commercials for example ... I haven't seen one that hasn't misrepresented itself as a result of omissions of fact pertaining to their product, facts (if advertised) that might cause a potential buyer to look elsewhere.
Evil bay is no different. People (individuals primarily I would think) will "talk up their item" as much as possible, leaving out some of the things that may make the item less attractive to a buyer or simply apply their own interpretation of an items condition, value and or worth. Some may do that out of ignorance and not knowing what it is they have, such as people selling off stuff from an "estate sale" and just wanting to get rid of it. In that case, I would think they would be likely to "under price" an item though.
At the end of the day - the seller wants to sell what they have, and will resort to anything to make that sale more viable. Some people will "slightly exaggerate" something, while others will outright lie about something and everything in between.
I agree with Willie, other than buying from a reputable company, and directly from that company, if I can't see it, feel it and take it upon payment, I wont buy it no matter how good it MAY appear to be.
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