 | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Scott Arthur
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| | | I think the original description was perfectly clear to anyone with a good understanding of English. The descriptor is : "6 Lego Soccer Starter Set Boxes". The query arose once the price had risen. A prospective buyer thought, as the price was so (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | (...) No, not especially. (...) Which can easily be interpreted two different ways. While I do agree that anyone who bid on them can't really complain too loudly about it, it is (unintentionally, almost certainly) a bit misleading. (...) This is by (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | I'll concede that it is misleading if a Lego auction can be found which is described in the same way.... but the boxes do contain Lego. (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | (...) Which boxes? You say that the boxes you're selling are empty. Are they empty or do they contain Lego? (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Mike Stanley
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| | | | (...) I don't think EMPTY boxes. I think anyone with a clear understanding of english who wanted to make it clear he was selling EMPTY boxes would have included the word EMPTY in the description. If you had even one person ask, it wasn't perfectly (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | There is a distinct difference between: A box of nails and a nail box A packet of sweets and a sweet packet A jug of water and a water jug A bucket of ice and an ice bucket A box of Lego and a Lego box Just after I started the auction, I placed an (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) ask, if they were confused... Don't forget that the US meaning of "box" includes a grandstand special seating area. Even more chance for confusion. (...) Clearly not, Scott. In many european countries where English is not the first language, (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | I would just like to say that whilst many readers may think my description was misleading, and some of have indicated that it deliberately so, it was not (and is not) my intention for this to be the case. Naturally, I want anyone who buys from me to (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | For the record, I have just mailed all the bidders and clarified the situation. I have also given them instruction as to how they may retract their bid. The message read: You have bid on my auction (above). I have received an e-mail which accused me (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Doug Finney
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| | | | | | | | | Also for the record, Scott had appended his eBay posting to explicitly state the boxes are empty *before* anyone here pointed out the possibly misleading description. And Scott, sorry if my first contribution to this thread sounded accusatory - I (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | | | | | Doug Finney wrote in message ... (...) A friend of mine pointed out this auction to me, and I bid on it. We were both under the impression there were several boxed Starter Soccer sets. We agreed to split them. I assumed (damn) that the bid was low (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | | | I received the email and retracted my bid. I had bid on this prior to realizing it was only boxes, no Lego. When I noticed that it was only boxes, I was glad to see that I had already been outbid. By the time I got the email, though, I was again (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Mike Walsh
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| | | | | | | | When I first saw the listing on eBay I also thought it was for six complete sets. Having read this thread I realize now that it does say "boxes" in the header and not sets. I read "boxes" but I interpreted "sets". Like John I figured the price was (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | | | Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) to (...) Squishage - one of my favorites. So is someone better off with six shelfworn Soccer sets that are sealed or six open soccer sets in minty boxes? Since most of the people buying them don't give a rats (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | (...) I never said it was your intention to deceive. I just think the implied attitude behind "anyone with a clear understanding of English" is a little misplaced, given the fact that your eBay description is NOT crystal clear. If it were, you (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | | | | | Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb) —Todd Lehman
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| | | | (...) I would!!! That's what it *says*, after all. I'd expect to see 6 LEGO Soccer Starter Sets if someone was selling whole sets. But in the "Starter Set Boxes" case, I'd still kinda wonder if they really meant what they'd written; I'd hafta ask if (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.auction)
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