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 anouncment on r.t.l. The high
bidder placed his bid 21 minutes after my auction started. The bidder could
only have found the item via my anouncment (ebay items are not searchable
for a few hours after the auction starts). My anouncment was as follows:
(...) 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)
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)
(...) 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)
