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Re: FA : SOCCER SETS AND SUB-SETS (all new misp/misb)
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lugnet.market.auction
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Fri, 20 Aug 1999 22:17:16 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com (Mike Stanley) writes:
> Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote:
> > 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 high, there must be somthing in them.
> >
> > In any event, buyers are able to retract bids before an auction ends.
> >
> > When you read "6 Lego Soccer Starter Set Boxes", what do you think you'll
> > get?
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> I don't think EMPTY boxes.
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 they were empty boxes or
unopened sets, just to make sure I wasn't making an assumption.
> 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.
Ah yes, that would clear away the ambiguity nicely!
> If you had even one person ask, it wasn't perfectly clear.
Or if someone even has to wonder, but doesn't take the time to ask. :-)
--Todd
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