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Re: "6067" Guarded Inn
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lugnet.market.auction
Date: 
Thu, 19 Jul 2001 07:20:34 GMT
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In lugnet.market.auction, Damian Garcia writes:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1616446818
> 
> Was this misleading or what?  Given the photo's it is obvious what the
> product is, but it sure seems like a misleading description.  Is it me or
> does it look as if these bags *have* in fact been opened?  I don't know if
> any of the 10000's were shipped with only 1 horse, but it looks as if the
> loose black plates were placed in the bag the white horse originally came
> in, and the printed horse was replaced with the plain one.  Seems like
> crafty use of a Eurosealer to me.

   Well, that's not the only one to make use of ambiguity to
   drive the price up:

   http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1616569628

   It says "Guarded Inn", gives no number in the title; it's obvious
   from the graphic, of course, that it's a 10000, but in the in-text
   keywords is "6067."  That's not quite so bad, IMHO, but confusion
   could ensue.  Looking up 10000 lego, of course, gives nothing.

   best

   LFB



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  "6067" Guarded Inn
 
(URL) this misleading or what? Given the photo's it is obvious what the product is, but it sure seems like a misleading description. Is it me or does it look as if these bags *have* in fact been opened? I don't know if any of the 10000's were (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.auction)

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