On Fri, 21 May 2004 16:56:52 +0100, Keith G wrote:

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Maybe a lot of us don't have as finely-honed eBaying skills as you?


grin You obviously don't know me, Keith! I have *no* eBaying skills
whatever - never having used it at all! :-)

Whether any prospective buyer for this item should be refered to as a
"dickhead" is arguable.


A somewhat 'unkind' turn of phrase I agree, but what other descriptive
best fits someone who has paid £120 for an empty box and clearly isn't
happy to have done so?


a wishfull thinker?
The gent in question will definitely learn from this mistake one way or
another...


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IMHO the seller should offer a null sale.


Yes, so do I - or a partial refund, at least.


I say this purely because I
think that there has been a "sin of omission".


Yes and obfuscation.....

(Remember the successful bidder wasn't the only one lobbing serious
money at this empty box!)

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I can't see anywhere where the seller deliberately sets out to mislead
prospective buyers - that's the problem. If he did, then it would be easy
to condemn him as a fraud and a cheat - as it is, he may well attract
those tags any way.

If he is politically astute then offering a largeish refund could be a
very good thing - leaving him with a profit, teaching the buyer to be more
careful in future and earning "respect" points from fellow eBayers. :-)

It is possible that some of the losing bidders actually wanted an empty
box of course and are now disappointed... lol!

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Mick
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