tooltimes
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posted on October 4, 2002 12:58:08 PM new
Incredible spelling too 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=965054585&rd=1
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kiara
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posted on October 4, 2002 01:11:53 PM new
Is that a big azz thumb or finger? It looks dirty. 
[ edited by kiara on Oct 4, 2002 01:18 PM ]
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slabholder
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posted on October 4, 2002 08:00:40 PM new
I see tiny traces of blood. Think they whacked someone for those rings?
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jdk156
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posted on October 4, 2002 08:06:25 PM new
It's odd they can't spell worth 2 cents in the discription but the TOS is spelled correctly.
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Roadsmith
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posted on October 4, 2002 09:38:12 PM new
Hey, think ah'll bid. I want some o'them onix and oples.
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kiara
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posted on October 4, 2002 09:51:03 PM new
I wonder if the old lady knows that he is selling her watches? 
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=964943193
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tooltimes
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posted on October 4, 2002 09:51:17 PM new
I've noticed a few tricks that many sellers of jewelry lots use on their auctions. Many intentionally take very poor photos and do not describe the condition of the jewelry lots when the lots are not very desirable. If the winning bidder complains about the quality of the lot the seller can always point to the non-descript auction description and say you go what you read.
If the jewelry items are desirable the sellers have great photos and long descriptions.
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sparkz
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posted on October 4, 2002 10:53:39 PM new
With spelling like that, I'd be a little worried about how he made the mailing label on anything he was sending to me. Since he's a power seller, my guess is that his account was hijacked by a bunch of hillbillies, or he found a jug of mighty fine bourbon before he wrote the ad.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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JACKSWEBB
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posted on October 5, 2002 12:08:25 AM new
THANKS TOOLS,,,, I AM GONNA START DUMPING ALL MY JEWELRY USING THAT TECHNIC....I LIKE IT,,,,,,,,BLURRED PICS AND MIN DESCRIPTIONS....YOU GOT WHAT YA SAW.I LIKE IT! SOUNDS EASY ENOUGH TO ME.
AND THE BEAT GOES ON,,,,,, 
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rarriffle
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posted on October 5, 2002 06:47:07 AM new
and this is an AW seller too, doesn't he read the helpful hints here????
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bubblewrap
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posted on October 5, 2002 06:49:44 AM new
At least his S/H is cheap - $2...maybe he should also charge $7.95 S/H.
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twelvepole
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posted on October 5, 2002 07:18:08 AM new
Ain't Life Grand...
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 5, 2002 07:29 AM ]
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 6, 2002 09:11 AM ]
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tooltimes
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posted on October 5, 2002 08:20:56 AM new
There are 100,000 registered AW users. Only a tiny percentage of those ever read these boards.
Can this seller be misspelling on purpose to create a persona that is unique and human? In the early days of ebay there were a lot of sellers that wrote their auction descriptions in a very homespun manner that made the readers feel like they have known the seller for a long time.
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twelvepole
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posted on October 5, 2002 10:09:34 AM new
I could see doing that tooltimes, especially if it would something that is easy to misspell.
Ain't Life Grand...
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kiara
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posted on October 5, 2002 10:18:07 AM new
Actually use all CAPS in your auctions, that shows some real intelligence...not.
I recently purchased some OOP CD's from sellers who used LOTS of CAPS. I would say that using CAPS is more STYLE than lack of intelligence. I was pleased with all the transactions.
One of my relatives that sells on ebay uses mostly CAPS. He is a dreaded PowerSeller with almost a 100% sell through. Lots of happy customers follow his auctions faithfully. For awhile he went lower case but returned to CAPS which is his STYLE.
He is intelligent and has lots of business sense. So please don't confuse CAPS with intelligence (or lack of).
[ edited by kiara on Oct 5, 2002 10:21 AM ]
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twelvepole
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posted on October 5, 2002 02:36:28 PM new
Ain't Life Grand...
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 6, 2002 09:12 AM ]
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twelvepole
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posted on October 5, 2002 03:04:46 PM new
Ain't Life Grand...
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 6, 2002 09:11 AM ]
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slabholder
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posted on October 5, 2002 03:29:28 PM new
Twelvepole, your logic or argument regarding
people whom use all "CAPS" in their auctions
is somewhat of an ignorant statement.
I believe your true intention is to instigate an argument with one of the poster's here.
Edited to add: I WILL BE POSTING IN CAPS FOR A COUPLE DAYS, ENJOY! 
[ edited by slabholder on Oct 5, 2002 03:43 PM ]
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kiara
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posted on October 5, 2002 04:04:54 PM new
Just because they sell, just proves there is a sucker born every minute.
twelvepole, So your logic is that if someone buys from a seller that uses CAPS in their description, they are a sucker? LOL
You are too close to this relative to give an objective opinion.
First off you have no idea how close I am to this relative. Just because we are related it doesn't mean that I can't view their business objectively. I don't agree with everything they do but it's their business.
My relative's feedback speaks for itself, as do their return customers. Also the way they conduct their RL business proves something to me.
Part of the fun of ebay and the message boards is the wide variety of styles and personalities of the people that buy and sell. Or should we all be clones with the very same auction format?
You seem to have an issue with another poster here and I think it blurs your logic somewhat.
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twelvepole
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posted on October 5, 2002 04:34:56 PM new
Ain't Life Grand...
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 6, 2002 09:13 AM ]
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coralreef
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posted on October 5, 2002 05:18:22 PM new
A little off topic here, but when I read something all in CAPS I tend to read it a little differetly than I do with upper and lower case. I can't explain, LOL! Anyone know what mean? I don't necessarily (SP?) mean it in bad way, it just flows differently in my head, LOL!!
coral and I never capitalize my name......
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tooltimes
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posted on October 5, 2002 05:25:02 PM new
I think all caps are not the standard form of writing and it throws people a bit. I perfer all caps to no caps though because all lower case somehow denotes lazy to me. I always cringe when I see the pronoun "I" spelled "i".
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quickdraw29
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posted on October 5, 2002 06:02:22 PM new
"Lots of happy customers follow his auctions faithfully. For awhile he went lower case but returned to CAPS which is his STYLE."
That's not saying much. I don't use all caps, but I have dumbed down my descriptions because I have to attract the majority who are pretty dimwitted. It's a fact (dumbing down) used in advertising.
All caps indicates to me someone who is using all hype, like those car salesmen on tv shouting. It won't ever get me to buy but then again I am not a typical consumer. But even still, the hype created by all caps isn't much different from the hype I use, I'm just more subtle.
I tend to think that all caps deters anyone from actually reading the description therefore the buyer relies more on their imagination and won't be distracted by anything it says and will be more inclined to bid.
Everyone is entitled to my opinion.
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slabholder
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posted on October 5, 2002 11:46:20 PM new
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kiara
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posted on October 6, 2002 12:15:30 AM new
HELL LETS ALL POST IN CAPS AND BE MORONS!
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tooltimes
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posted on October 6, 2002 06:34:08 AM new
AND THE BEAT GOES ON
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twelvepole
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posted on October 6, 2002 07:10:14 AM new
Ain't Life Grand...
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 6, 2002 07:28 AM ]
[ edited by twelvepole on Oct 6, 2002 09:12 AM ]
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