liddleone, You are right, Pleoluv or anyone else interested on ANYTHING ON EBAY. I sell on ebay as well as buy and anything I am bidding on, I allways ask for not a Stock Photo, but the photo of the Actual item you are bidding on, as well as closeups of the item, It is very easy to get an item that looks ok from a certain angle but has hidden flaws. Also one person's idea of Good Conditon may be totally different than someone else, that is why the old saying, " a Photo is worth a Thousand words" is so true. I remember bidding on and winning a Hartland Collectable Paladin and Matt Dillon as well as four or five of the Hartland Horses. These are from the old t.v. shows, Have Gun Will Travel and Gunsmoke. The seller called them in good conditon and even after I asked if there were any seams that were split, broken tails, ears, etc, they said NO.
well when I got them, there were two horses that had splits in their seams, and Paladin had a thumb missing. I took photos immediatly of the items from all angles and emailed them to the seller asking for my money back on those items. They took them back but were upset because I noticed the flaws, and this was a seller who had 100% positive feedback, so you can't allways go by postive feedback, though that is the best way to start, by checking out and only bidding on someone who has 100% positive feedback or pretty close to it. That seller blocked me as a buyer after that, because they didnt' like the idea that someone actually sent back one of their items!
The point is to protect yourself and find out all you can about the seller as well as the item. Ebay will protect you and if the item is not satisfactory, the seller has to take it back and you are refunded your money. Good luck if you bid pleoluv.
RedwoodsMama and MS. Nova
