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7 Dec, 2009
2009-12-7 10:25:27 PM UTC
What's wrong with the description of this item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 82100&_trksid=p2759.l1259
8 Dec, 2009
2009-12-8 6:39:49 PM UTC

garm wrote:
What's wrong with the description of this item?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 82100&_trksid=p2759.l1259

I sent them an email via eBay having being galled by this section of the description of the item and garm's point "What's wrong with the description of this item?" and then having the cheek to put the following in the listing.

"Purchase with confidence ~ all books, ABA gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Don't miss this opportunity to obtain this much sought after and increasingly Scarce True UK First Edition for your collection!!!"

Dear dragoonbook,

I notice in the description of this item you refer to it as a "True UK First Edition". If you look at the second picture that you have posted and the fifth line from the top it states "Second Edition (fifth impression) 1951". The first four impressions of the book are first editions, this copy is a second edition as stated.
Regards Andrew


and they replied

Hello,

Thanks for your email. We will take this item down and relist it
properly. We apologize for our error.

Sincerely,

Tammy Brooks
Customer Service Manager, Dragoon Books


They did pull the auction.
8 Dec, 2009
2009-12-8 7:40:40 PM UTC
Ah! a result. Well done, trotter, and Dragoon Books.
17 Dec, 2009
2009-12-17 6:41:40 PM UTC
17 Dec, 2009
2009-12-17 9:56:34 PM UTC
Good grief!

- wellinghall
19 Dec, 2009
2009-12-19 4:47:30 AM UTC
I can only repeat Wellinghall.

This looks like an automatically generated sales talk, composed from information from the net, without someone checking for basic correctness. The misdescription of facts plainly on display is repeated from in the previous item in this topic's gallery in almost identical manner. But with the priceless (!) addition, that in this case 'Revised Edition' is printed prominently on all three dj's on display! Someone has been thoroughly asleep while putting this up for sale.
19 Dec, 2009
2009-12-19 8:24:03 AM UTC
I'm not as charitable as Mithrennaith when it comes to this seller. I don't think it's a question of someone being asleep. Apart from the fact that all of this vendor's descriptions are this florid, he's also guilty of deception (in my opinion) in that he's getting us in with the promise of a first ed, first printing set in djs, and only tells us of the true facts later.

I bought my own set for £45.00 ; they're in much better nick, too.
19 Dec, 2009
2009-12-19 9:20:07 PM UTC
Okay, this isn't a book, but take a look -

http://cgi.ebay.com/Franklin-Mint-Lau ... ain_0?hash=item2c524c9e4d

Now theyre making things up stories of their own...
20 Dec, 2009
2009-12-20 1:14:14 AM UTC
¦:(

Whatever ...
31 Dec, 2009
2009-12-31 10:07:25 PM UTC
This description caught the eye...

TOLKIEN: SAURON DEFEATED HB 1st/1st overpriced!!!

BH

I'm sure something is happening tonight...
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