I am much more irritated by the "worth a look" label one particular ebay hack uses. It is kind of great though that the two above mentioned sales outlets allows a selection by lowest price first and not just by biggest commission or profit margin as regular shops do.

I find the 'myford, boxford' words added to titles bloody annoying when they are used for totally generic items such as a boring bar or even a job lot of brass bar! It just pollutes the search results. Man, I'm getting so grumpy.

You're not alone!. I see right through all of that Waffle on the Auction Site(s) as well, and don't even bother looking at the item, even if it is something I'm interested in.

I also have a chuckle when I see the word 'Antique' (UK) used to describe a 30 year old Mower!.

So, yes maybe it is down to my/our age, unless there are younger people who will also endorse your observation.

My pet hate is the blatant misuse of the phrase ' Barn Find '

Just type it into ebay and marvel at the diverse amount of Tat folks have 'found' in barns recently.

There is some weirdness that goes on with used book prices on Amazon. I read somewhere that many of those prices from used book dealers are automated, set by web-crawling "bots" who find other listings for the same book and set a price accordingly but slightly higher. So they end up competing with each other, automatically, and prices go through the roof to hundreds of dollars or pounds for books that are still in print and available for the usual 20 dollars/10 quid or so. Crazy. And very annoying.

Buyers need to ' get real'.

Many sellers are out there to fleece the buyer. Many describe all the good attributes but gloss over, or omit, any shortcomings. Some systems, like the big river, try to make the buyer think they will get a bargain if they buy NOW! If an idiot were to buy from the exhorbitant source, that source would simply buy from a cheaper seller and pass it on to you at a hefty profit. Like the scammers, they only need one taker in umpteen thousands to make an easy 'killing'.

No complaint about anything purchased from ebay if 'as described' – potential buyer needs to ask the pertinent questions and decide for themselves before committing to purchase. Evasive replies mean they are simply sellers to avoid. If you have it in writing, you have evidence of fraud if they have lied.

There are not that many genuine descriptions. It's called marketing hype, among the other versions. Buyer needs to make up their own minds re the quality or 'fit for service' of any item on sale, new or old.

How many times do you see things described as 'old antique', or 'old' something when you already know production ceased 50 years ago? Maybe those descriptions are for those of lesser brain function?

Edited By not done it yet on 16/12/2016 07:27:49

I was surprised to see my book being sold as 'used' on Amazon before they had even arrived in the UK… there's clearly some incentive for selling new books as used on Amazon.

Neil

my one, is where something is described as 'rare'. This just means, dont buy it, you wont find anything else to fit it.

The other one is where photos are upside down. That means, im trying to hide something thats can be seen in a regular photo and lazy people wont bother to examine too closely.

Its still fun to look and enjoy others attempts at adding that extra bit of sparkle to something that would be skipped before the site started. buyer beware. anybody want to buy a car. rust free, im only charging for the good bits!

You want to buy a book ?

Always try abe .

I've used abe a few times you get regular money off and free postage offers.