P3D Ebay Clarification

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

This was just posted on another photo-related mailing list.  It should
clarify some of the previous ebay topic threads.

Mike K.

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                             EBay Dictionary
Posted by The Gemmary on November 08, 1998 at 09:33:51:
Current Ebay descriptive terms and their definitions:

*HARD TO FIND* = Will be lost in mail after auction
*RARE* = Not able to be found at KMart
*VERY RARE* = No longer available in mail order catalogues
*ONE OF A KIND* = "I have no idea what this is."
*UNIQUE* = Tinkered together from parts yesterday
*UNUSUAL* = "Well, I've never seen one before."

*OLD* = Useless
*VERY OLD* = Very useless
*VINTAGE* = I was born in 1974, and it looks old to me.
*COLLECTIBLE* = I have WAY too many of these.
*CIVIL WAR* = Made in India last week

*PRIMITIVE* = Unrecognizable
*NICE* = I'm keeping the good one,
and getting rid of this piece of s***.
*GREAT CONDITION* = Dents can be used as salt dips
*GREAT CONDITION FOR SOMETHING THIS OLD* = (see PRIMITIVE)
*FINE* = Paint covers flaws, parts taped in place
*PRISTINE* = "I thought that meant primative."
*MINT* = Meticulously cleaned (spelling optional)
*NEAR MINT* = Cleaned even harder
*BRILLIANT SHINE* = What I just gave it with my buffer (to make it
near mint)
*PATINA* = Rust
*WONDERFUL PATINA* = Deep rust with pits
*PERFECT* = "I have no idea what this is supposed to look like."
*MIB* = Mashed In Box

*ADORABLE* = Nauseating
*BEAUTIFUL* = Thinks rust is artistic
*CUTE* = Butt-ugly
*EXCEPTIONAL* = Has everything EXCEPT what you want
*FABULOUS* = Dictionary says this means Mythological,
and the quality is
*STUNNING* = Garish
*UNBELIEVABLE* = In the bad sense
*WONDERFUL* = You'll WONDER where the rest of it is

*DON'T MISS THIS ONE!* = I'm really tired of dragging this around,
somebody buy it!
*I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS...* = No one bought this when I said what
it
REALLY was, so I'm gonna try calling it this.
*MUST SEE* = Lord knows the description won't pull you in
without this added..
*NO RESERVE* = I used a massive beginning bid instead
**WOW!!!** = I'm really desperate






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