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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Branson on January 23, 2013, 07:17:56 AM

Title: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: Branson on January 23, 2013, 07:17:56 AM

Is it too much to expect an ebay dealer to know the difference between a claw hammer and a cross pein hammer?  Or that Stanley doesn't end in O?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STANLEY-CROSS-PEIN-HAMMER-15-oz-old-vintage-tool-peen-/380562207478?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589b4672f6

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: Papaw on January 23, 2013, 08:04:47 AM

He won't be able to sell that hammer head with that description, will he?

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: Branson on January 23, 2013, 08:45:00 AM

Quote from: Papaw on January 23, 2013, 08:04:47 AM

He won't be able to sell that hammer head with that description, will he?

I would think not, especially for $16.  But then, *he* acquired it...  I guess I'm just dumbfounded that anyone could reach adulthood without recognizing a claw hammer.

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: krusty the clown on January 23, 2013, 08:55:57 AM

Quote from: Branson on January 23, 2013, 08:45:00 AM

Quote from: Papaw on January 23, 2013, 08:04:47 AM

He won't be able to sell that hammer head with that description, will he?

I would think not, especially for $16.  But then, *he* acquired it...  I guess I'm just dumbfounded that anyone could reach adulthood without recognizing a claw hammer.

spend some time on craigslist! you'll find lots of saw-saws for sale

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: johnsironsanctuary on January 23, 2013, 09:26:49 AM

I don't think that the wrong description is a stupid.  The guy is a tool seller with 13,000 feedbacks and he is a great source for collectable ratchets. He probably posted the wrong photo. Check out his other items.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Tools-Hardware-Locks-/13849/i.html?item=380562207478&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589b4672f6&_ssn=pcvlith (http://www.ebay.com/sch/Tools-Hardware-Locks-/13849/i.html?item=380562207478&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589b4672f6&_ssn=pcvlith)

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: jimwrench on January 23, 2013, 09:42:02 AM

 Agree with John;this  seller correctly ID,s a claw hammer in another listing. Probably wrong picture especially since he refers to handle which doesn,t exist in this posting.

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: Branson on January 23, 2013, 12:49:10 PM

Missed the part about the non-existent cracked handle.  Wrote the seller about the possible wrong picture.

Title: Re: Is it too much to expect?
Post by: wvtools on January 23, 2013, 01:14:47 PM

I can speak from experience as someone who lists a lot of items on Ebay -- the picture mistakes are some of the easiest ones to make.  I usually use the previous listing as a template form my next one. 

I don't know how many times I had the wrong thumbnail/cover photo with the right title, description, and body photos.  Usually people alert me when I have an error.  One time, a guy insisted I send him the tool in the cover photo, which of course was much more expensive than the tool I was listing.  I should have told him no and taken the negative feedback, but I sent him the hammer he wanted.

Most people on EBay are very nice and appreciative, but you always remember the guys like that one.