posted on April 16, 2003 09:43:19 AM new
These ebay definitions were recently posted in another auction forum and are right on the mark in my estimation.
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*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 PRIMATIVE)
*FINE* = Paint covers flaws, parts taped in place
*PRISTINE* = "I thought that meant primitive."
*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
*L@@K* = please look at this item it has no good qualities that would otherwise make you want to check it out.
posted on April 16, 2003 10:21:46 AM new
I lOVE IT!
May I add this one?
*SHABBY CHIC* = ANYTHING (and I mean ANYTHING) that has been picked up from the curb and is falling apart.
"Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - Harry Thompson
"I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it." - A Few Good Men
posted on April 16, 2003 10:54:58 AM new
"SHIPPING AT YOUR OWN RISK" - Your biggest risk is that I sometimes don't feel like shipping. Right now, I'd say your odds are about 50-50.
