I just had to put this somewhere :mad: - I'm sure I'm not the only one this has happened to... With turbo-listers I mean people who have more than one item of the exact same vintage thing, and of course, because it goes faster, the photograph only one item and use that photo for every listing. But we all know, used/worn vintage things are never one thing quite the same as the other one...
The first time this happened to me with a 1950s corsage on etsy, bought from a seller who seemed to be selling only vintage underwear. She must have tons of it. The thing really wasn't expensive, so I took the chance to buy something online which normally I would like to try on first before buying. So the corsage was far from perfect, with green stains from the metal showing through and other discolorations from wear. The one in the photo had been perfect. I wrote to the seller, she apologized and admitted, she had so much stuff that she always used the same pic if she had the exact item again, and that she had probably not inspected this one carefully enough, or she wouldn't have sold it at all (let's just say, she didn't inspect it at all, because it's all easily enough visible
). She gave me a full refund, so that was that.
Now this has happened to me again. I have this vintage Coach handbag that I've already shown in pics, which I found on Etsy. My mother saw it and fell in love with it too - it really is a nice size and roomy, without being too big, and the construction is quite sturdy. So I had this idea to hunt another one down for her and make it my Christmas present. After searching Etsy (where everything was in not good enough condition or the wrong color), I turned to Ebay and found one that looked about the same as mine shape-wise - a little bit of patina, some gentle signs of wear, but nothing that wasn't good, and in plus, it still had the hangtag - it was shown in the pic and mentioned in the text. This seller has super feedback and seems to sell only vintage handbags. So far so good, I won the auction and the bag arrived within a few days. Only it wasn't the bag in the photo. Yes, same model, same serial number, but not that particular bag. It's actually nicer, looking as good as new, and nicer than my own, but the hangtag isn't there. I admit, my mom won't care about the hangtag, and would probably take it off anyway, so in the end I got the better deal than was shown in the photo. Price-wise it was worth it. No question.
But it's about the principle of honesty and it just cheeses me off that this has happened to me again. I'm not sure yet what to do about feedback in this case. Give good feedback but add a comment saying she didn't use the right picture? I have written to her, stating pretty much what I wrote here. I just wanted her to know that some people do not appreciate tactics like this one, even if the merchandise is ok.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this...
Karin
The first time this happened to me with a 1950s corsage on etsy, bought from a seller who seemed to be selling only vintage underwear. She must have tons of it. The thing really wasn't expensive, so I took the chance to buy something online which normally I would like to try on first before buying. So the corsage was far from perfect, with green stains from the metal showing through and other discolorations from wear. The one in the photo had been perfect. I wrote to the seller, she apologized and admitted, she had so much stuff that she always used the same pic if she had the exact item again, and that she had probably not inspected this one carefully enough, or she wouldn't have sold it at all (let's just say, she didn't inspect it at all, because it's all easily enough visible
). She gave me a full refund, so that was that.Now this has happened to me again. I have this vintage Coach handbag that I've already shown in pics, which I found on Etsy. My mother saw it and fell in love with it too - it really is a nice size and roomy, without being too big, and the construction is quite sturdy. So I had this idea to hunt another one down for her and make it my Christmas present. After searching Etsy (where everything was in not good enough condition or the wrong color), I turned to Ebay and found one that looked about the same as mine shape-wise - a little bit of patina, some gentle signs of wear, but nothing that wasn't good, and in plus, it still had the hangtag - it was shown in the pic and mentioned in the text. This seller has super feedback and seems to sell only vintage handbags. So far so good, I won the auction and the bag arrived within a few days. Only it wasn't the bag in the photo. Yes, same model, same serial number, but not that particular bag. It's actually nicer, looking as good as new, and nicer than my own, but the hangtag isn't there. I admit, my mom won't care about the hangtag, and would probably take it off anyway, so in the end I got the better deal than was shown in the photo. Price-wise it was worth it. No question.
But it's about the principle of honesty and it just cheeses me off that this has happened to me again. I'm not sure yet what to do about feedback in this case. Give good feedback but add a comment saying she didn't use the right picture? I have written to her, stating pretty much what I wrote here. I just wanted her to know that some people do not appreciate tactics like this one, even if the merchandise is ok.
Would love to hear your thoughts on this...
Karin
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