posted on August 8, 2003 05:58:35 PM new
I couldnt sleep last night so I am surfing ebay. I come across a blenko vase. In the title and in the description, this seller lists it as Blenko vase. I emailed the seller and asked how he knew this was a blenko. His reply to my email:
It is not signed, the assumption that it is Blenko is made from the unique retro style, and color pattern but Glass items can be tough due to most not having a makers mark, if you are unsure yourself perhaps you
should not bid as I cannot say that I am 100% Positive of maker with no mark.
posted on August 8, 2003 06:23:10 PM new
Why - they were pretty up front when youasked the question. They came right out and said that it is an assumption and what they based they assumption on. Could have said that George the happy antique dealer down the street said it was.
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posted on August 8, 2003 06:29:23 PM new
If I would have just bid on it as I was going to do without asking the question, I would have been pretty upset. I just checked the feedback. Has a bunch of negatives and neutrals for misrepresentation. Looks like this is more of the same thing. The seller states that this is by a certain maker and when questioned about it backs down from what was written in the auction description.
I hope I am making sense. It has been a long day. Too long of a day
posted on August 8, 2003 06:52:18 PM new
When I'm unsure of something I say so in my ad. Hopefully, people read it. I know that occasionally you get those who don't read it. What ticks me are those that sell something claiming it to be wonderful and then when you get it, thud. I bought a lot of jewelry. It came just thrown into a box not wrapped or anything. When I opened the box loose tiny beads went everywhere. About 3/4 of the stuff was broken junk. I learned my lesson with that one. Unless you show everything, I'm not bidding. Things just thrown into a pile almost always turn out to be junk. You will definately not find that in the things I sell. I painstaking make sure things are photographed clearly, described properly and wrapped nicely.
Cheryl
Power to the people. Power to the people, right on. - John Lennon
posted on August 8, 2003 07:32:58 PM new
I would have done similar to George the happy antique dealer down the street. Only I would put Blenko? in the title and then say it may "possibly" be Blenko in the description, that I don't know either.
Happy George is unsure if it is Blenko so he does that little description tosses it on ebay and is thinking let the Blenko buyers who know about their stuff decide whether this is Blenko or not. He puts Blenko in the title, trying to get all the attention he can get because his glass may only sell for a small profit and maybe not at all.
He is upright and honest in his e-mail to you and that's part of the bidder's responsibilty anyways, to e-mail the seller if they are not sure.
But George is getting bad feedback in a few cases because he does it like this. Happy George has been doing this biz down the street for years, he has things coming from all directions and no way can he know it all. Maybe his specialty is tools or Barbies. He's been doing this for 20 or 30 years and he still doesn't know all about each and every million different antique out there. He should feel good that he even might know what Blenko is. JMHO
And Cheryl, I bought jewelry from the same seller as you.... all that foil and glitter on the paper as it fell off the glitzy sparkly pieces, all those chains wound into that mess. But this was a seller called Fred Fumblefingers. I could tell by the effort he took to replace those missing stones.
posted on August 8, 2003 07:39:04 PM new
Auctionace, I don't think you have to take changes when buying on Ebay. Its simple just stick with the pros. People that have through hard, honest work built themselves a high feedback rating with low NEGS.
posted on August 8, 2003 07:58:30 PM new
Big, I agree with Ace. Its all a crap-shoot.
(and almost any business is these days.)
I bought a book from a wonderful seller with great FB! Book came with some water damage on the back pages she apparently was not even aware of.
I was disappointed because figured I resell after I am done with it. But the point is, things get slipped on ebay and in life all the time. I had thought I couldnt go wrong with this PSeller who had the bestest of FB, but was still initally disappointed opening my package.
(Seller was great btw and offered an immediate refund. - I just took her up on a discount for the damage, and kept the book :;shrug:
posted on August 8, 2003 08:00:28 PM new
AuctionAce, you are saying that like you think each seller on ebay is a bit of a rip off artist.
I have bought many things on ebay and I've spent a lot of my money there. I made a few mistakes when I stepped out the gate, I was too trusting, I bid on auctions that weren't quite like I thought they would be. I was new on a computer and didn't realize that the pretty plate was all photo enhanced to look like that but was all faded and crappy in reality.
Sellers who charge bigtime for S&H and then send you the goods in something so disgusting that I stood there in horror.
BUT...... all those other sellers out there. All of them perfect little sellers.
Newbie sellers, maybe selling for 20 or 30 years in their store, hearts of gold and not out to ever screw you. But this is the first time they've been on a computer. They are figuring all this out for themselves but no way will they ever screw you.
Then their auctions don't get bid on because they can't spell?? LOL, they probably never went to University or maybe didn't care so much for schooling because there heart was in buying and selling!
Some of those University Grads with their fancy diplomas are now out of work. They are selling on ebay and screwing people as they go because they feel screwed over. JMHO
Edited for grammar for the few of you who will miss the whole message I am trying to get across because you are so focused that kiara typed "there" instead of "their".
posted on August 8, 2003 10:01:56 PM new
paloma91, I agree with you in what your saying, and I dont feel that to find out the true description you should have to email the Seller or you would not know?
What he told you in email, he should have stated that in his auction description.
I also feel a Seller has no right to use a name in his title unless that is the name of the item he is offering for Auction.
I am a Seller but have been doing some buying lately and it does make me nervious wondering will I get a seller that cares?
I can't imagine now why I bought something that clearly was one huge mass of junk. Either I was possessed or I believed the seller was as honest in his descriptions as I am. Shame on me. By the time I untangled the mess, my hands were black from the dirt. Yuk!
Cheryl
Power to the people. Power to the people, right on. - John Lennon
posted on August 9, 2003 10:39:48 AM new
The title of the auction in question reads something like "VINTAGE BLENKO VASE...." and the description reads " This beautiful vase made by Blenko ...." This guy is has negatives & nuetrals for desceptive descriptions:
Item NOT as described. Refund offered. Not received,
Says near mint, plate was discolored and severly worn
Horrible merchandise. Deliberately deceptive in description.
Advertised 100% mint condition, received with old age crack
When I sell, I add all flaws in my descriptions and even take fotos of the areas in question.
posted on August 9, 2003 12:14:56 PM new
paloma91, after your total explanation you are dealing with a Sad George, the guy that scams here and there as he goes. The Happy George I was talking about was getting negs for doing it the wrong way by not explaining further right in the auction.
Cheryl, I know why I did it. I was the little girl with the dreams of the treasure chests with all the sparkly jewels. I was the older girl that ran to a yard sale and found a lady that used to party all the time in the 50's. At this moment in her life she didn't want to even see any rhinestones in her life and I got all those jewels. In fact when she was showing me what she thought to be crap and wasn't even considering putting it on the yard sale, she ran back into her house and got even more.
For a moment in time I looked at that guy's auctions and lost my little mind. And even worse, I had been on ebay for about 3 yrs.
Blondes and speeding tickets? How about a blonde with a fast car and 30 miles of open highway ahead of her to be the first one at that sale with Granny's jewel box waiting for her? LOL
Now think hard. You're blonde. Why did you really do that?
posted on August 9, 2003 12:19:48 PM new
I've cut way back on my buying on ebay. At this point, I'm burned out by all the bad sellers I've run across. I buy books for my personal collection. Condition is very important!! Yet sellers lie constantly.
Of the last six books I've bought, four (yes - four!!) came with big remainder marks. Now, I can understand a seller not knowing about editions, etc. and I always ask questions. But how can they not notice a big slash made by a magic marker!!
(Yes, I look at feedback. Just got a book from a seller with 500+ feedback, 100% positive. Book was described as being in excellent condition. Dustjacket was described as being in excellent condition. Had a 1.5" black remainder mark on the top page edges. I even emailed her after the auction saying that I bid on her auction because of her great feedback and that I've been burned several times lately receiving books with undisclosed remainder marks. Then I get one from her!! Geez!!
posted on August 9, 2003 12:37:39 PM new
barbarake question. Is that the black mark you see on the end of the book? If it is I always wondered what that is. Now if that is the case what does it mean? If the book is a first edition and has that mark does that mean the book isn't collectible? Thanks in advance.
