Seller Responsibilities

@ratyz5 (7808)
Philippines
January 29, 2008 4:26am CST
It is quite odd that some sellers would blame the buyer for not asking enough questions before buying an item. That's true in a sense but, it gets me thinking why would they post insufficient details about their product(s) that they are selling? I mean, since they're already posting about the item(s) that they are going to sell, they might as well tell everything about the item so that the buyer wouldn't bug them about tiny details that would annoy them and then later on end up not buying the item(s) they posted? Some would not even bother to post actual images of the items but instead, post other images that they took from other ebayers or results from search engines in the net. Its uite misleading since the absence of details in the post makes the provided details enough to convince buyers. Of course, why would selliers state that his or her item for sale is a mere imitation or counterfeit? Who knows, it might pass off and be sold? So there goes the excuse of sellers that buyers should've asked if what they were selling were authentic or not? Heeeey! Wait a minute... Isn't it unlawful to sell counterfeit items in the first place? Why place the blame on buyers who were just misled by the advertisement of the seller?
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@kykidd (6812)
• United States
31 Jan 08
Yes, I think it is unlawful. We call it bootlegging back in the hills where I was born and raised. Of course, it isn't anything like the bootlegging from which the term originated.
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@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
31 Jan 08
Indeed, the bootlegging you refer still sells the authentic items, its just that they come from non-official distributors. Thanks for your response! ^_^