Crazy Descriptions on ePay

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Check out this description on ePay!
I copy-pasted it below to poke at it just for fun you guys:

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"Here's a prevoiusly preowned used Vintage Working AM FM Cass Panasonic 5110 25W Boombox System. With line in & out so you can add other items. No power cords, no batteries."
If it's previously preowned does that mean this is the third owner? Or that it was just preowned and most probably used, right? And cool that we can "add other items" to it by the line in & out. I guess we can put a Christmas tree or a Nerf Football right by it and whatever items we like! ;-)

"Model No RX 5110. No Power cord. This Boombox weights about 15 lbs."
Didn't he already say the model number in the first line, there's an echo, echo, echo... and had already said NO power cord, cord, cord, cord...

"Most to all of dails looks to be intact and works. Cass playback works not sure about the recorder. The tape tip is broken."
- So maybe he meant "dials" when he said "dails" but did he mean "antenna" instead of tape? :hmmm:

"This unit put out some big sound. Some distortion may happen from time to time when you are looking for a station, however it will lock in on most AM/FM stations for some nice sounds. May take some adjustment on your parts."

- Big sound, he didn't say pleasant big sound, he just said sound. Distortion! Then when he finally goes and says "nice sounds" maybe he meant music? No, maybe we should make some adjustments in the Description first! Or I'll rewrite it for him and get the box for free? :angelic: Didn't think so...

"Unit shows some surface scratches and few dings & pings."
- Ok, this has to be my favourite line, "and few dings & pings "... PINGS? What the hell, maybe it was hit full-speed by a Ping Pong ball? Who knows... :huh:

"Unit still looks and sounds to be still in above average to good Condition maybe better when you tune it up and clean it."
-Oh ok, so it does look and sound above average? but after we clean and service it... :sad:

"Item may require some freshing or cleaning, all depending on you personal preference, if you so choose to do so."
- Let's fresh it then. Normally when I have a preference I choose to do so, or not... Maybe I will... or won't? :'-(

I'm confused, I think I better go to sleep now... |-)
 

Fatdog

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You definitely have to "read between the lines" on some of these auctions. ;-)
 

alvinm

Member (SA)
I rather have that description as opposed to some vague one-liners..Those really get me irritated.... :nonono:
 

hemiguy2006

Member (SA)
What I gathered from that description is this.
You are buying a beat up old boombox that may or may not work when you get it
so dont get your hopes up too high. :-D
 

floyd

Boomus Fidelis
i can condense that description to { its a total piece of crap buy at your own risk}.
 

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
hahaha --
i won the goofy taihan thing --
as my "personal preference"
is to never clean it -- :-D
but to take it to sea in my kayak :thumbsup:

and then sell it to one of our members
if it get swamped :lol: :lol:
 
I know... I feel vintage already and my b-day isn't 'till Dec. 4th bro... :santa:

Btw, that's one overly abused word... "Vintage"... I hate it when... wait a minute, I'm on the wrong thread for that one... ah hell, I hate it when people just call everything "Vintage" just to make it sound special... really lame... :-/ :lol:
 

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
thanks MB --
the way it seems to be --
is that almost 1/2 the time i take these low-ball $$ chances off ebay ---
--the box is either fun -- :w00t:
or better than the POS i expected-- :angelic:

so -about once per month -
i win these things :-)
:breakdance:
 
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