[Roadsters] '63 1500 Description Comments from Newbie

[Ruth]

Fair enough. In that case, on my first reading of the description I  
was under the impression that the car had been in his family since new.

Admit it, that's how it reads. Unless it is brought to your attention.

He has deliberately worded the description so as to make it seem that  
he has more of a history with this particular car than he actually  
has. That's deceptive, in my book, even if he is technically correct.  
And nowhere does it say "this model car" as you claim. From the  
auction wording:  Since this car was purchased brand new in late  
1962, going on 46 years ago, someone in my family has wanted this  
car...  Over the last nearly 1/2-century various members of my  
family, friends and acquaintances have wanted this car, including  
me.  The complete history is known on this car.  I grew up loving  
this car,

It repeatedly says "this car". I and anyone with a functional  
comprehension of the English language would take this to read "this  
particular car" NOT "this model of car".

The impression gained from the description is that he personally  
knows the history, not that he has been told it.

You're right, it doesn't say anything refutable about family. You  
seem to have read the auction posting fairly carefully. You didn't  
write it, did you???



On 30/10/2007, at 3:10 AM, Seth Asher wrote:

> People seem not to read the entire ebay post, combined with not
> understanding the rules of ebay.  Below user Ruth comments that the
> description said something different before, but descriptions can't be
> changed once there are bids, so it couldn't have said something
> different last time she looked.
>
> Regarding user Mark Dent's comment, the description doesn't say  
> anything
> refutable about family -- it says his family, friends and  
> acquaintances
> have wanted this model car.  Why can't he know the history  
> regardless of
> how long he's owned the car?
>
>
> From: Ruth <ruth at earlydatsun.com>
> ...various members of my family, friends and acquaintances have wanted
> this car
>> Coulda sworn that said "has owned this car" last time I looked.
>
> From: "Mark Dent" <mark at dealermats.com>
>> that text in the description about family and knowing the history
>> is pure BS
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