Indeed Dave. Some of the listings are so poor you can't identify whats for sale.
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As an example, I entered Tamiya 1/48 Mustang - I got 112 hits, limit to UK only - 92 hits, then auctions only - 12 hits, and that on a fairly common model. You would have to spread your net fairly wide to find job lots, but I have seen them...............
One of the more stupid ideas that sellers can use is putting "not Tamiya" or "like Tamiya" in the title listing, so that a search for Tamiya will find them, as well.
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I was looking at some 1/700 German destroyers which listed about 6 with a starting bid of £20. However it turns out it wasn't 6 it was two after I asked the seller. I don't think he was being cunning but the listing gave the wrong impression as he had listed the launch history of the real life ships and it looked just like a list of what was on offer, so I withdrew my bid. He hadn't actually stated how many at all except for a poor picture of two boxes which looked like examples. People should really think about what their headline and listing says by reading it before posting or get someone else to read it. Then as you say those that use key words to get in a search.
Ah, I remember when ebay was mainly private individulas like us just selling their stuff. Now its dominated by large, medium and small businesses and often prices are dearer than retailComment
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very true, it either shows that the seller hasn't done his research, or he/she thinks that no-one else will. Anyone buying on ebay should adopt the motto ' caveat emptor ' ( ' let the buyer beware ' ). You need to check the sellers history, if he ( or she ) has only a few sales, then it probably is a mistake, but if they have a lot of sales, then they should know better. Even worse if could be deliberately vague, but that should show up on feedback............
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