Buyer Beware: Leftturnvintage On Ebay
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Weird
Happens all the time. Once won an Ardor for $35. Same outcome.
That's crappy of them, sort to hear that. I have never seen a patent Dunhill with a Cumberland stem before?!
Me either… brindle stem.
I sold one and someone chimed in that the Cumberland didn’t come out til 80s and I need to edit the listing that it had a replacement stem. Luckily the folks here educated me, and in turn him that the stem was described as Brindle way back when… and was original.
Should we all bid his auctions up and not pay? Ahaha. My money is defective.
Good to know, I thought brindle was the same as Cumberland.
Also, its nice to give us a heads up not to fall for their trap but I wouldn't give them any publicity...
I nabbed a ‘24 patent for $15 and a handful from the 60s for $20 each.I had a '75 Shell Briar I got for $20 from ebay.?
Do you really mean that a dissatisfied buyer can't leave negative feedback anymore? For a seller to cancel an auction for poor profit takes away the entire premise of an auction, the results of which he is bound to accept. Sellers are very afraid of negative feedback. I'd nail his ass.
In the 1930s, Dunhill put brindle stems on their Root Briars. The actual “Cumberland” series, which featured a brindle stem, started in 1978-1979, and because of this line of pipes, brindle and Cumberland became synonymous.
I am always looking on ebay for some sort of Dunhill bargain haven't found one yet.
eBay sucks. They could give a shit about the sellers or the buyers, they are all about volume and making money.
If you are looking for a vintage pipe I don't know where else you could go other than ebay.
I see the seller still has 100% positive feedback. Will ebay not let you leave negative feedback?
If it is true the seller is trying to get out of the deal because he feels the pipe sold for too little that is 100% his fault and problem. Ebay has a reserve system in place for sellers to get at least what they think should be a minimum. If the seller doesn't want to use the system they need to start their bids higher or run the risk of getting less than they want. It's entirely on them.
I buy a lot of stuff on ebay and yes I look at seller ratings and reviews before buying.
If it is true the seller is trying to get out of the deal because he feels the pipe sold for too little that is 100% his fault and problem. Ebay has a reserve system in place for sellers to get at least what they think should be a minimum. If the seller doesn't want to use the system they need to start their bids higher or run the risk of getting less than they want. It's entirely on them.
I buy a lot of stuff on ebay and yes I look at seller ratings and reviews before buying.