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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1721332, member: 27832"]I'm saying that the <i>description</i> counts as the description -- but I'm saying it with a low degree of confidence, because the <i>photo</i> certainly also counts, and I suppose the title should as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, one could argue that the title was not <i>entirely</i> misleading, just incomplete. I frequently see auctions that have titles like "ESTATE LOT 50 COINS SILVER", and show a lot with a few silver coins and a bunch of cents. I don't like the practice, but I don't think it rises to the level of search manipulation -- there's silver in there.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, again, I'm not sure the OP's auction would meet eBay's critera for "significantly not as described", based on the accurate photo and description. But posting auctions like this, with titles like this, invites trouble. All IMHO, of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 1721332, member: 27832"]I'm saying that the [I]description[/I] counts as the description -- but I'm saying it with a low degree of confidence, because the [I]photo[/I] certainly also counts, and I suppose the title should as well. However, one could argue that the title was not [I]entirely[/I] misleading, just incomplete. I frequently see auctions that have titles like "ESTATE LOT 50 COINS SILVER", and show a lot with a few silver coins and a bunch of cents. I don't like the practice, but I don't think it rises to the level of search manipulation -- there's silver in there. So, again, I'm not sure the OP's auction would meet eBay's critera for "significantly not as described", based on the accurate photo and description. But posting auctions like this, with titles like this, invites trouble. All IMHO, of course.[/QUOTE]
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