I've grumbled about ebay before. Let's face it, who hasn't? This time though it is more to do with customers. I like to see what I am getting when I browse the items for sale so the increasingly common habit of selling unpainted figures with a picture of a painted figure irks me.
Because not only is the painted figure a misrepresentation but it tends to be a perfectly painted misrepresentation. And hiding the word unpainted somewhere deep in the advert seems a little disingenuous. The chances of the average shopper delivering such an acrylic masterpiece is less than likely.
Ah yes, some will cry but manufacturers do this on their own websites dont they? Yes they do but there you dont have to guess as to what you are getting. On an auction site there should also be no room for doubt.
Meanwhile here are my latest contribution to the auction behemoth. All painted by me.....
http://r.ebay.com/kPODKG
http://r.ebay.com/PvAwCf
http://r.ebay.com/N1j5u8
http://r.ebay.com/mRq15Q
Because not only is the painted figure a misrepresentation but it tends to be a perfectly painted misrepresentation. And hiding the word unpainted somewhere deep in the advert seems a little disingenuous. The chances of the average shopper delivering such an acrylic masterpiece is less than likely.
Ah yes, some will cry but manufacturers do this on their own websites dont they? Yes they do but there you dont have to guess as to what you are getting. On an auction site there should also be no room for doubt.
Meanwhile here are my latest contribution to the auction behemoth. All painted by me.....
http://r.ebay.com/kPODKG
http://r.ebay.com/PvAwCf
http://r.ebay.com/N1j5u8
http://r.ebay.com/mRq15Q
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