(fax) "back up" copies and ebay

[Christian]

Dave - I think it looks totally dodgy - and I understand where you're 
coming from.

I don't mean to excuse anyone's behaviour, especially if they're 
breaking the rules - just that as a person who's seen the misguided 
force of an eBay complaint before, I'm just saying that I would probably 
give the benefit of the doubt. In your position with the label, I would 
probably be less charitable about it.

In this case, much like the "promo" copies that found their way online 
in the past, it looks pretty unlikely that this is legit. I've lost/had 
stolen cases before leaving me with CD's and having to get another copy 
(out of compulsion), but I agree, that's a real long shot. But with 
someone like this who has that much positive feedback to do this would 
be truly dumb on their part - I mean selling a cheap Ars Nova knock-off 
or something would be one thing you might do unwittingly, but this - 
especially since I've seen exactly such a listing before (assumedly from 
this guy) - seems a bit much.

Anyhow, I've buggered my signal to noise ratio on the list this week, so 
I'm going to shut up about it. ;)

C.

Dave at Fax Label USA wrote:

>Sorry, but I have to say the following
>
>- a seller does not get 1295/100% feedback by having listings that are
>ambiguous
>
>- "back up" copies do not mean spare copies...if they really are spares, then
>he would write "unplayed" or "played only a few times" or something of the
>sort
>
>- if they really are spares, why no artwork?
>
>- if they really are real CDs, why mention the sound quality?
>
>I know some of you think I jumped the gun by reporting him, but this one
>smells way too rotten for me to feel like what I did was out of line. A
>seller with 1295 feedback should be able to write a listing that clearly
>states what he or she is selling...
>
>Dave
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