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Just wondering what people on here would expect by 'excellent' condition. Entered an e bay auction on Friday and won a tent described as this. Asked the seller questions such as whether the tent was dry when packed etc and apparently it had only been used twice and was 9 months old.

However, on arrival to pick it up and unravelling the material we found that the inner was covered in mildew spots and a big yellow stain (think it was smoke) on the dome roof. There was also a rip on the mud flap on the fly sheet. I obviously refused to buy.

Think we will buy new.

EEEEWWWW

Only used twice my eye. Excellent condition to me would mean nothing wrong with it.

You did right to refuse to buy!

This sounds like a case of the seller thought it was in excellent condition and never bothered to check before putting it up for sale

When he put it away after the last trip it may not have had any mould or mildew on it but a lot depends on how long and where it has been stored just looks like you were unlucky

When I sell on e bay I always air on the side of caution with my description and I would never describe an item as mint or near mint and tend to use very good condition as my standard description, I do think that sellers try to maximise interest in items by over describing them but this only leads to unhappy buyers  

I have bought all my tents off ebay without a problem.

Firstly i check there feedback any doubts i wont bid.

Next i email them and ask about mildew/damage again if they dont respond,i wont bid.

Then i ask them if i bid and win can i collect for cash.

If they agree then i will bid. If i win i will collect and inspect before handing over cash.

I never leave feedback unless they leave 1st,this will stop them leaving you bad feedback.

To be honest i use ebay a lot and never had a bad buy.

Quote: Originally posted by force ten on 03/9/2007

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This sounds like a case of the seller thought it was in excellent condition and never bothered to check before putting it up for sale

When he put it away after the last trip it may not have had any mould or mildew on it but a lot depends on how long and where it has been stored just looks like you were unlucky

When I sell on e bay I always air on the side of caution with my description and I would never describe an item as mint or near mint and tend to use very good condition as my standard description, I do think that sellers try to maximise interest in items by over describing them but this only leads to unhappy buyers  

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