TheNeedMachine
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I don't think your'e being anal, I think it helps to convince a buyer to trust you and to feel secure about the condition. I have bought items said to be in mint condition or excellent condition and they had holes, stains or fraying and were ready to go to the garbage. The seller can rationalize that to him this is excellent even if it smells or has wear and tear all over the place or even just worn out sleeve ends or tie corners, but to write "no holes etc." is a very clear guarantee. I still get damaged crap sometimes when they tell me the "no holes ets." thing but its the best I can ask.
Same here - my most memorable was a Brooks Brothers lambswool sweater made in Italy and described as "mint condition"...when I got it, it had 3 very obvious meatball-with-sauce-type stains down the front (the photo in the listing was only the collar tag). Seller's response: "Sorry about that." There's no winning sometimes, and eBay is a minefield when trying to buy so I rarely risk it any longer except for something that can't possibly (hopefully) be not as described. I think a lot of folks have gotten burned, or less than what they expected when buying on eBay, so I try to go a bit overboard in allaying any fears when buying from me, which also makes me inspect the hell out of everything, and on the rare occasion someone has an issue I have no problem making it right and then some. Sometimes the mentality here shifts to "every eBay buyer is out to rip me off and how do I protect myself and how do I get out of this SNAD case" or whatever, but in reality the vast majority of eBay buyers just want to buy something and be happy with their purchase experience.