quote:I see "new, mint", etc. on the bay and the item is 30 years old. Really? Did they buy it and hold it that long just for this?
As has already been posted, sometimes the answer is yes.
But on EBay one has to be careful. Words like "new" and "mint" seem to have little meaning there. I cannot count the number of listings I've seen where the seller's title says "new" or "mint" but the body of the ad states that the item has been used, or the pictures indicate use. Buyer beware.
