Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/06/02

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Subject: [Leica] Don't touch that, it's minty!
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:05:51 -0700
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On Jun 2, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Andrew Moore wrote:

>> The adjective 'minty' is gaining currency among eBay sellers.
> 
> Yes (and it's been there since the early days of eBay) -- an easy way to
> make something sound "mint" while leaving a loophole for when the buyer
> finds out it's not.

like buying a house with a 'newer'  roof....




Steve
> 
> I won't be disappointed when that term goes away (or other cliche' catch
> phrases such as "bid with confidence!" etc.)
> 
> NO ARCHIVE
> 
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Replies: Reply from andrew.nv1b at gmail.com (Andrew Moore) ([Leica] Don't touch that, it's minty!)
 In reply to: Message from geordiepete211 at yahoo.co.uk (Peter Cheyne) ([Leica] Don't touch that, it's minty!)
Message from andrew.nv1b at gmail.com (Andrew Moore) ([Leica] Don't touch that, it's minty!)