What does the word "mint" mean to you in relation to a sale?

[phizz]

No matter how old the marker is in my opinion you can use the word mint. But to me minto condition means perfect, no marks, smooth runer, no scratches in breech etc.

[Chronobreak]

if you look at cars mint basicly means never driven, showroom quality etc

alot of people on the nation and elsewhere have found out there are alot of suckers out there(not just you punkn) and they can say LNIB, BNIB, MINT, Perfect etc and for some reason people take them for their word.

buying used is always a gamble, but you gotta do your best to check that persons feedback, get pics,

as much as i hate that guy from techpb hes got a very nice how to sell/buy guns online thats very helpfull, though the language and maturity is poor for an older guy

[LK-13]

rare, mint, collectible, and many other buzz words should just flow in one ear and out the other.
everyone thinks their stuff is worth more than everyone else's stuff because
"i know it's special, and one of a kind..."

ya...
right...

rare, why? because most are filling up garbage dumps?

mint? breath mint? after dinner mint?

collectible? C'mon, someone somewhere collects just about everything.

there are a few one offs out there, but not that many.

buyer has to beware.

I've been ripped off doing forum business, I've gotten the best possible deal doing forum business.

buyer beware and learn as much as you can about your seller.

if you get taken,
put out the word on as many forums as you can, including MCB.
hurt your rep on MCB, you might as well take up Golf,
cause Paintball just might be dead to you.

[Steelrat]

I don't get it. You are unhappy with your purchase, and the guy has offered a full refund? If you're not willing to take the offered refund, that's on you. You can't continue to be upset about it after the guy offered to make it right, just because you think you will end up getting even more screwed when you try to buy another G7. Yes, he described it poorly, but made up for it by offering to do the right thing. So, in the end, I guess his good feedback is justified.

[punkncat]

I don't get it. You are unhappy with your purchase, and the guy has offered a full refund? If you're not willing to take the offered refund, that's on you. You can't continue to be upset about it after the guy offered to make it right, just because you think you will end up getting even more screwed when you try to buy another G7. Yes, he described it poorly, but made up for it by offering to do the right thing. So, in the end, I guess his good feedback is justified.

I had already stated that I appreciated his good will in the situation, or at least I think I did in this thread???? Anyway, the point of the matter is that I do not wish to go back through the trouble of shipping the marker back, waiting for refund to clear, finding another marker and going through the whole ordeal again.
It would have been nice BOTH times lately that I have purchased there for the marker to be as stated. Since they haven't I will refrain from purchasing there anymore.

Chrono- I have been a member here since, what? 03? Care to count the number of bad deals I have had here in that amount of time?

It may be nieve to assume nothing bad could happen here, and you would be right in thinking so, but I tell ya. I deal with people here who have good feedback and have found that by and large WE tend to be honest about what we are selling. In even the short time I have dealt with MCB I have found that it is all but expected to be forthright there.
I personally don't buy from Ebay unless I have to. Same type of buttockery goes on there as the nation.

[Steelrat]

I agree with that. I think I came accross too harshly in my post. I just hate to have you end up unhappy with a purchase. PBN IS a crapshoot, but it's also a place to find great deals. Believe it or not, I actually have WORSE luck with high-feedback traders, as they seem to conduct a lot of business with people who might not be as, well, anal about what they are getting.