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Re: Buying a sextant- a cautionary tale.
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 Apr 28, 09:55 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2006 Apr 28, 09:55 -0400
George, > So I'm still unsure what more I could have done to ensure I was getting > a useful instrument. Probably to ask the seller directly whether all parts of the arc are readable. In this case the guy did not claim his ignorance, so he had to answer the question with "yes" or "know". On the other hand, I am not sure what can I do even if it is evident that the seller lied to me. Probably one just has to be ready to loose his money when betting on e-bay... Alex.
