Standard Disclaimer ??

[foxette-in-sox]

I am noticing right down the bottom in VERY VERY light grey,the following 'Standard Disclaimer' on quite a few sellers listings-never seen it before.Anyone else seeing this &/or know what its about?

And yes,this EXACTLY how light it is

STANDARD DISCLAIMER This Ebay Account is furnishing this item "as is". We do not provide any warranty of the item whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the item will be error-free. In no respect shall we incur any liability for any damages, including, but limited to, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages arising out of, resulting from, or any way connected to the use of the item, whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort, or otherwise; whether or not injury was sustained by persons or property or otherwise; and whether or not loss was sustained from, or arose out of, the results of, the item, or any services that may be provided by this ebay account. If a recognizable item appears in this account, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by this accounts employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this account is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to Us prior to release. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by our employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead.

[*sparklz*]

Never seen it.

[digital*ghost]

Hmm, I've only returned a handful of listings with that in it, and they are all low-ish FB-ers selling same/similar fashion jewellery and the listing descriptions are virtual copy/pastes of one another - complete with the big font in a rainbow of colours....

So, my guess is that it's something they've whacked in their themselves (when an item is sold 'as is', there's no SNAD protection via PayPal, my guess is they're trying to avoid claims from people who receive jewellery broken, or it breaks within 5 mins. The faint colour says it all, really.

Quick tip - to read the text foxy posted more easily, highlight it so the background goes dark blue and the text is white, much easier to see. 🙂

[digital*ghost]

Argh! *there.

Oh for an edit button. :_|

[thecatspjs]

I have never seen it either.

If it was in any listing of an item I have purchased I would never have noticed it.

Until i highlighted the light text in the OP post - the white space looked exactly like white space to me ?:|

[*new2vintage]

I think it's as unenforceable as " Seller can't be held responsible for loss or damage in the postal system. "

[foxette-in-sox]

Sorry,when I copied it,it was blue,when I posted,it was virtually unreadable again.

[digital*ghost]

This should do it... (paragraphs added, even 😉 ).

STANDARD DISCLAIMER This Ebay Account is furnishing this item "as is". We do not provide any warranty of the item whatsoever, whether express, implied, or statutory, including, but not limited to, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any warranty that the contents of the item will be error-free.

In no respect shall we incur any liability for any damages, including, but limited to, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages arising out of, resulting from, or any way connected to the use of the item, whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort, or otherwise; whether or not injury was sustained by persons or property or otherwise; and whether or not loss was sustained from, or arose out of, the results of, the item, or any services that may be provided by this ebay account.

If a recognizable item appears in this account, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by this accounts employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this account is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to Us prior to release. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by our employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead.

It's gobbledegook, basically. The first paragraph effectively carries a line saying they don't guarantee their items are fit for the purpose that they're sold for... Just... :^O

[foxette-in-sox]

It's gobbledegook, basically.

Oh cool,wanted to make sure it wasn't just me ;\

(goes back to looking at carp listings)

[davewil1964]

I'd like to see how they go in court saying they're not liable for statutory warranties. :^O