I am a buyer, am reading all this carp and wandering what else do the poor sellers on Ebay have to remeber "to mention" besides 1001 other non significant info when selling second hand goods.

Must admit haven't bought any furniture on Ebay, but if I did and was sec. hand I don't feel I would have the right to complain about smoking - especially if I didn't ask beforehand (if I was that paranoid about it).

What happened to the old fashion norm that you buy something old, take it home and clean it up as well as restore it if needs be?

The best stuff ever, magical really, was bought by my day in London Portobello markets, it stank of all sorts of things, had layers of dirt, like 50 years worth - even the aniquities shops stank from God only knows what, smell used to follow us home and linger for like 6 months!

I buy lots of china where there is usually no smell as the sirfaces aren't porous, but if I bought clothing or bedding or I dunno, whatever like that, I would wash it or air it - problem solved!

When I go shopping with friends, stuff in stores doesn't smell, we get in the car with our bags and the first thing someone does is light a cigarette!

And besides, even PP doesn't accept smell of smoke or any other smell from the household as not as described