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PARASITIC TWINS (The Buyer) is very depressed about their depression glass plates that they purchased from us! They are of the opinion that these plates were worn, cloudy and scratched. We have been reselling collectibles and second hand items, going on 40 years now. We have had 2 brick and mortar store in that time. Sold almost 30,000 items here on eBay in recent years. There is very little that we have not seen before. We Know the difference between POOR, FAIR, GOOD, VERY GOOD, EXCELLENT, NEAR MINT, MINT AND GEM MINT. Newer items that are not near mint condition we don't even bother to offer. Older, vintage, antique or unique items we try to only offer very good or better.

These depression glass plates were well within the VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT condition range. From the pictures you can see the glossy reflections from the overhead lighting in all of the plates.  There was not excessive utensil markings or wear to the plates. The white mat in the photos does have marks on it that can be seen through in the plates, but not the actual plates condition. If the plates were Worn, Scratched or Cloudy, you wouldn't be able to see the marks on the white mat underneath the plates, too. There is no reason to offer junk because there is way to much decent condition items to waste the time.  We didn't make note of any issues with the plates, because there were no issues to make note of. Worn, Cloudy and Scratched DOES NOT reflect in the light like these plates do in the images shown.  Also, if the surface of the plates was worn, scratched and cloudy you would not be able to see the flower pattern through the glass either. The flower pattern is on the bottom of the plate so any excessive wear would cloud the reverse image, which is not the case. 

If an item we offer for sale isn't something I would want to own myself I try not to offer it. These plates for sold for around $33 with free shipping. I did a quick search for recent sales and listings and they sell for around $20 each including shipping. The buyer got these very good condition plates for about 1/3 the prices on eBay currently. We didn't charge the buyer an excessive amount or misrepresent them as New or Mint Condition. They were simply some nice plates offered at a nice price. We even asked the buyer what their expectations, for next steps was and they failed to let us know stating that they were simply educating us for future buyers. 

Reply from: thriftstorebox. Left 4/28/2024.

The Buyer's (PARASITIC TWIN) opinion of these items is not lining up with our evaluation. It is just that a matter of opinion. The photos that we provided show the surface of the plate with very glossy reflections from the overhead lighting. We have sold 30,000 items on eBay & owned 2 brick & mortar store over the past 40 years & have seen most everything, in most every condition. Worn, Cloudy and Scratched glass is not glossy or reflective. You can get the whole story on our website.