Condition of speakers for sale

Admittedly, it’s been a while since I’ve shopped for speakers on audiogon.  Probably close to ten years or so.

Now that I’m in the market again, I’ve noticed what seems like a common theme.  There are many many ads that say things like “mint condition”, or “very clean”, or even “flawless” only to point out deep scratches, larger chips in corners, and just plain damage in the photos.

In my past life buying and selling, it seems like we were more honest in ads.  Some might argue that the photos are being forthright.  While this is true, why are sellers using words like “mint” when they clearly aren’t?  If it was just users with no feedback, that’d be one thing.  But it’s also long time users doing the same thing.  Anyone else noticing this?