used when promised new

I have to disagree with you Warrenh. It seems like you may have fallen for an old sales ploy. My curiosity got the best of me, so I checked out the ad. It does not claim NEW. The ad states 'This exquisite cable is like NEW. Rating is 9.9/10, it is in Absolutely Mint like New Condition'. I don't read this as NEW. Condition is clearly stated as 10/10, not NEW. It seems that you misunderstood the Audiogon rating system and the seller is now the recipient of your misjudged anger. You should be more careful and ask more questions before purchasing. If you read the ad as I do, you'll see he never claimed it was NEW. Only LIKE NEW, which a 10/10 rating should be. Now you left someone negative feedback because of YOUR misunderstanding. If I were him, I would have to contest that negative feedback.
In the future, ask more questions. Some sellers are jerks and respond rudely to questions, but it's far better to be clearer upfront, then to realize there was a miscommunication later. Maybe you should contact Agon and see if you can retract the negative feedback. What I see warrants nothing more than a neutral, at worst.

John

To Itsalldark, I understand your point, but it's a cable. What I really had an issue with is zero tolerance. I'm no believer in absolutes, people deserve to occasionally make mistakes, that's all. BTW you can check my feedback if you like.

I withdraw my very first post. The item clearly stated "like New". No where in the ad does it say the item is "New in Box or Package." I do believe negative feedback was very unfairly left. Especially considering your explanation of their good condition.

What was the discount of the sale price vs. retail?kkk

Between this and some of the recent disputes being listed, I'm glad I've been happy with my system lately and not buying or selling. Geez, people are sensitive right now! If you buy on Audiogon, you have to do your homework. Nobody should out and out lie, and maybe that's what happened here. But given the liberal use of "new" as an adjective, I'd never buy something here under the impression that it was new without asking, "Is it still in the original packaging and has it never been removed from that packaging?" If somebody answers yes to both those questions and then you get unpackaged, incomplete "perfect condition" product, you've been out and out lied to.

Maybe I'm too lenient, but you don't need to hand out a negative feedback in this case to protect me, as a fellow Audiogoner. I've had lots worse things happen to me than getting something in perfect condition.

sometimes i go to cheap stores such Marshall's or Daffy's and wonder if the clothes they sell are new...