There are too manyusing the words KITSCH, FUNKY, RETRO, ART DECO, and VINTAGE when the item is none of these. I asked a seller recently what the meaning of one word was and she admitted that she didn't know, butit encouraged buyers to bid.
In my view there ismuch misrepresentation of lighters from sellers who know nothing, they do not even know the model names, let alone the mechanics of suchitems.
Asa gas lighterengineer I can see only5 knowledgable sellers on the whole of eBay. So with that I'm happy to advise anyone as anex Ronson Engineerwithproblems, butevenmy experience doesn't stop a flood of problematic lightersarriving at my door. Corroded flints intubes, lighters covered in tar, unrepairable leaks.and hardly anyattempts to clean them..
Money that I make frommy repairs helps to save lesser-known wildcats that are murdered for fur coats, so you can see how mad I get whenlighters never match their description.
It may also be news to sellers that you can never clean silver, gold or brass plated lighters with metal polish. All polishes carry an abrasive agent that destroys the protective laquerRonson's used to stop plate tarnishing. Your item may gleam in the picture, but it will result in avery sad buyer when his/her lighter turns black in a short time.
Please email mewith any queries you may have.
Art King
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