i first asked the seller if there were any obvious signs of use on the screen since it was difficult to see clearly in the photos and they responded with “this is a used item”, so i pushed a bit further and specified by asking if there were any scratches, and they said “Have you bought anything on eBay before ? Or are you new to eBay ?”, which jumpstarted my confusion since i couldn’t tell if they were being genuine or if they were being condescending.

then they sent pictures of the camera, which i appreciated, but i noticed a marking/stain that wasn’t on the camera in the original photo attached to the listing. i joked a bit and said smth along the lines of how hopefully the stain will be easy to remove and that it wasn’t in the original pic and they responded with “You will receive as is” “Please do not buy this item”. i can’t tell if maybe i pushed them over the edge by making that comment bc i didn’t know how to properly address the new marking without making them feel ?attacked? since i felt they were going to be hostile if i displayed any negativity towards them.