"I was told"
So help me translate this phrase that keeps appearing in ads....
"I was told" ..... means:
A. I really don't know and I don't want to research for myself.
For me it’s the first half when answering a question. Example;
“I was told the part also fits big blocks.”
I don’t know but was told by someone I know and trust usually follows OR it is hearsay which will be know. Normally it’ll be stated as “I heard this will fit, but I don’t know myself.” Researching what part fits what in whatever year or model, etc…. Is not my problem as a seller of an item.
Once I was selling valve springs for a small block head. The buyer kept asking unanswerable questions or loaded questions. I wouldn’t sell him the valve springs until he knew what he had and these springs would work for his application. He disappeared for a while and came back saying they are what he needed and I double asked, “Are you sure?” He affirmed they are OK and what he needed.
Fast forward 3 weeks or so after he got his valve springs I get a PM he wants his money back because the valve springs do not fit his application.
I simply stated the history and my reluctance to sell him the stuff until he knew for sure they were what he needed and he said yes. I am under no obligation to accept the springs back and return his money because he made the mistake even after several attempts for me not to sell it to him until he was sure. He was pissed! I said this is not my problem to know exactly what you need when you’re not even sure of what you have. But you were firmed again that this is what you needed. Those are oval Springs if you don’t need them sell them. and he sold them.
Your lack of knowledge is not my problem. It is not my obligation to figure things out for you.
