AIBU to expect Ebay purchases to not stink of perfume?

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I've been selling my old clothes for many years, and I buy the occasional thing from business sellers, but it's very rare for me to actually buy clothes from private sellers, even though I am one.

I bought a high quality jacket, advertised as only worn once. But the stink, I mean I almost thought I was going to throw up. I could smell it as soon as I started to open the parcel. It's a dry-clean only jacket and would cost about as much to dry-clean as the item cost me in the first place, and even then I've gone off the idea of wearing it now.

Given that nothing was mentioned either way in the listings, AIBU to expect things not to be drenched in perfume? When I list things myself, I never say "it doesn't smell of perfume" because I would take that as a basic standard. I only mention smells when there is one, e.g. if something's been in storage.

Also, is there any point at all in messaging the seller to say I'm a bit disappointed? She's been selling for years and has lots of feedback, so I don't really know if it would achieve anything and presumably she'd disagree anyway.

Is it fabric or leather? If it is fabric spray lightly with neat vodka and give it a good airing. That usually works wonders.

It's wool, and I don't have a garden or any outside space.

But it didn't really andwer the question - I'd just like to know if it's reasonable to expect things to not smell in the first place.

Well, no. I didn't answer the question. But I did give you a solution to the problem. (I'm presuming you can hang it in front of an open window if you haven't got outside space, but that still doesn't answer your question.)

Some perfumes are really strong in general and no matter what things smell of it for ages.

One of my favourites is a culprit for this, I can’t really smell it on me but I left a coat in my dgm’s spare room and she literally sniffed it out as she could still smell my perfume and obviously I was home. But to me it doesn’t smell strong at all. So if the sellers been using a strong perfume for years like I have she maybe just doesn’t smell it as much anymore so wouldn’t know herself.

To be fair it’s better than things stinking of smoke.. that tends to be my eBay luck.

Fabreeze should work on wool though.

Is there any point in sending a message to the seller?

I sell clothes all the time and would never sell a smelly item in the first place.

Probably not, she can’t make it smell less. And like I said if it’s just a strong perfume she’s worn for years she might not notice it. Same with things you sell will have a smell, possibly not strong but everyone’s house/clothes have their own smell, unless was advertised as new unworn you kind of have to accept it may have signs of wear..

I would

I reckon it’s probably to mask the smell of sweat, smoke or pets