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Yes, seller rating does have a lot of meaning and I can be more concrete than the plants example (which was great, don't get me wrong). I buy used books on Amazon and I find that sellers vary a lot in how they describe the condition of the book. Specifically, some vendors actually LOOK at the book and try to gauge its condition (like new, good, etc), some (even better!) give some notes about the book's condition in the item description. Other sellers will simply list every book as new or like new, no matter the actual condition. I have been burned that way. So not only will I look at the seller's rating, I will look in the comments and see what people have to say about the condition of the books they received. I will pay more for a seller with good comments.
(and by the way, Worldwalker, Lowe's actually guarantees their plants for a year, I think, so if the poor-performing plants were from Lowe's, take them back!)
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