Fictional Analysis: All My Life Vs. Ebay

After comparing the descriptions between the “allmylife” items and the eBay items there was a noticeable difference between how each was described. After I reviewed a few items on the “All My Life” sales list and selected the “Fine Green Shirt” item to compare to eBay sale items. The descriptions that I found on eBay were a combination of both subjective and objective due to the fact that the author of the auction provided facts about the material the shirt was made out of, which was stated as 100% cotton, but also an opinion about the shirt being “an American classic”. However the description of the shirt listed on the “all My Life” list was a subjective description since the author only talked about his views and opinions on how some people who golf or go to school would dress in business casual. For example, he stated he is “a full time …show more content…
For instance, the audience that the eBay listing was trying to reach was both men and women due to the fact that the listing states that the shirt fit is unisex and it also lets the reader know women prefer ordering one size down. Also the description of the eBay item shows me that although the item basic details describe a male shirt the added detail description indicates that it can also fit woman that that some woman do purchase this shirt. However, the “All My Life” listing I believe that it is trying to reach someone working in an office since the author made the statement “wear this to the office for me”. It also could be geared towards a person that likes to golf since the author wrote “I don’t golf”. I can only assume that the type of audience the “allmylife” author is trying to reach out to because of the full description being vague and having several random statements made. None the less, the items described by both authors seem to be geared towards different type of