German help? (translation) New question

[tootie_tails]

New question:

I'm looking at an auction description and it says:

Weihnachtsbaumkugeln aus Glas
Diese sind gebaucht aber der Lack ist noch lange nicht ab .

I understand some german after all so I realize it should be "gebraucht".
But what is the part about the "Lack" (paint)? They have been newly repainted..? The paint is chipping off..?
I tried it in Bing Translator as well but it came out meaningless. 


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I'm looking at vintage christmas ornaments, baubles, on german ebay.
Many sellers just add a picture to their auction but they don't say anything about the size of the item. And it's hard to make out from the picture, they could be tiny baubles or giant ones.
So, if I want to contact a seller and ask, how do I put it, politely, in german?
Had it been in english I would say "what size/diameter are these, please?" I guess.

...welche Durchmesser...?

[Buffy]

Most german seller speak english, so you can ask them in english. Or if you want to say it in german, just say "Welche Größe/Durchmesser hat der Weihnachtsschmuck?"

[TwilightWhispers]

What Buffy says   

"Könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, welchen Durchmesser/Größe die Kugel hat?" (Could you please tell me what diameter/size is the ball?)
"Könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, welchen Durchmesser/Größe die Kugeln haben?" (Could you please tell me what diameter/size are the balls?)

[ponylady]

Thanks girls cause I wouldn't have known where to begin on that 

Merry Christmas Tootie 

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Thank you everyone 

[ponylady]

Thank you everyone 

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[BerryMouse]

That's a kind of a saying =)

"Der Lack ist noch lange nicht ab"

It kinda means something like:

These are used but all the glamour is long not gone.

So these are in a good shape for their age =)

*hope that helps*

[tootie_tails]

thank you
that explains why I didn't think it made sense first

[ponylady]

Frohe Weihnachten 

I don't know if I have that right but I couldn't resist!