sight unseen

without seeing or examining something first He purchased the Longfellow manuscript sight unseen from a collector in Houston.

sight unseen

Without having viewed the object in question, as in He bought the horse sight unseen. This seeming oxymoron-how can a sight, which means something seen, be not seen?-dates from the late 1800s.

sight unseen

Without seeing the object in question: bought the horse sight unseen.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nana (1)	-	Greek
Burr	[bə:]
Luther	LOO-thər	English
Elisaveta	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Ulysses	yoo-LIS-eez (English)	Roman Mythology, English
Lupe	LOO-pe	Spanish