buy (something) sight unseen

buy (something) sight unseen

To purchase something without seeing or examining it first. When I decided to buy a house sight unseen, I knew it would probably need a lot of repairs—and I was right!
See also: buy, sight, unseen
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

buy something sight unseen

to buy something without seeing it first. I bought this land sight unseen. I didn't know it was so rocky. It isn't usually safe to buy something sight unseen.
See also: buy, sight, unseen
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • buy sight unseen
  • unseen
  • at first sight
  • do something on sight
  • on sight
  • take (something) out in trade
  • take out in trade
  • a sight
  • ascertain from
  • be more trouble than it's worth