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tradernick Valued Member United States 138 Posts	Posted 11/10/2005 07:50 am My dad said it even better than Barnum. He always said "There's an A$$ for every seat". Frankly I'd expect negative feedback to be posted about this auction. The buyer will find out it's a fake, the seller will claim that they stated in the description that they didn't know if it was genuine or not. Pretty sad. Nick Report this Post to the Staff
catman Rest in Peace United States 954 Posts	Posted 11/10/2005 10:38 am Sorry, That will not let the seller off the hook. They are still responsible for the refund. catman Report this Post to the Staff
Susanlynn9 Forum Mom United States 5877 Posts	Posted 11/10/2005 10:41 am I find it especially sad that people don't make use of the many, many resources for education and knowledge before they spend their hard-earned cash. Self-education has been made so easy with the number of books available and the many internet websites and forums that there really is no excuse for not having some knowledge, except for laziness. Report this Post to the Staff
Morgan Fred Rest in Peace United States 2684 Posts	Posted 11/10/2005 5:30 pm From a law enforcement seminar I attended while working with the US National Park Service many years ago, I learned that about 15% of the U.S. population is: 1.) Functionally illiterate; 2.) Unable to balance even a checkbook, let alone manage personal finances; 3.) Unwilling and unable to learn new things including lessons taught by negative experiences; 4.) Are almost completely oblivious to external stimuli ( = have no idea what is going on around them); 5.) Cannot differentiate right from wrong; 6.) Will not admit when they are wrong; 7.) Commit crimes with no conscience, remorse, nor often even awareness they are committing a crime. It should come as no surprise that these categories apply to the same 15%. While this information is outdated, almost certainly the figure now approaches 20%. This information is an over-simplification, but taken within the context of many ebay participants is understandable. I suspect many ebay buyers are at least at the edges of this 20% if not well within the borders. Then we have some sellers... Report this Post to the Staff
Kyra Pillar of the Community United States 867 Posts	Posted 11/10/2005 8:31 pm quote: Originally posted by Morgan Fred From a law enforcement seminar I attended while working with the US National Park Service many years ago, I learned that about 15% of the U.S. population is: 1.) Functionally illiterate; 2.) Unable to balance even a checkbook, let alone manage personal finances; 3.) Unwilling and unable to learn new things including lessons taught by negative experiences; 4.) Are almost completely oblivious to external stimuli ( = have no idea what is going on around them); 5.) Cannot differentiate right from wrong; 6.) Will not admit when they are wrong; 7.) Commit crimes with no conscience, remorse, nor often even awareness they are committing a crime. It should come as no surprise that these categories apply to the same 15%. While this information is outdated, almost certainly the figure now approaches 20%. This information is an over-simplification, but taken within the context of many ebay participants is understandable. I suspect many ebay buyers are at least at the edges of this 20% if not well within the borders. Then we have some sellers... Fred, I gotta agree with you 100% on that one, but I bet the figure is even higher than your 20%. Anyone who works with the public sees this firsthand every day. The number of adults I see who have no idea how to balance a checkbook or have no clue how taking out a loan works shouldn't astound me anymore, but it still does. I read somewhere that the average American adult has about a fourth grade education- that's an insult to some fourth graders I know! Rachel [:p] Edited by Kyra 11/10/2005 8:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
adobero1 Valued Member United States 363 Posts	Posted 11/10/2005 9:13 pm quote: Originally posted by Morgan Fred From a law enforcement seminar I attended while working with the US National Park Service many years ago, I learned that about 15% of the U.S. population is: 1.) Functionally illiterate; 2.) Unable to balance even a checkbook, let alone manage personal finances; 3.) Unwilling and unable to learn new things including lessons taught by negative experiences; 4.) Are almost completely oblivious to external stimuli ( = have no idea what is going on around them); 5.) Cannot differentiate right from wrong; 6.) Will not admit when they are wrong; 7.) Commit crimes with no conscience, remorse, nor often even awareness they are committing a crime. Fred, your in depth above description of our elected officials in Washington is not very kind, but astoundingly right on the mark!! Report this Post to the Staff
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