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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It seems that someone has a bad attitude about "acid dated" coins. I see one brief question that can be answered with a simple "no" and then alot of extraneous pontificating. I certainly would not appreciate someone telling me how to run my auctions either and your auctions have one of the clearest disclaimers around. You would have to be a couple notches below Forrest Gump to not understand what you are selling  I see no reason for a non-customer to antagonize a seller to that extent and there really is no reason at all for a non-customer to be saying "the customer is always right"  which is one of the biggest falsehoods in business  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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When I posted this whole exchange I recognized that there was a pretty fair chance that you all might react to it as you have and, trust me, I appreciate your good counsel. Actually, it's a tribute to your civility that none of you has told me that I, too, am an idiot!
I went off on the guy simply because, with his totally unsolicited thoughts and advice, he touched a particular nerve within me that's always a bit raw. He may have asked a question that could have been answered with a simple yes or no, but if you go back and read his whole first email you know darn well he had his mind made up whether the coins were "acid dated" or not. Why else would he give his opinion about when and how to do it?
Anyway...although I haven't revealed the guy's identity, he actually has an absolutely stellar selling record. So last night, probably before most of you posted your comments, I wrote him again and commended him on his selling record and suggested he should stick to that and refrain from handing out unsolicited advice.
He agreed and so we kissed and made up!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1353 Posts |
weerdsteev,
Your knowledge on this board about Buffaloes and your posts have been outstanding. Your advice to members were always right on.The surprise to me is why would you even waste your time with some whose knowledge is far inferior to yours. He must have hit a hot button...I would put him in the recycle bin!
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Moderator
 United States
23522 Posts |
I'm not sure whether to love you or hate you.  But you are always entertaining, and having a lot more fun with your life than me. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10982 Posts |
Yeah, we've all said and done things we later wish we hadn't. Not that this is an example of that, but bad days happen to us all.
My Mom always said, "You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar".
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The "law of unintended consequences" is working overtime. My ill-timed tirade has sent a flood of people to my ebay listings which, unfortunately for me this week, are nothing but poorly photographed, scruffy, fire-sale, dog meat, barf-ola coins. They all look like they were cast from cement. No dazzlers at all this week. There must be a LOT of non-members that look in on this forum! Edited by weerdsteev
10/04/2010 4:25 pm
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Forum Dad
United States
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There must be a LOT of non-members that look in on this forum! Only a search engine referral about every 2.5 to 3 seconds.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
5375 Posts |
Lol, I would have just done it anonymously. Good for you on telling him off, though. I don't take... er 'you know what' from anyone. I'll go off on foolish sellers but I've got to make sure to block them in the future, even if the exchange is relatively civil because there are so many chumps out there who get their ego hurt and would try to take revenge by ruining my feedback like that last guy.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My Mom always said, "You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar". My Grandmother used to always say "keep your words tender because you never know when you are going to have to go back and eat them". Allot of wise little sayings from the older generation |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My Mom always said, "You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar Ummm...I was trying to shoo this fly away, NOT catch him!  Also...my mom always said, "Hey! Put the lid back on the honey when you're done with it!" Edited by weerdsteev
10/05/2010 09:08 am
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Valued Member
United States
397 Posts |
 I always wondered why people wanted to catch flies in the first place. I always try to kill them, and if I can't do that, chase them away... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
651 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10284 Posts |
 I think that it has something to do with baseball and balls hit in the air. I suppose you could catch them with honey on them but if the runner tags up and takes a base, they might keep going. A ball covered with honey is going to be very difficult to throw for a put out. I think it might be a slight advantage to actually catch flies with vinegar on them, if you wanna win a baseball game. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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11/04/10 - Gosh. I guess I just really attract THEM. I just received another unsolicited CAUSTIC COMMENT from an ebay buyer. He commented on a RESTORED 1913-S T2 nickel I currently have for sale on ebay. He said, "Why did you ruin this coin? Was it worthless before you did it? It is worthless now or worth a nickel." Arrrgghhhhh!! Must curb desire to retaliate....!! ....want so bad to ask him if he is assuming that I am a MORON who just randomly goes around ruining perfectly good 1913-S T2 nickels.... ....fighting the urge to unload on him.... ....I am....weak..... ....HELP!!... ....please help before I yield to temptation.... ....arrrggghhhhhh....
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Posted 10/04/2010 11:04 am
