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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 187873, member: 111"]Respectfully, I was not the first to suggest the '30s, though AF revised his opinion, my point was and is, that given the pertinent information available on the sign, more information than you provided was readily available, and if you are selling an item suggesting a certain age, then you should make an effort to back that up. The founding date of the company has value only in determining that it cannot date earlier than that (the exact year they started operating under the Rosser & Russell name is also easily found).</p><p><br /></p><p>You posted your item on a site given to discussion, so there should be no surprise that opinions were given, and you had no problem in responding. My lack of personal interest in your item is of no importance, the point is, it took a very small amount of time to turn up when this firm operated at the address on the sign, and I don't think it unreasonable to suggest that you might have found that on your own. Research, and as much correct information as you can provide for your merchandise (including the material) should be a basic...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 187873, member: 111"]Respectfully, I was not the first to suggest the '30s, though AF revised his opinion, my point was and is, that given the pertinent information available on the sign, more information than you provided was readily available, and if you are selling an item suggesting a certain age, then you should make an effort to back that up. The founding date of the company has value only in determining that it cannot date earlier than that (the exact year they started operating under the Rosser & Russell name is also easily found). You posted your item on a site given to discussion, so there should be no surprise that opinions were given, and you had no problem in responding. My lack of personal interest in your item is of no importance, the point is, it took a very small amount of time to turn up when this firm operated at the address on the sign, and I don't think it unreasonable to suggest that you might have found that on your own. Research, and as much correct information as you can provide for your merchandise (including the material) should be a basic... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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