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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;&#039;Nuff_Said, post: 14263, member: 181&quot;]Thanks Shi!</p><p><br /></p><p>I recall posting a number of items with the links attached that were won on eBay for pennies on the dollar and then resold later for hundreds or thousands of dollars. I recall one of the first threads I ever posted over on the other board was something to the effect of: <i>&quot;eBay. Can it be a Pickers Paradise?&quot;.</i> That&#039;s when I use to post mostly artwork (paintings, prints and drawings) within the Finds Threads -- which was, and will always be my bread and butter. We still buy many pieces of artwork, I just haven&#039;t been posting them over the past couple of years because of my new found interest in ceramics.</p><p><br /></p><p>He and many others here have bare witness to the progression I&#039;ve made over the years regarding ceramics. Went for knowing next to nothing about them roughly 3 years ago, to picking four and five-figure pieces for pennies. One of the most notable sales was that teapot purchased for $10 and resold for nearly $17K. Do you recall my listing? I had no idea what Yixing was. Didn&#039;t know if it were Chinese or Japanese etc. That sale basically started my push towards learning more about Asian art. And slowly over the past couple of years I have learned. Not only about Asian art, but ceramics in general. You all have bared witness to this progression. I have worked my a$$ off for these past couple of years dedicating myself to learning. But according to him, I&#039;m a fake, a phony. Laughable! I have taken what I&#039;ve learned from this board, the other and what I&#039;ve taught myself, utilized it and applied in the field. Why can&#039;t he and a number of others do the same. Why is it that the same damn folks, keep asking the same damn questions, to the same damn items? All of the tools and resources have been freely given to him and others over the years by folks willing to give them free without want. Why isn&#039;t he and others using them?&nbsp; Here&#039;s why............. they don&#039;t want to put in the hard work! They&#039;ll rather have others do it for them. Why research an item when you can post it and have others research it for you? Pure laziness!</p><p><br /></p><p>He said I &quot;rarely, if ever help&quot; others. Pure BS! I&#039;ve helped him numerous times over the years. I even out the kindness of my heart wrapped and packaged an item he liked that I posted and mailed it to him for free. I wanted nothing in exchange. Just for him to enjoy the item.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh! Here&#039;s another person I rarely, if ever helped: <a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-with-chinese-japanese-jade-figurine-statue.925/#post-11671" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-with-chinese-japanese-jade-figurine-statue.925/#post-11671">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-with-chinese-japanese-jade-figurine-statue.925/#post-11671</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In closing... again, his rant was never about me helping or not helping. It wasn&#039;t about my &quot;snarky reply&quot;. It was more so about my finds and the envy he harbored regarding them. I do give him credit. Credit for having the balls to say how he really felt. Not many folks are willing to show their hand like that. So kudos to you! But my dear Johnny, all you have done was motivate me more. Motivate me to push and work harder at becoming a better picker. Like I have said many a times before,... it&#039;s the haters, naysayers and negativity that drives this train I&#039;m on. Folks like you who hate me for no good reason other than I&#039;m doing something that you&#039;re not is what motivates me. If I woke up everyday with congrats and pats on the back, I don&#039;t believe I would be working as hard to learn this antiques and find art game.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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