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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 1131, member: 85&quot;]lilfont -</p><p>I don&#039;t know what your previous id was on the old board, nor do I care.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never understood the desire of some to find out who others are.</p><p>I do want to say I appreciate your directness, as I am the same. </p><p>I agree that we all have a way of stating things differently, and sometimes because we are direct we are considered rude.&nbsp; When in fact that is not the case.&nbsp; Usually, it is simply a case of trying to say things clearly so it isn&#039;t misunderstood, as people tend to read things into answers that wasn&#039;t meant.</p><p>Sometimes my directness is misunderstood which leaves me standing outside looking in.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d like to also speak to the divide between sellers and buyers on the other board.&nbsp; It is something that I noticed also.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ebay started as a flea market on the net.&nbsp; Now think of your average garage seller/flea market seller.&nbsp; They are not dealers or retailers.&nbsp; They are clearing from home.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ebay comes along and they realize they can make a little extra cash selling regularly.&nbsp; They still are not dealers or retailers.&nbsp; Not all&nbsp; have not become business minded overnight.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Ebay decides to change the rules, from garage saler to retail outlet.&nbsp; Now they are expecting all sellers on their site to become actual retailers. Following what most good retailers would do.&nbsp; Accept&nbsp; returns, bend over backwards to appease a customer.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Someone at a garage sale is most likely is most likely not going to take something back.&nbsp; Nor are they always going to be polite if you run down their merchandise, as it is who they are.&nbsp; They are more likely to tell you to leave their property.</p><p><br /></p><p>Something ebay does not want their sellers to do.&nbsp; They are looking for the return customers.&nbsp; Which only the sellers who understood retail tactics would accomplish.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hence the division between sellers and buyers.&nbsp; The sellers getting mad at their customers were the ones who didn&#039;t quite understand retail.</p><p>It&#039;s a matter of mind set.&nbsp; </p><p>I hope I made sense.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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