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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 2591057, member: 5170"][USER=15851]@George James[/USER] and [USER=2498]@rink28[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>To what do you attribute this (apparent) sexism? I have never dealt with FB Marketplace, but I have never experienced any kind of "antiques discrimination" in any venue. I have to believe anyone with any practical sense knows that my money spends as easily as any woman's they could name.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back in the day antiques were considered more of a gay man's interest. Do you perceive some kind of homophobia at work here? While there is still some truth to that, most of my antique-loving male friends are heterosexual; in fact, some men I know (including me) collect antiques with their wives as a couple's activity. A seller would be stupid indeed to lie to either of us. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 2591057, member: 5170"][USER=15851]@George James[/USER] and [USER=2498]@rink28[/USER] To what do you attribute this (apparent) sexism? I have never dealt with FB Marketplace, but I have never experienced any kind of "antiques discrimination" in any venue. I have to believe anyone with any practical sense knows that my money spends as easily as any woman's they could name. Back in the day antiques were considered more of a gay man's interest. Do you perceive some kind of homophobia at work here? While there is still some truth to that, most of my antique-loving male friends are heterosexual; in fact, some men I know (including me) collect antiques with their wives as a couple's activity. A seller would be stupid indeed to lie to either of us. :)[/QUOTE]
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