Tim,
I'm confused. Was the point of your post to discuss the CL ad and how the seller is using the offers to research for him, or was it another of your "You boys don't play" fair rants?
YOU were the one who posted the CL AD
YOU were the one who claimed to offer his asking proce an hour after the ad release.
YOU were the one who claims he told you he wasn't aware of the value, and will accept bids
YOU were the one who asked for opinions, and then proceed to skewer those that do.
I read your original post, I noted YOU didn't tell him the gas pump was worth more than his $200 asking price. I don't see you telling the seller the market rate for his pump, or how to research an item's value.
Instead, I keep reading sad, angry person that reminds me of the troll days at AOL. I'm sorry you live in an area of the world where the collectable you want are limiited.
Sorry you have tihs set of ethics that only seems to apply to you
Sorry you seem to think people here live to toss old grandmothers out on the street and then charge them to hal away their hand carved buffet set, or whatever collectable you believe we are stealing.
I wish it were 1981 for you again, you can sit in a Compuserve or AOL chat room, and flame who ever post an opinion or comment and sit smugly, instead of doing it here. Sorry life is unfair in Maine. Perhaps you should conser moving to Las Vegas, I've hjeard there are all sorts of collectables to found for a song.
By the way, your hypocrisy is showing....
Kilroy,
He posted for opinions, I gave him mine. Obviously, there is nothing wrong with what the guy is doing and its offensive people think there is, he isn't posting in the dealer section, its the owner that's trying not to get screwed by vultures.
I'm not sad or angry, I assure you that. I'm a happy individual that apparently has more morals then you. I have emailed people before and made a much better offer then their asking price explaining that their price is too low and I would pay more.
I have even told people in shops when they are not asking enough or even when I found a solid silver picture frame at a group shop that was 10% of scrap value. I had seen the old guy in his booth before and he obviously was selling his own possessions because he needed the money. If that was a slick willy dealer I would have bought it and scrapped it myself. Yes, he thanked me the next time I ran into him.
One time I went back to a yard sale and tried to give the guy an extra $100 for a pair of binoculars that I bought them out of his $1 box. Turned out to be Diensteglas Zeiss German WW2 binoculars. They were tan. I couldn't in clear conscience keep them for $1.
I go into a lot of shops and I know a lot of dealers in my area that have my same set of ethics, but I have run into a lot that knew they were going to make 5-10 times their money and took advantage of the situation.
Thinking your going to make 30-50% and getting lucky making 300%, that's one thing, buying that low knowingly is another.
If you think I'm a troll then fine, call me names if it makes you feel better about screwing others. I'm doing the right thing and I'm ok with that. I even tried to help members on this board with some deals and neat coin-op stuff I ran across, but I got blasted for helping out members so I don't do it any more.
