My apologies Moorna, I would like to interact with you on the boards as I do with many. But it is difficult at times as you seem to be set on telling all and sundry how eBay works, and all they can do to make it better, then turn around and impress once again on us all that you do not use eBay as a selling venue (except that once). I did misunderstand about the mobility things, sorry and see your point re the cost of delivery, that is one of the biggest headaches for all sellers, postage/delivery costs.
The biggest reason you are being less than accepted by some, is simply because you are always singing your own praises, and for many on here who are struggling it can come across as condescending. I think I remember a post of yours in the March Sales thread asking some sellers 'Why do you bother' then proceeding to blind us all with your selling prowess and huge monthly income via the markets or something.
Surely even you can see that this is not going to endear many on the boards to you. A lot come here to vent, to seek help to ask opinions - of other eBayers, and any so called advice or opinion from you on how useless some of us are, and how much better we could do elsewhere is down right rude.
As for the truce, I agree.
But please, just a little more thought before you bound in with your helpful business idea's.
B-)
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Thank you for your honest thoughts and reply.
They've given me something to think about regarding how I say and do things, or how they may be perceived by others in writing even when meant kindly.
That's the problem of speaking without face to face contact, it can always be taken a far different way to how it was meant.
For instance, my comment about "Is it all worth the effort" or words to that effect .... that was actually meant to be read as something like, "You put so much hard work into it to gain so little return, surely there has to be an easier way to make the money for you" or something far more sympathetic, I can't recall my exact thoughts of the time, but I certainly never intended it to come off as you took it, so I appologise for that.
I can't say that anything was intended to sound like I was telling Ebay how to do their job, but yes, I was telling people that trading on markets is another good way to extend their income, and a couple or so have decided to give it a shot as they tell me by PM, but at least one of those was close to doing so long before I came along.
As for my singing my own praises I will not deny that to a large extent, but that's because I'm pretty damned proud of the fact that through sheer hard work and determiation over many years I turned myself into a fairly wealthy man from an ex-army truck driving squaddie, so that pride in my own achievements is bound to shine through, just as it would if the same people it now upsets were in my boots instead. It's natural I would think.
Anyway, truce it is, but I can make no promises of not being taken the wrong way at times, or even when being taken the right way that it won't cause someone here upset of some kind. I'm only human after all, and the pride in my self achievement isn't likely to lessen lol.
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