the ageist statements may put younger buyers off

[izabsmiling]

I've seen some quite ageist comments on these boards.

I wonder if you older sellers realise that it may put younger buyers off just in the same way you may be put off by someone making ageist comments about people in your age group.

As someone who is under 45 I am not racist (as was assumed to be the case when a poster posted what others saw as racist)

I open the doors for people and appreciate when others do so for me .I say please and thankyou when I should.

I try hard to treat others as I would like to be treated and not make ignorant assumptions about anyone.

Not a good look for sellers to so publicly judge all us younger generation in such an all encompassing  negative way.    

[i-once-was-bump]

i-once-was-bump wrote:

izabsmiling you really need to explain your comment in post #17 as quite clearly you are calling older posters a lot more than just ageist.

It may help if it is read in context ?

I did read it in context and it is offensive.

[i-once-was-bump]

Oh no!!  Please Bump, don't encourage the OP to explain anything.  We will end up with C&P of reams of information that does not apply to anything.

Have you read some of the threads in CS where the OP has been very active?

:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

you will get me in trouble Lyndal.

[izabsmiling]

Bump, Greencat wrote

'I seriously doubt it would help or hinder my sales in any way shape or form if someone found out  I was 18 or 78, male or female, white or black, etc - sure doesn't cross my mind when I purchase something'.

I elaborated on Greencat's etc.

Some stuff people post on these boards could act in the same way as someone standing outside a B&M store deterring customers (or certain customers) from entering.Not good for those who may want to buy something from that store and not good for the owner of that shop.

[2106greencat]

Please leave the cat out of it now (I can get in enough trouble on my own thanx 😛  )

Remember I got bored and conceded defeat way back in post #24