With reference to the listing, I already posted a response.
I wasn't actually speaking "for" Hyacinth although it appears that way because you'd addressed your comment toward her and her response to you. I was actually speaking for myself because I, too have been subjected to similar comments.
I'm often accused of being mean, rude, abrupt, arrogant, unsympathetic as well as other non-complimentary adjectives. IMO, if any of those terms applied to me, why would I volunteer so many hours on TPF authentication threads, ebay forum and ebay boards.
This is a forum with thousands of members and just as many personalities. Some members offer advice with gentle euphemisms and stroke the poster. Others are more direct, to the point and generally blunt.
Keep in mind that people's hard earned money (as buyers) or reputations are at stake and the advice we give tries to help both sides.
Also note that we do this FREE OF CHARGE on our own time while juggling our own real-life obligations that include family, jobs, errands, children, grandchildren, doctor's visits, etc. We get no compensation, nothing from TPF, Ebay, Bonz,
Amazon, etc. and often, it's a thankless "job" but we keep coming back.
It's often frustrating to feel attacked because some people don't like the manner in which we express ourselves.
My dear late mother used to tell me that if I wanted to hear from someone who always agreed with me to look in the mirror and talk to that person.
It looked like a city bag to me.
