gemfyre | MLP gripes

Are people really so stupid and unobservant that when two people have vaguely similar names they truly can't tell the difference in a) actual name b) writing style c) sig??

People who say "I think I'm going to be scammed." Well love if that's what you're thinking, any person with half a brain wouldn't go through with the transaction.

People who constantly get scammed and still have no clue as to how to avoid scammers. I have only be scammed twice, by people I had never heard of before and have never heard of since.

People who still trade with people who are well known scammers then wonder why they got scammed too. "Oh but they seemed so NICE!"

People who ask about basic eBay buisness practices. I hung around eBay for about year before I started bidding and a few months after that before I started selling. I know the ins and outs of sniping, proxy bidding, shilling, nibbling etc. I know how to file an NPB and get my final value fee back and I am NOT afraid to leave a neg when it's deserved. I've yet to get a retaliation (maybe Australian sellers are just nicer, I have only bought withing Oz so far). If no-one takes action against bad eBayers then they will be able to continue on their merry way without recourse.

And now I must go and do constructive stuff.