A little hyperbole perhaps? It sounds like Dave Spart of Private Eye famethis thread is akin to the workings of a kangaroo court or the kind of justice which pertains to mob rule.
im with you on this. the poor woman has never sold before, obviously she is going to list what she considers will sell the bike. she probably never thought to list its life history, give her a break. its something i am noticing more and more on this site, one bite and the whole pack goes into a frenzy.usualy started by one of the younger dogs in the pack .Hi
The lady is being harassed on Ebay by members of this forum partly by Me
Not fair it Must STOP How would you fell if it was your wife or girlfriend
Frank
here here me toToo true nothing wrong with a 'reasonable' enquiry, but yours was nothing like reasonable.
It was not a bike you or any of your relations had lost, you had no intention of buying the bike you were just harassing the seller. Well you got the information you wanted and no BS.
It was never stated ''£1600 only needs a battery''
What was said was ''very good make as the model costs £1,600 new''
I have been on ebay for years and have a 100% FB on more than 550 items and you get "enquiries" from all sorts, some objectionable.
If i had received that sort of enquiry for an honest sale my reply would have been 2 words the first beginning with F the second with O
This is trueLemmy, with regard to your comment about hyperbole, NEVER! I might have used a little exaggeration with the parallels I drew but I simply never resort to hyperbole.
I hope that's clear.
Regards,
Indalo
Hyperbole: the use of exaggeration to make a point (OED)Lemmy, with regard to your comment about hyperbole, NEVER! I might have used a little exaggeration with the parallels I drew but I simply never resort to hyperbole.
I hope that's clear.
Regards,
Indalo
I had a feeling that it was too subtle Indalo.Obviously, my feeble attempt at humour went down like a lead balloon!
Indalo
A Hindenburg of hyperbole !!!Obviously, my feeble attempt at humour went down like a lead balloon!
Indalo
Wish I could write big long sentences like what you can IndaloFair point Aldby and succinctly presented. I wish I could learn to condense things to a couple of lines yet make the point!
Regards,
Indalo
Having lived in Scotland's beautiful Riviera for the formative years of my life and also learning to fully appreciate[I hope] the Scottish self depreciating sense of humour - I believe brevity and clarity equates to less B/S ---Wish I could write big long sentences like what you can Indalo
Should we start a love in Indalo, I think this thread could do with some hugs and kisses
P.S. my communications at work are renowned for there brevity and clarity. I have aslo been told that they are very Scottish, what ever that means
Sending some hugs and xxxxWish I could write big long sentences like what you can Indalo
Should we start a love in Indalo, I think this thread could do with some hugs and kisses
P.S. my communications at work are renowned for there brevity and clarity. I have aslo been told that they are very Scottish, what ever that means
There is always room for another can't have too much loveSending some hugs and xxxx
( cos I wouldnt like you 2 guys getting TOO touchy feely LOL )