The Soapbox

[F.H]

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

I get the feeling he's upset about it.

Originally Posted by Myka

There's the pot calling the kettle black! Mr. Double Post (half hr apart to boot! hahaha).

And for the record, a certain member feels I need to apologize on the site to him personally as he feels I attacked him.

I hate politics, and avoid it wherever I can ....

Well, here's your personal apology from me to you dude !!
As I stated earlier, it was never directed at any one member, and I hope you understand it !!
I only used your meet times as an example so you were never personally targeted Nothing personal buddy
I've never used your name here, or in any previous threads, so your name is still anonymous

If you want me to publicly apologize I will
You only need to tell me your name here on the site

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Jorjef should be proud of me now

Ahhh I was proud of you until the last post...never apologize when you're right. Its not like you posted pickup time between 5am and 9 pm. I would have given him the "NO SOUP FOR YOU" response to him requested pick up time.

Well maybe next time I can bestow on you the gift of being a card carrying member of the dark side. Pttttthhh. The guy wanted an apology bahahaha.

[MKLKT]

Canreef has always been way better than say, Craigslist; however, I can sympathize.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Not only can I post corals for sale, but I appear to be able to infer things about people I've never met

I ranted about peeps in general, yet I received texts and PMs from peeps defending other peeps. And then I received texts from other peeps telling me I had defamed them.
Lots of guilty peeps here ...

Wow, I'm good

That's hilarious!!!

[straightrazorguy]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I ranted about peeps in general, yet I received texts and PMs from peeps defending other peeps. And then I received texts from other peeps telling me I had defamed them.
Lots of guilty peeps here ...

For the record, I am in agreement with your rant. And I think all of us are entitled a good rant every now and then.

As for the etiquette of buying and selling, I never understood why people have to be disrespectful with heir fellows when dealing with an exchange. I think the basic rules of civility and respect should apply to financial transactions too, especially as they apply to a hobby. I think the culture of "the customer is always right" has gone to people's heads. We are dealing with other hobbyists here, people with families and busy schedules and many conflicting priorities, so why would we expect them to bend over backwards for us? We all know that the customer is not always right, but we got used to that culture and we carry it over into our regular lives. And no, my time isn't more important than yours.

There you have it; another rant. So, you're not alone Greg!

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Wow, I'm good

Jorjef should be proud of me now

You gave yourself a goal to aim for

[The Guy]

Or how about this, you have a FS: thread on Canreef and someone texts you and asks a bunch of questions about an item you answer them the best you can, all the while you have no clue who your texting with. It's not that hard to text who you are and then start communication. Oh ya then when you have gone back and forth several times they say well Langley is a long way for me to come, do you ever come to Vancouver, Richmond or Burnaby, yes I do but it's a long way to go for me too. Most people have where they live in the right hand top corner or in their signature as I do. Be prepared to come and get the item or at least meet up somewhere or offer gas money for delivery. Not everyone is guilty of this, but there are folks out there that expect a lot.
This is not meant to be a rant, but hey it is what it is.

[gobytron]

Originally Posted by The Guy

Or how about this, you have a FS: thread on Canreef and someone texts you and asks a bunch of questions about an item you answer them the best you can, all the while you have no clue who your texting with. It's not that hard to text who you are and then start communication. Oh ya then when you have gone back and forth several times they say well Langley is a long way for me to come, do you ever come to Vancouver, Richmond or Burnaby, yes I do but it's a long way to go for me too. Most people have where they live in the right hand top corner or in their signature as I do. Be prepared to come and get the item or at least meet up somewhere or offer gas money for delivery. Not everyone is guilty of this, but there are folks out there that expect a lot.
This is not meant to be a rant, but hey it is what it is.

Always depends on your asking price.
Sometimes, things are posted at prices that make you feel like they should be delivered.

Other times, sellers ARE headed to burnaby, or coquitlam or wherever.

You really never get anything without asking.

A sale happens when two parties agree on terms.

Negotiating terms is just part of the process.

[ronau]

Originally Posted by The Guy

Or how about this, you have a FS: thread on Canreef and someone texts you and asks a bunch of questions about an item you answer them the best you can, all the while you have no clue who your texting with. It's not that hard to text who you are and then start communication. Oh ya then when you have gone back and forth several times they say well Langley is a long way for me to come, do you ever come to Vancouver, Richmond or Burnaby, yes I do but it's a long way to go for me too. Most people have where they live in the right hand top corner or in their signature as I do. Be prepared to come and get the item or at least meet up somewhere or offer gas money for delivery. Not everyone is guilty of this, but there are folks out there that expect a lot.
This is not meant to be a rant, but hey it is what it is.

How about when you're giving stuff away for free and they ask you to deliver it......