192 retractions and bidding strong

[wonkaticket]

Daryl, sorry to hear that. With that said folks can’t walk on eggshells on the odd chance it might offend someone everybody is effected by something. Humor is one of the most powerful ways to deal with things that are beyond ones control sometimes all you can do is laugh because there’s not much else that can be done.

[4815162342]

I agree - no harm done.

[cardinalcollector]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Daryl, sorry to hear that. With that said folks can’t walk on eggshells on the odd chance it might offend someone everybody is effected by something. Humor is one of the most powerful ways to deal with things that are beyond ones control sometimes all you can do is laugh because there’s not much else that can be done.

Jack Buck joked about his Parkinson's quite a bit.

"I can't go to auctions anymore, I have a whole basement full of stuff"

[D. Bergin]

We're only going to see more and more of this, as regular bidders use it as a bidding strategy to create the appearance of shilling.

I hate it, wish Ebay would do away with serial retractors or start giving warnings out when they reach a certain threshold at least...............like 3......in a year or so.

What sucks now, is I can't even block that guy with 5000 retractions (though it looks like he's a straight up shiller), because Ebay has blocked his ID from view.

So Ebay won't protect me from him (as a buyer OR a seller), and I can't protect myself from him either until he actually affects me.

[steve B]

It will end when Ebay realizes they can charge for retracting a bid.
Maybe five cents for each retraction beyond the first 3 a month?

ARE YOU LISTENING EBAY?

I'll take a .05% royalty, thanks.

Steve B

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Daryl, sorry to hear that. With that said folks can’t walk on eggshells on the odd chance it might offend someone everybody is effected by something. Humor is one of the most powerful ways to deal with things that are beyond ones control sometimes all you can do is laugh because there’s not much else that can be done.

John,

This is so true. One of my signposts is: "It is easy to find offense where none is intended." Unfortunately, it can be difficult to try to inject a little humor into a discussion without ruffling some feathers. How many people would have been offended if you had used Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking or Marty Feldman? I do not envy anyone who has a physical or mental disability. My wife fights severe anxiety every day. The only way to deal with it is to occasionally call some of her concerns silly.

You are also right there about humor. In any attempt at intellectual discourse humor becomes akin to cleansing the palette while eating a fine meal. The distraction allows you to refocus and it abates the intensity for a moment.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Michael B

How many people would have been offended if you had used Muhammad Ali, Stephen Hawking or Marty Feldman?

I once heard a radio host refer to Stephen Hawking on air as "a plate of vegetable lasagna." I for one was offended. 0_o

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I once heard a radio host refer to Stephen Hawking on air as "a plate of vegetable lasagna." I for one was offended. 0_o

Jeff,

I would also be offended by that. That sounds like someone who stands erect merely to hold up the chip on their shoulder and speaks merely to convince themselves and others they are not brain dead. Not to make light of anyone recently in the news who was declared brain dead. The person who made that comment was just being cruel. If you watch 'Big Bang Theory' they poke fun at Hawking all of the time and he was even on the show. I would like to believe the intelligent members of the board are able to distinguish between the two. If you are not one of the intelligent members, I will use smaller words........... (Sorry, I do not like emoticons or IMbreviations)

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by wonkaticket

Daryl, sorry to hear that. With that said folks can’t walk on eggshells on the odd chance it might offend someone everybody is effected by something. Humor is one of the most powerful ways to deal with things that are beyond ones control sometimes all you can do is laugh because there’s not much else that can be done.

"Comedy is not pretty"
-Steve Martin