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Hyperion wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:42 pm Well, you may live in Oregon now, but you haven't lost that charming outer-borough attitude/inferiority complex. "Self-righteous bullying"? Gee, G-G -- project much, do you?

I guess you've been away from NY so long that you've forgotten that, geographically, "eastern New York State" runs 350 miles, from Staten Island to Rouse's Point. As I said, as a geographic descriptor, it's not a thing. And it's useless. Unless the OP is in the witness protection program, there's no good reason for him to deliberately obfuscate his location like that, especially when he's trying to sell items that will need to be picked up. Something smells funny here -- kind of like the Gowanus Canal in G-G's old neighborhood.

Frankly, I do think "what's this worth" questions are in poor taste -- again, if you want an appraisal on something you're looking to sell, there are professionals who can help you out, for a price. ("How much should I pay for this" questions are, of course, a different matter, and that's what we're all here for.) But more importantly, G-G's "The rules are the rules, and shut up, peon!" and "Who cares what they're doing on another damn forum!" attitudes are not helpful. I don't know you, sir, but you are not making a good first impression. Rules can be changed. Things can be improved. Carmakers come out with new models every year. Apple updates the iPhone every year. The U.S. Constitution can be amended. If a rule change makes the forums better and more user-friendly, then saying "the rules are the rules" and that's that, is, to put it nicely, counterproductive.

Oh, and as I said, I have lived in the great state of NY my entire life. If I ever list something for sale here, I will be sure to include my zip code.