Re: A tip on tips(rant warning)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ChrisGarrett</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: armorpl8chikn</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Yes bullet is acceptable of course. It being a rant I simply didn't take time to work it into my limerick.
What was my "tipping" point? The couple GB auctions that have bullets listed as tips. I done some research and turns out its just one guy. Did he use the term to increase exposure in searches?.....eh I wouldn't think it would help. I have a hard time accepting people playing with shit,especially shit with this danger capacity, that they have failed to learn the proper or acceptable terminology. Think about it.
There have been a couple references to tips in some posts here in the last few days. I didn't say anything. I have found that a lot of people get pissed off when someone tries to educate them. Usually they insist that their ignorance, is a right. </div></div>
I put 1000 .224 bullets up for sale on AR15.com and in the subject header I said "1000 new production bullets'.
A hour later some guy posts in the thread that he'll 'take them' and sends me a PM at the same time.
I go to the PM and he says 'nevermind, I thought they were loaded rounds' that I was selling for $260 shipped.
People with sloppy habits perpetuate things.
He then asked me why I labeled them ".224" when they're meant for a 223 AR-15?
Chris </div></div>
Well, now that you mention it, this is a great example of where my frustrations started this week.
I placed an auction on GB for 2 different, 500 piece lots, of 45ACP brass 7 days ago. At the time I was also selling some bullets, some loaded ammo(cartridges), and another 250 round lot of brass. I started everything at a penny with no reserve.
My header said "45ACP brass once fired 500 rounds". My description had a very good picture of empty brass and I described it as empty brass. Admittedly I should have said "pieces" instead of "rounds", HOWEVER anyone who reads and looks at pictures before they bid, could not mistakenly bid on the wrong thing.
Sure enough, 3 days in and gooberhead contacts me wanting to retract his bid, says he is new(which he is) and bid before he realized this wasn't reloaded ammo. "Will you please retract/cancel my bid"? I informed him that I can block him as a bidder, or he can win and refuse to pay, either of which is not good. It is not in my power to retract his bid nor will GB even let you. I told him unless he had bid something ridiculous he would probably lose the bid anyway, as it was still early and I knew about what it would go for. I thought about asking him why the hell he would want to buy "reloaded" ammo from some stranger, I doubted that I really wanted an in depth study of this guy's intellect so I left it alone.
In my auctions I had an alarming number of brand new members bidding on my shit. Several had no rating, never bought anything. I know everyone starts somewhere.
Combination of brand new buyers, brand new sellers, and some other "stuff" that has happened this week and I was on edge.
I still hate it when people get the words wrong.
