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Is she the one that had super high shipping prices? If so she wanted 17$ to ship one G2 and another 11$ for a 2nd G2 I can't afford that!
Personally I have always found the term "cancer" in ponies to be in bad taste... I don't think I've ever used it myself. Plus everyone has different opinions on what it actually describes (same as "smooze"), so it's confusing at best. Maybe the seller over reacted, but if she's currently dealing with cancer in her family, I can easily see how she'd be offended!
Quote from: ponylady on November 03, 2013, 07:45:04 PMQuote from: madhatterda on November 03, 2013, 02:08:11 PMQuote from: kellyponyfeathers on November 03, 2013, 01:54:22 PMI think it just shocked and offended her, given the situation with her grandmother. Try apologizing for the unintended offense, and just explain that "cancer" is a term that collectors use to describe the brown spots that form as the plastic ages and begins to break down. Confetti is particularly prone to them.Yeah, maybe she was quick to take offense, but try to see things from her perspective, and explain your own point of view.I'm going to agree with Kelly here. The term pony cancer is one I myself try not to use much outside of this forum. I typically try to call them age spots or something else. She did snap, but I can see how a non pony collector with that background would take that offensively. I would also suggest explaining and apologizing. I am going to have to agree also. I had a run in with someone a couple years back but I was the seller. They were quite offended I used the term in my description. I did try and explain but they still didn't seem to understand. I then just quit using the term in my listings to prevent future upsets. It wasn't worth another fall out with a potential customer.I agree as well ^^ she probably just reacted badly due to it being a sore subject (since a close relative is sick) and not understanding how collectors use the term . Apologising and explaining may help this seller calm down a bit and be more understanding or less likely to freak out if other collectors ask her about pony cancer spots in the future. Like other people here I now tend to just use the terms brown spots or brown splodges or brown marks etc to ask other non pony collectors/sellers about cancer spots
Quote from: madhatterda on November 03, 2013, 02:08:11 PMQuote from: kellyponyfeathers on November 03, 2013, 01:54:22 PMI think it just shocked and offended her, given the situation with her grandmother. Try apologizing for the unintended offense, and just explain that "cancer" is a term that collectors use to describe the brown spots that form as the plastic ages and begins to break down. Confetti is particularly prone to them.Yeah, maybe she was quick to take offense, but try to see things from her perspective, and explain your own point of view.I'm going to agree with Kelly here. The term pony cancer is one I myself try not to use much outside of this forum. I typically try to call them age spots or something else. She did snap, but I can see how a non pony collector with that background would take that offensively. I would also suggest explaining and apologizing. I am going to have to agree also. I had a run in with someone a couple years back but I was the seller. They were quite offended I used the term in my description. I did try and explain but they still didn't seem to understand. I then just quit using the term in my listings to prevent future upsets. It wasn't worth another fall out with a potential customer.
Quote from: kellyponyfeathers on November 03, 2013, 01:54:22 PMI think it just shocked and offended her, given the situation with her grandmother. Try apologizing for the unintended offense, and just explain that "cancer" is a term that collectors use to describe the brown spots that form as the plastic ages and begins to break down. Confetti is particularly prone to them.Yeah, maybe she was quick to take offense, but try to see things from her perspective, and explain your own point of view.I'm going to agree with Kelly here. The term pony cancer is one I myself try not to use much outside of this forum. I typically try to call them age spots or something else. She did snap, but I can see how a non pony collector with that background would take that offensively. I would also suggest explaining and apologizing.
I think it just shocked and offended her, given the situation with her grandmother. Try apologizing for the unintended offense, and just explain that "cancer" is a term that collectors use to describe the brown spots that form as the plastic ages and begins to break down. Confetti is particularly prone to them.Yeah, maybe she was quick to take offense, but try to see things from her perspective, and explain your own point of view.