fraidykat
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posted on October 13, 2001 02:44:49 PM new
I only sell part time luckily, and make most of my income with a RL job, but have a bunch of listings ready to go. With the current circumstances and living in the supposed home of a possible anthrax mailer (or at least a major kook!), would it be better to wait? Reading the thread about money orders made we wonder. Personally, I don't have a problem buying from anywhere, but my sales have been slow anyway and being from a city with a "bad rep" at the moment - combined with the possible paranoia has made me pause!
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Microbes
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posted on October 13, 2001 02:49:43 PM new
I would... I live 70 miles north of you...
One of the hey-hoo's that won't take payments from Florida is in Nevada...
Pot-Kettle-Black 
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loosecannon
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posted on October 13, 2001 02:53:13 PM new
It depends on what you sell! 
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fraidykat
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posted on October 13, 2001 03:01:49 PM new
Microbes - Thanks for the kind words - even without this, FL never has had a good rep on these boards!! I have a bid in on an item that's coincidently from St. Pete now and have no fears.
Loosecannon - Funny!
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traceyg
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posted on October 13, 2001 03:44:56 PM new
if I wanted the item yes
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naru
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posted on October 13, 2001 03:58:37 PM new
I certainly would and all the hand wringing
bed wetters who won't might as well go over to Afganistan and join Bin Laden, because by acting this way they are most certainly on his side.
A buyer being frightened is one thing, but I am terribly pissed off at SELLERS who would refuse payments from Florida.
These auctions should be PULLED off eBay immediately. If you don't understand that feeding this fear will further damage selling on line, please think a little harder.
hurumpf.
A terrorist is only be truly successful if he creates fear.
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auntthrax
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:10:47 PM new
I had a buyer from hollywood florida. his payment, a m.o, arrived around 9/4.
from all i have seen you would have to have an open sore, yummy, or snort half a wheelbarrow full to get sick.... 48hr, last night...but its the mainstream media and they are liars we all know that.
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december3
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:14:09 PM new
I would, but I live in Florida too.
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RB
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:25:52 PM new
Only if it had nothing to do with the National Enquirer or those other sleazy supermarket tabloids. Old Binny has nothing to do with this ... I'd look towards Hollywood and talk to the last star this rag has libeled.
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mcjane
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:36:38 PM new
Sure I would buy from you, I live in PA.
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shrty411
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:36:55 PM new
It wouldn't be a problem for me. I'm a seller and FL buyers are welcome too!!
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mcjane
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:39:03 PM new
RB Funny, I had the same thought, look towards Hollywood.
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ahc3
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posted on October 13, 2001 04:54:33 PM new
Just as long as you are not an employee of the tabloid magazine. Don't mean to be disrespectful, but can you imagine the headlines they will have?
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lifesablur
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posted on October 13, 2001 05:11:28 PM new
Before bidding on your auctions, I would have to send you an "Ask the Seller a Question" message:
"Hi, I am interested in bidding on your widget auction, but I see that you live in St. Petersburg, Florida. I just need to ask you if you are the psycho anthrax mailer we have been hearing about on the news. If yes, I probably won't be bidding on your item. If no, I'll go ahead and bid. Thanks for you time. Take care."
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Microbes
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posted on October 13, 2001 05:21:06 PM new
Well, I'm close enough to St Pete that my auctions all say:
Country/Region USA/Tampa-St. Petersburg
I'm almost as close to Orlando, should I change the region? 
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immykidsmom
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posted on October 14, 2001 09:25:13 AM new
I would !
lifesablur ...... hahaaa! yer too much!
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MurphyBird
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posted on October 14, 2001 09:40:33 AM new
If you had something I wanted, I'd bid with no second thoughts.
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petpost
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posted on October 14, 2001 09:46:38 AM new
I moved away from St. Pete 10 years ago, never looked back. So glad to get out of that dump. Every crazy, bizarre, nutty story you read or hear in the news has the dateline reading "Somewhere, FLORIDA"....Just something in the water down there...
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