Is this thread becoming a riot or what?

...I think the proceedings have taken on a humous turn unmatched for many years.....
As long as invective and satire has not become vindictive, this thread is a revelation on the wit and character of those who have posted so far....just my observations, you understand.
In our defense to our maligned eBayer, mattdave, I say, please don't take everything as a personal attack. ....the ability to post, in what amounts to anonymity is, in effect a form of 'Dutch' courage.
Nil desperandum.
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