Dirty Old MAN.
By ANTIQUELADY
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
United States
September 20, 2009 8:13pm CST
I was at an estate auction a few years ago, minding my own buisness & trying to buy some things for my antique store. I had bought a little lamp & was very glad to get it. I had spied it when i first got there & figured it would go high but i got it for a pretty good price where i thought i could make a little money off it in the store. Up walks this old gripey looking man & he says to me how much u want for that damn lamp. I lookede at him in shock & said excuse me. He just went off on me about being a dealer like it was againist the law or worse. Then he pulls out his billfold & he has a hundred dollor bill safety pinned in it. He says u don't think i have the money to buy it. I was still shocked about his attitude, he was about my dad's age & i thought men that age had better manners. By then he had pretty well p.o.'ed me. I look at him right square in the eye & said i want a hundred dollors for it. guess he didn't know u can catch more flies w/honey than u can w/ vinegar. he ripped that bill out & handed it to me & i didn't feel bad at all taking it. I thought he needed an attitude adjustment & by golly i gave him one in my mind anyway.. Would u have felt bad doing that to him, ? I DIDN'T.LOL.
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25 responses
@nadooa247 (1096)
• United States
21 Sep 09
heck just to spite him i would have sold it to someone else so that he learned politeness is not a fairytale =P sounds like a first class jerk to me..
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks for your response. He was a 1rst class jerk for sure but i made a good profit off the jerk. It could have sat in the store a long time before it sold but u are right i shouldn't have let him have it w/his old rude self.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks for your comment, Nadoona. Hope u have a great day.
@nadooa247 (1096)
• United States
21 Sep 09
eh.. at least you are $100 richer=P how many months would you have had to post on mylot to make that lol..
my advice not worth your time.. had my own run in with a jerk.. jerks are a dime a dozen... just take a deep breath
and let it allll out 
and you'll feel better once you realize he isn't worth your energy ;)
and let it allll out and you'll feel better once you realize he isn't worth your energy ;)3 people like this
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I'm sorry that many people are rude to u. Stand up for yourself & don't let people run over u. Thanks for your response.
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@Lindalinda (4111)
• Canada
21 Sep 09
Well this old sour puss deserved it. I don't know why he became so hostile to you. Maybe he missed the oportunity to bid on the lamp himself. In any case people like that deserve to pay for their bad attitude and he did.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Hi, Thanks for your response. he did deserve it. he paid dearly for that lamp, lol. Have a happy day.
your welcome!@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
He paid the price for his smart mouth. I wouldn't have put the price that high in the store.Thanks for responding.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
tHANKS FOR YOUR RESPONSE. HE CERTAINLY WAS ONE, THE OLD FOOL. hAVE A GREAT DAY.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
23 Sep 09
That would be very nice to do. I'm not easily shocked, lol.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Sorry, i thought i had told u most of my life history, lol. i had the beauty shop & antique shop together for about 12 years plus i sold on ebay. I use to be a going jessie that's why it bothers me so much that i'm not able to do what i want to now. I bet he paid attention for the rest of the auction.
@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I wouldn't feel bad about it either. I had a guy that talked to me like that when I was working at the grocery store. I waited on him, but when he walked about 2 feet away from me, I turned around and asked another worker for a bar of soap. My coworker looked at me funny and replied, "what do you want with a bar of soap?". My reply was quick and I knew he heard me, "I need it to wash that man's mouth out. Maybe then he can treat me like a human instead of a piece of trash." After that the man would be the sweetest person when he came in.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I don't know why people have to act so ugly but seems like they do. Good for u for saying that. He knew he had been ugly & i'm glad he changed his attitude toward u. Was uncalled for to start with. Thanks for your response.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Wish he had then u would have both been happy. Thanks , JILL.
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
23 Sep 09
LOL Good for you Jo!! I'd have done the same thing! Heck, you planned on making a little money off of it, right? And you did!! lol I hear this saying all the time, "Two wrongs doesn't make a thing right" which is true but you know what I say?! "No but it sure does feel good!!" LMBO!!
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@wolveren (1586)
• Cebu, Philippines
21 Sep 09
The guy is funny. Well you certainly gave him one for a change. Let me just put it this way. It's business. There will always be people we don't expect to interact with in our lives. Specially those with an attitude. Reminds me of my grandpa. He was a really nice man. But he cusses alot. Really bad habit. Lol. Cheers!
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I didn't find him funny at all. in fact i would have liked to have slapped him right in the smart mouth. If he had come to me right I would probably let him have it for what i paid for it because i think he must have been in the family or his wife one. Too bad he had to act so ugly. Enjoy your grandad, cussing & all. u will miss him when he is gone.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I'm sorry they are, mine are to so i really know how u feel. I miss mine to very much.
I now have kids of my own. 
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
21 Sep 09
What a lovely story. You certainly got the better of him and his rotten attitude. I hope that you made a decent profit. You did not force him to buy it from you soyou should not feel bad.
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks for your response, Cynthi. I made a very good profit on the lamp, lol. I don't feel bad at all. I just wish i could have popped him in his smart mouth but didn't want to go to jail over such a jerk. Hope u are having a good day. hugs.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks Jen, I didn't feel bad at all. He did pay dearly, lol the old fool.Have a god monday.
@anniefannie (1737)
• United States
23 Sep 09
i would have done the same thing and not felt bad .some people are nasty and rude i don't feel bad for them at all
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
23 Sep 09
i FIGURED HURTING HIM IN HIS POCHET BOOK was the worst thing i could do to him, lol other than slapping his jaws like i would like to have. Thanks for your response.
@dilipreddy (36)
• China
21 Sep 09
i personally wouldn't feel bad for doing such a thing with an illmannered guy at whatever reason for such behaviour and i loved what you did
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks for your response & welcome to mylot. I didn't feel bad at all. I just wish i could have done more, what a jerk.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks Steph, I bet he paid more attention after that. He might not have bought anything else tho, lol since that's all he had in his billfold, hateful old thing.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
I was very happy with the $100. i wouldn't have put that much on it in the store. I hope he enjoys looking at it every day, lol.
@lelin1123 (15595)
• Puerto Rico
21 Sep 09
Not when he has an attitude like that. Not at all! I would have probably did the same thing. I find alot of old people have bad attitudes, I think its because by the time they get to that age they don't give a #$%&. Which of course its just not right. When they die people are going to remember the old grouch instead of the nice guy that he was when he was younger.
Which of course its just not right. When they die people are going to remember the old grouch instead of the nice guy that he was when he was younger. @ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks for your response, I think u made a very good point w/your response. Maybe some of those groches out there will read it & change their ways.
@forestgold (792)
•
21 Sep 09
NO..he deserved it, i hate bad mannered people, served him right :-)
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
21 Sep 09
Thanks for your response. I to hate bad manners & there was no reason for him to come at me like that. HAVE A GOOD ONE.
