Hi Mike, it’s getting late here in NY and I have to go to sleep. But just to touch an item or two. You state “Question: Would the same discussion be made if Mr. Pardue made the comment, “This is the best deal I’ve seen in months” causing the item to sell for double or triple the opening bid? I think not”. Of course I wouldn’t complain, in fact I would give him a kickback since I quote “Mr. Pardue’s credibility surpasses many other members and therefore carries more weight.

You also state that “My opinion would be vastly different had Mr. Pardue been able to state his authority and negative opinion on the auction itself where EVERY potential buyer would notice and be prejudiced. Ebay is not directly linked to ebay and the comments. Opinions expressed here are somewhat ‘private’ in regards to ebay and its auctions.” Not every buyer but I believe most were prejudiced by his comments. As of this time there were 146 hit on his post and my auction had 191 hits, not all but most were prejudiced by his comments. And he did comment negatively on my live auction.
And I took his "Good Luck" as being Sarcasm.
Goodnight for now....