Strange question, but I find a number of my clients like to correspond after the event. Once they've bought an item which they're happy with - normally a puzzle in my case, they're quite happy to send you back a snippet about themselves like: "I enjoy doing puzzles and normally sit with Tiddles on my lap doing them after watching Coronation Street.." So sweet, so you feel obliged to reply with a few lines about yourself, and before you know it, you've got a penfriend who'll happily natter away for hours.
I feel happy for them, because they've "met" somebody new. As long as you don't drop your guard by mentioning the fact that you're going away on the 6th. June for a week, I see no harm in it. Play your cards right, some dear little old lady might actually decide to leave you her collection of Capo Di Montes 
Although I say that in jest, sadly there are jackals out there who'll befriend the aged purely with that in mind.
The one thing I always do, is delete their messages for diplomatic/security reasons. What they say to me in confidence remains confidential. Do you correspond or do you find yourself too busy?
Hmm, not normally, but a couple of months ago, we sent some candlestick phones to someone, so they could have them brought over to their freinds new bar in Barbados that they were setting up.... cue several photo's of the bar and beach area 
Few messages regarding the phones later, we receive more pics of the bar, with the phones, the beach area.... Another message regarding the phones... yup, more pics, of the bar, group of people, of the guy who bought the phones, supping a glass of rum with the missus and the pal
A weird sale... but I got some nice pics of the Barbados sands and clear waters and one is now my computer's desktop image 
Obviously satisfied customers Don't let your guard drop, though. You don't really know who you're dealing with on the other end of an email address, especially in Barbados! I'd be a bit wary 
The old saying beware of the Greek who comes laden with gifts springs to mind. Set a sprat to catch a mackerel?
I once had a penfriend in Malta - in less than two months she said that she'd like to come across to the UK and settle down etc. etc. I could see her intentions a mile away. She even told me how to move money around. I would have had a ready family at seventeen with a three year old child clinging on to my leg! Alarm bells rang loud and clear!
Why 'especially Barbados', the Bajans are lovely people.So friendly & helpful, yet you're depicting them as coming from some scam country. Having been there loads of times nothing could be further from the truth
Only once but then I don't sell very often. I had listed a silver item listing the marks on it and a lady contacted me to say - very nicely - that she thought one of the marks didn't appear to be right. We both delved deeper and it turned out she was right. By "chatting" we discovered we both collected and had similar collection interests, so I helped her out by identifying a couple of items which she then sold on at a good profit!
My buyers tend to be very pleasant and are normally quite chatty because I sell in a small specialised area and they too are collectors.
Hi Carol.
I know a couple who went there on holiday, found jobs & never came back! Can't be bad can it!!!
Been there loads of times???? Lucky girl Business must be good!
Had it been italy I would have warned her about the Italian Lotharios Or Spain about their hot bloody young men paying absurd flattery to naive middle aged ladies etc. Barely a week goes by without some woman's magazine running a story of "I thought he really loved me, but all he wanted was to use me as a ticket to the UK - I've spent all my money on him, and now he's deserted me. Not even my family want to know me after the fool I've made of myself. Oh, woe is me" That type of drivel.
There are scores of paradise islands such as Bali, Penang, Sumatra etc. I didn't single out Barbados. Why should I? I've never even been there. All I'm saying is be on your guard - look at my case - what started offf as a straight pen friendship soon eculated to where she was telling me what her intentions were in no uncertain terms. Idle flattery comes easy. You may as well say why do people make jokes about dumb blondes from Essex?
I think you'll find that it's not blokes from Spain.They belong to the EU & can come & go as they please. It's non EU that use women for this. I see it so often in my job.
And, I think you'll find that you did single out Barbados.
By the way, my going loads of times isn't down to luck, it's down to sheer hard work & sacrificing other things (I don't drink or smoke) to be able to afford it. No luck involved.
And, I think you'll find that you did single out Barbados.
By the way, my going loads of times isn't down to luck, it's down to sheer hard work & sacrificing other things (I don't drink or smoke) to be able to afford it. No luck involved.
Alright, so I got it wrong - on Italy, Spain the EU and I singled out Barbados if you want to split hairs - and dumb blondes in Essex, and God knows what else you want to trip me up on!
OK - so I'm a fool - NOW are you happy?
I'M NOT WALKING ON GLASS FOR YOUR BENEFIT! 
You don't hear much about Mrs. Fred? You won't! The computer is my domain - I'm the talkative one.
this board is becoming a bit unfriendly towards you fred
I mean my dear mum comes out with stuff too but we tend to ignore it lol old age and ignorance
but picking at some one for the sake of it because there are a tad over opinioned it a bit harsh
and btw I am not a man hater either 
