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I don’t say much on here, but I was noticing all the comments on making sure our Windstones are in our wills. Just as info, I take a picture of the Windstone, and on the back I write the price, the price with shipping, the name of the Windstone, if it’s signed, if it comes with a certificate of authenticity, and when I bought it. I then put this with any paperwork I might have, such as an invoice or certificate of authenticity for proof. This is good for insurance purposes, but also is a good record for value sake.
Aetharia wrote:Dragonmedly said:
“If you decide to sell, don’t feel guilty. This is the reason why you bought them in the first place; to resell, no? As long as you sell to someone you know will love them as much as this woman did, that’s the important part.”
To be honest, Medly.. I wasn’t thinking of selling anything when I first saw that Emperor staring at me. Being a college student I can’t really afford to invest in the windstones I’ve wanted. I thought I was looking at only one dragon at the time. I wasn’t expecting to find someone’s collection. When I posted on the forums, it was because I’d ended up with a lot of dragons I didn’t think I had to the room to keep. And.. knowing the community on this forum, you all love your windstones very much and would take good care of the ones I was going to offer up. That was the main reason I’d posted originally. I wanted forum members to have a chance at some old dragons for their collections.
I just wasn’t expecting to find family keepsakes and pictures, and the amount of love that was put into this collection. It’s really overwhelming, and maybe I feel a little strange for wanting to grieve over a woman I’ve never even met.
Don’t feel strange about caring; in your place, I would’ve felt the same. And it’s very nice of you to think of us and to share. Whatever happens, it was a good thing you were at the right place at the right time!
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmYou know, I was going to remain quiet about this, but I have had enough of this little storm.
I watched and monitored this thread from the onset, and what disgusts me, is that AFTER it was known that someone had died, people posted something to the tune of “Oh that’s so sad… but can you keep such and such a piece for me?”. No doubt after I mention this, there will be a flurry of post editing to hide it all.
Snap was quite right in what he said.
Don’t expect me around either.
i do not feel that how Snap worded things was wrong, infact using a statement like, “and everyone is just interested in scavenging what remains of her collection.” was not an assumption of people having evil motivations, but an assumption based on how members were openly resoponding at the moment to the situation.
and i think calling it a hissy fit is a little strong.
at the same time, i do not feel you were being cut apart snap. While you voiced your opinion of what you saw, pheonix voiced how she took your wording and actualy was asking questions to get a better understanding of it. I’ve seen what it means for some one to be “cut apart” for something they siad on the net, and by all means, this was just being inquisitive.
This is to be expected when ever any one here posts something on the net: that some one may question what we meant/said/ our intent in posting a comment. I think it shows maturity to stay around, explain it, and in most cases, take the other persons opinion with a grain of salt.
come on snap, stay around. I like hearing your opinions and seeing you be social with the other members here.dark_zorse wrote:You know, I was going to remain quiet about this, but I have had enough of this little storm.
I watched and monitored this thread from the onset, and what disgusts me, is that AFTER it was known that someone had died, people posted something to the tune of “Oh that’s so sad… but can you keep such and such a piece for me?”. No doubt after I mention this, there will be a flurry of post editing to hide it all.
Snap was quite right in what he said.
Don’t expect me around either.
not you two DZ. i say stay being the mature ones and stay around. post your disaproval of the conduct, but don’t punish others that have chosen to stay out of the way by hiding.
dark_zorse wrote:I watched and monitored this thread from the onset, and what disgusts me, is that AFTER it was known that someone had died, people posted something to the tune of “Oh that’s so sad… but can you keep such and such a piece for me?”. No doubt after I mention this, there will be a flurry of post editing to hide it all.
I completely agree. Some people are just like that. I do hope you’ll stick around, DZ. I know I can’t be the only one that appreciates your posts. Once the staff stops interacting with us, this place will become like all the others out there, and I really enjoy the closeness of it all. I never in my wildest dreams imagined we’d all be chatting with staff when I joined up here. Please stay?
Just my 2 cents….all of these pieces come up on ebay. Some not often, but I have filled out my collection through ebay.
All of us can keep a look out and eventually purchase what we want through that venue. Though initially all of us were excieted about an antique store find. I Pm’d her myself….but….
Now that the whole story has come about…we can argue and fight and be nasty….but it doesn’t change the facts.
The new owner of this collection must follow her heart and decide what she wants to do.
Personally, I will just keep looking and waiting for the last piece that I want…and if I have to wait months or years, so be it. I wouldn’t ever want to hurt someone or be callous or ugly about getting a piece. I don’t feel unhappy or guilty about any of the pieces that I have collected in the last 20 years.
We should all just try to respect each other. If Aetheria decides to sell some pieces, then she will. I for one will not pester her. I am happy this fantastic collection ended up with her and I think that the previous owner would be very pleased.
Congratulations and I wish every one well and I also hope everyone finds what they are searching for 🙂
We all need to take a collective deep breath and step back…and not be offended about other’s comments…….RELAX!
I don’t think that d_z is leaving us forever- I rather think she just doesn’t want to touch this topic anymore. I should agree… it’s gotten downright ugly.
I’m closing this thread. If you guys want, you can continue to civilly discuss the real matter at hand in the other thread on this subject, which right now is if we knew ‘Maggie’ (and I do hope that the PYO photos can aid us), and mourn the passing of one of our kindred collectors, who obviously shared the same passion as all of us here. Even if we did not know her, we can at least honor the memory of someone who shared the passion and beauty of Windstones as we did. We all know they are not just pretty fantasy creatures, but parts of our life and heart.
If anyone has a problem with my closing this thread you are welcome to PM or email me and we can discuss it.
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My art: featherdust.comSorry, I know this thread is zipped up but I’m just going to address one comment that was asked to me relevant to this topic — regarding why the forum behaves the way it does with PM’s.
I want to clarify that this forum software isn’t mine — I didn’t write it or maintain it, I just host it.
The phpBB group has released a “stable” copy of version 3, the next generation of this forum software. One of the new features is a user-controllable preference of how to handle a full Inbox. The user can set it to reject, queue or ignore new messages until there is room.
Yes, we’ll convert Windstone to the new forum software when I’m convinced it’s stable. A couple of my more adventurous clients have been playing/converting their forums to version 3 and are telling me to stay off it as the bugs are not worked out. No one wants a busted forum.
I hope that clarifies a few points for people. Cheers.
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