I wouldn't hesitate for a second to come up to you and call you an old man and a retard. I have called people who act like retards, retards, and old people, old people. It's called stating the FACTS
However, I do believe you are wrong about the "sold" part. Every time a sale is completed, i always use "pending sale". If the sale falls through, report to the public who backs out. If its completed, THEN change to SOLD.
That is the only PROPER way to document a sale via forum.
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