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HURRAH'S NEST Harry's Cafe, Eagle Pass, Texas What is a "hurrah's nest"? I first heard the term used by my wife's family to describe a cluttered shelf over her aunt's kitchen sink. Upon further research I found an allusion to a mythical bird, a sailor's phrase best exemplified by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. in his 1840's account of life at sea, TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST: "The steerage in which I lived was filled with coils of rigging, spare sails, old junk and ship stores, which had not been stowed away. Moreover, there had been no berths built for us to sleep in, and we were not allowed to drive nails to hang our clothes upon. The sea, too, had risen, the vessel was rolling heavily, and everything was pitched about in grand confusion. There was a complete HURRAH'S NEST as the sailors say, 'everything on top and nothing at hand.'" In regards to my statement "I AM RESTRICTED TO SOLICITING PAYMENT THROUGH PAYPAL ONLY": eBay states that “Sellers can’t offer a payment method to some buyers and not to others, discourage buyers from using a certain payment method, or ask buyers to pay using a method not mentioned in the Payment Details section of the original listing.” This being said, eBay also states “Payment by check, cashier’s check, or money order isn’t allowed for most eBay purchases” but in the eBay’s Frequently Asked Questions dated August, 2008, eBay presents the following: "What should I do if I have long-standing, repeat customers who insist on paying with checks or money orders, even after I explain the benefits of electronic payments and offer suggestions? RESPONSE: We know this may happen occasionally. A SELLER CAN ACCEPT CHECK AND MONEY ORDER PAYMENT FROM A BUYER IF (and only if) THE BUYER REQUESTS IT. We will not take action against a seller who is trying to accommodate their buyer, complete a sale and be in compliance with the policy. Sellers cannot in any way solicit check or money order payment from a buyer. This is considered abuse of the payments policy. Remember also, you can refuse to accept these payment methods. If the buyer doesn't pay, you can file an unpaid item (UPI) complaint. Buyers who insist on paying with these prohibited payment methods in a UPI claim will lose the claim and will not be allowed to leave negative feedback.” SO, based on the above, all quoted directly from eBay itself, I conclude that I, AS ONE OF EBAY’S “SELLERS CANNOT IN ANY WAY SOLICIT CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYMENT FROM A BUYER”; but that I, AS AN EBAY “SELLER CAN ACCEPT CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYMENT FROM A BUYER IF (and only if) THE BUYER REQUESTS IT.” I will not comment further on this lest I be accused of “in any way solicit(ing) check or money order payment from a buyer” which would be “considered abuse of the payments policy.” Again, I am not soliciting payment by check or money order, I am simply attempting to clarify and provide full disclosure of eBay’s accepted payment policies as published. "THERE ARE SOME ENTERPRISES IN WHICH A CAREFUL DISORDERLINESS IS THE TRUE METHOD." 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Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status 280080698999 Feb-08-07 Dec-24-09 22:17:50 $24.00 Signed Photo Mona Greer Texas Western Singer 1930s Available 280089194299 Mar-02-07 Dec-16-09 08:26:45 $9.99 Christian Science Publishing Society Bldg. circa 1931 Available 280090498876 Mar-05-07 Dec-19-09 15:36:06 $15.00 Esperance New York Main Street real photo postcard 1905 Available 280090499650 Mar-05-07 Dec-19-09 15:39:15 $15.00 Esperance New York church real photo postcard 1911 Available 280092553002 Mar-10-07 Dec-24-09 18:41:07 $4.00 Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Texas F-80 Jet 1955 Available 280147070947 Aug-26-07 Dec-13-09 07:00:53 $75.00 Reginald Gibbons THIS MORNING A Poem in Five Parts 1981 Available 350011046510 Dec-30-07 Dec-19-09 06:52:48 $20.00 Heisey’s Glassware Heisey & Co. 1915 Catalog reprint Available 350052157596 Apr-23-08 Dec-14-09 06:30:11 $12.00 Swiss Cyclist Ernest Buhler Tour du Lac Léman 1936 Available 350059502632 May-12-08 Dec-03-09 05:27:47 $7.50 House at 59 Phillips St. Fall River Massachusetts 1920 Available 350059502643 May-12-08 Dec-03-09 05:27:51 $7.50 Two Mohawk Tires Advertising Pocket Combs circa 1957 Available Go see all current items for sale by this member. 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