called an "aspie" online how to reply(read description)

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I have always been a little socially awkward and unsure if i have aspergers. (btw aspergers is not a disability in my book because it is an advantage because some of the smartest people have aspergers).

I was on eBay and i got blocked by a seller due to asking lots of questions. (one of my quirks). Then i went on the ebay forum and asked how to convince the seller to unblock me.

someone on the forum called me an "aspie"

even though it was last May it makes my blood boil!

how do I respond respond to that person?

also someone called them out and then they deleted that comment like a coward.

I am thinking of pming them and honestly telling them how i feel and that they were a coward.

-what would you do?

please no "just ignore it answers"

-thanks

I've never heard anyone use "aspie" as an insult before. I wouldn't worry about it too much. If you think Asperger Syndrome has given you an advantage in life, then take it as a compliment. If the person is trying to insult you, they're probably so ignorant about Asperger Syndrome that they're not worth dealing with. Normally when I don't know what to reply to someone, I just don't. It was kinda rude of them to block you if you're asking legitimate questions about the product.

Why would you post to an "aspie" forum how insulted you are being called an aspie?

I am not endorsing this response only describing how I would probably react. I would be sarcastic about it and tell the poster he or she is wasting thier genius ability to diagnose people based on a few posts on comment sections.

I like AsPartOfMe's response!

What you should do is take it as a learning opportunity and in future don't ask so many questions. Instead take time to think about your questions and ask them in one go, trying to limit yourself to the most pertinent ones. Maybe get someone else to go over your proposed list and give their opinion on if they think the questions are relevant.

If you call the man a coward, then he's likely going to become very angry with you. Whether he intended to insult you or not, you're just going to end up in a flame war if you contact him like that. It's not good to get into fights. It will just make you feel sick from stress. The best thing to do is to let it go. I'm not sure if that counts as "ignoring" or not, but it's important that you don't feed the fire.

It was also a very long time ago. He's not going to remember you.

Were any of the general questions things you may have been able to find answers to on the item or sellers page? Like did you thoroughly read that first before asking questions? Also how many questions exactly was it like 5 or like 30?. One thing to consider is an ebay seller has multiple customers to sell to, they don't have time to answer question after question for one person, so not very considerate to message them too many. As they probably get other people they need to respond to as well, and they might be selling multiple items at once.

If I was an eBay seller I'd probably block someone if all they did was spam questions to whether it's their 'quirk' or not...especially since I'd include all the information I can on the page itself. I mean it's not up to them to decide for you if you want the item...if you're so unsure you need to ask a ton of questions maybe just don't buy the item, but don't interrogate the seller.