My opinion: I am European, and we do have a less strict "code" of behaviour when it comes to rudeness etc. The aruments Andy uses "when you don't buy it's not my problem, bye" is typical and normal when adressing people who want to bargain prices etc on markets. Some of you here want him to become cheaper. Your argument about "lower incomes" is also an argument of bargaining. Did you ever think of the hours Andy put into this? About the fact that he probably isn't a millionnaire himself who creates out of a strong sense of charity? The textures he creates, and the msehes most probably also are without doubt amongst the most difficult ones to create and he succeeds with flying colours. So, to come to the point: he uses the normal evryday speak of mediterranean people when someone wnts to bargain, and his top-quality works come at a price. If you can't pay for it, well, most people in the world don't even have a computer. Or even good food or medical care. Your country's economic power lies in its freedom of trade, and those who are shipwrecked can do their round of dustbins each day. Please recognise your desire to possess Andy's work and if you want to bargain: do it by e-mail or private messages, not in public.

I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now I'll be mad. (Rumi)