I understood Jingleberry's words "mean, miserable people" to be said/meant in a humorous way.
I buy a majority of my fabric from eBay sellers. I almost always get 1st quality fabric at a bargain price, even after paying s/h. Many times quilters decide to downsize and sell-off their fabric collections. Sometimes a seller has bought a fabric stash at an estate sale. The few times I got something of less quality than I expected, I made quilted pads for my dogs' beds, doll quilts, or pillowcases for travel pillows as gifts for children.