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In Reply to: Huh???? posted by vrogers3 on March 27, 2006 at 23:02:46:
Well, you stated that:"Also, here on the AA, that is supported by vendors in competition with Ebay, you will not find any sympathy."
By stating this you assumed I was looking for sympathy rather than exploring the expectations of eBay vendors...which is the notion that I was objecting to. If I was only griping and expecting sympathy then I would be told to take a hike over to the whiners forum...and deservedly so. But what I was trying to suss out is if there is a difference in expectation from a boutique seller and an eBay seller, why is this so? What are the legal and moral standards they are to be held to and why do they differ? This, to me, is perfectly worth of discussion and I find it fascinating.
I would imagine that there are plenty of members who do in fact shop on eBay for tubes and that I am not alone in doing so. And there are plenty of satisfied customers who made purchases from eBay vendors...myself included. However, those vendors are a diverse crowd...I see 'warnings' posted here about scams on fake or misidentified tubes for particular auctions...so it is not without peril...and not beyond the pale for discussion. But my questions were not 'is it safe' but rather, again, what are the expectations?
And you said:
"If you really want unbiased opinions about purchasing tubes on Ebay, you might want to try a board not supported primarily by VENDORS."
But to to state that this is not an appropriate forum for discussing this because it is supported by advertisers who are in competition with those sellers who do not advertise here...which I think is the core of your argument...well, I think that if that were the prevailing attitude then it biases and debases the whole forum and calls into question the validity of opinions expressed here. This is because it would limit discussion to only vendors who advertise and, since they support the forum by advertising, speaking any ill of them would not be tolerated. It would reduce the whole experience to nothing but a thinly-veiled product placement session with a hollow mercantile soul. But thankfully I do not think that this is the prevailing attitude...nor should it be.
And what if an eBay vendor started advertisting here? Would that change your opinion? Would then then be worthy of discussion? Piecemeal or en masse?
Is the forum on home brew cabling detracting from the revenues of the cable vendors? Certainly. But by your logic and reasoning it should not be allowed because it is in competition with those who 'support' the forum by advertising.
It is a slippery slope you are traveling with this belief.
I never once called into question the prices of boutique vendors nor stated that it was unreasonable to pay those prices for the services and product provided.
I do not question your logic, just the conclusions you came to and where they lead.
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- I do not doubt your logic, only your conclusions... - AAG 06:08:38 03/28/06 (0)
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