for sale (scam) section
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50 Watt CAFz'r
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A free market is unregulated. Your market is heavily regulated. 'Let the buyer beware' is a cheap cop out. I see the rest of the board is becoming heavily policed, while letting one forum go to the rats.
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if someone wants to buy from the for sale section without doing any research, then they pays their money and takes their chances. Nowhere does it say that people aren't allowed to charge whatever the heck they want for their own gear. do oyu expect local shops to sell to you at less than cost, since the gear has been sitting on the shelf for over 3 months?
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pipes, thats why richmond hill, im sure, has a plethora of legitaimat car audio retailers that would love nothing more than to help you and probobly aven trade you your hard earned money for some stereo gear, not a promise, pssssssst ive got news for you, most, not all internet sellers are scumbags
[ January 30, 2005, 11:20 AM: Message edited by: defro13 ]
[ January 30, 2005, 11:20 AM: Message edited by: defro13 ]
Originally posted by Pipes:
A free market is unregulated. Your market is heavily regulated. 'Let the buyer beware' is a cheap cop out. I see the rest of the board is becoming heavily policed, while letting one forum go to the rats.
cheers
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A free market is unregulated. Your market is heavily regulated. 'Let the buyer beware' is a cheap cop out. I see the rest of the board is becoming heavily policed, while letting one forum go to the rats.
cheers
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Thread Starter
50 Watt CAFz'r
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 197
I dont expect local shops to sell me stuff at less than cost, i dont know what that has to do with anything? Im talking about people using your message board to try to scam unsuspecting people by charging DOUBLE what the product is worth brand new in a retail store.
The most recent (but not the only) example is that guy selling 2 visonik subs for $500 that can be had at XSCARGO for $130 each. Why stop someone from replying to that and telling others it's a scam?
You're right, I dont like it. But if your mind is so set, and you dont want to listen to anyone elses opinion, why do you have a feedback forum?
So here's a thought, can i post the entire futureshop inventory, and charge 50% more than they charge, and just wait for some newbie to buy something? Then i go to futureshop, buy the product, then sell it to the newb and make my profit? If i cant, why can others?
The most recent (but not the only) example is that guy selling 2 visonik subs for $500 that can be had at XSCARGO for $130 each. Why stop someone from replying to that and telling others it's a scam?
You're right, I dont like it. But if your mind is so set, and you dont want to listen to anyone elses opinion, why do you have a feedback forum?
So here's a thought, can i post the entire futureshop inventory, and charge 50% more than they charge, and just wait for some newbie to buy something? Then i go to futureshop, buy the product, then sell it to the newb and make my profit? If i cant, why can others?
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what if those same speakers wwere bought from a authorized visonik dealer for regular price, should they then have to "price match" with xs cargo, who isnt an authorized dealer, and isnt fair market value whatever someones willing to pay, i appreciate your watchdog attitude but anyone who is willing to ship a stranger money and expect to get what they bought unseen in the condition the seller claimed it was is asking to get scammed, call me old school, but i have never bought any electronics off the internet and have never been scammed, buy from someone authorized to sell it and get scammed then come on here and complain, buying stuff untested, used and in a condition that you cant confirm except from the person selling it to you that you have in most cases never met. come on, do you really expect he mods here to govern the sales that happen here, the for sale section is a luxury provided to the people of this board to make "educated" pruchases, dont point the finger at the mods for people paying to much for something.
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Joined: May 2003
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It's a risk you choose to take. As they said if you don't like it don't do it. But its the same here as it will be anywhere else you can't stop scammers, someone could scam you even with responses.
It's totally your decision to take the risk. They took the reply function out because to many fights were starting and threads going off topic.
It's totally your decision to take the risk. They took the reply function out because to many fights were starting and threads going off topic.
