I agree. Put the entire financial onus on the dirtbag seller. Do not charge anything to the self-entitled buzzards looking to buy s**t dirt cheap, or possibly have it gifted to them.
Just avoid it, go around it or ignore it if you don't like it. You complain more than most about threads in the general ASL section.
Very impressive. Either you're a layer or very into that particular thing.
AS some one who sell ASL Kit I say, if its cheaper than eBay I don't have a issue with %3. I don't know what the financial difference is. But I need to consider the following also.
thank you
No, I don't. I don't seek to maximize my profits when selling ASL gear unless someone outright offers me a startling sum. I usually sell it for a "gamer's price" or charge the exorbitant fee of "free + shipping". My post was directed at cheapskates who want free access to what is often the best deals on ASL gear, and expect the seller to pay for any fees. If I sell a SW copy of AoO on here for $400, yes I would accept paying a nominal fee. If I'm selling it at a "gamer's price" of $150-200, no, you should be paying a fee to have access to that kind of deal. The kind of deals that rarely, if ever, come across eBay.
Just more self-entitled socialism...that's all I see.
That's b/c people posted threads in sections where they shouldn't have...or post threads which don't have anything to do with ASL in the main section...,<cough Honza>. It's not hard to follow the very general rules and be considerate.
I like pickled herring where ever it is found. Or Surströmming. Mmmm, Surströmming.
No, Dan, I didn't "cherry pick" anything. I merely addressed the only point I felt was worth addressing. Admittedly, and often to my detriment, I get a little irritated when people throw out pop culture aphorisms as unassailable fact, to defend a position. Hence my response to your "Money is Speech" comment. As for the rest of your post, I'm not going to be sucked into a hypothetical debate over something I never said in the first place.
OK Jeff. my last post on this with you also. I did not know exactly what you were getting at and that is why I questioned you. I'm still not sure. But I still think that you feel that there are different (and hear I don't know how else to express my interpretation of your position) class's of membership and that it should all be free or every one should pay some fee.No, Dan, .... And truth be told, I think you knew exactly what I was getting at. In any case, I consider the matter closed and leave you with...
My Best Regards,
Jeff
PS. If any of this comes off as "pissy," please attribute it to severe nicotine deprivation after a 30 year habit.
I do not think the concept is for sellers to pay for the only access. That misses the point I was making earlier. The concept is it was free access for all at the old GS, here it is pay for everyone to access. Apples and oranges. I agree there is not a "middle " solution per se that I can see. Personally, I'd have gone a different route, making the file U/L - D/L a benefit of buying a sponsoring membership. Limit people to only 1 U/L or D/L per 24 hour period unless they are sponsoring members.
For me I had asked a question of a poster on the sell market a couple of years ago and was contacted by some one locally (not the person posting) that had his kit for sale. Not being able to see info like that will hurt as you can't tell what was posted after the OP. I was going to put some items on the Emporium but am now not certain if I will subscribe to do that or not. Currently there are 2 ads posted that no one can see unless they are paid members, the only thing that you can see is the title of the post.
this becomes the main issue when the title is something like "ASL Kit for Sale".....
