FS: Blizzard 2060

[gklinger]

I don't see what all the fuss is about. This is a free and open forum where everyone is entitled/encouraged to share their opinion(s) and that's what red did. By the same token, it's perfectly reasonable for those who disagree with him to express their opinions. What I don't care for is the suggestion that he hasn't got the right to share his opinion or the unnecessary aspersions being thrown his way. Methinks I smell some sour grapes.

[Astral]

I think this thread is interesting from the point of view that the initial controversial comment wasn't "OMG! 300 Euro? Way too much! That's highway robbery!" for a change!

It's actually quite amusing that the controversy in this thread has been started by someone stating the opposite opinion!

:lol:

[ffastback]

gklinger wrote:
What I don't care for is the suggestion that he hasn't got the right to share his opinion or the unnecessary aspersions being thrown his way. Methinks I smell some sour grapes.

I think if we look at what happened here you see a series of quick escalations here.  It probably would have better that red had been asked what he meant in his post first before the multi-paragraph responses to his single line post.  But then you also have red immediately coming back implying one party is a nut who treats his hobby as a religion and that the other may be a communist.  So the gloves came off pretty quickly there.

I think its correct to say red has the right to share his opinion.  But I also think its correct to think that when you are an Amiga dealer that posting in such a manner is going to be taken in an entirely different light than any 'ol individual.

[WotTheFook]

Redrumloa wrote:

"I'm not a communist and I do not run a charity. What sense would it make for me to sell items at a fraction of their actual worth?"

OK then, so you are a big-time capitalist, who has nothing but contempt for the members on here and tries to screw every last nickel out of them, unless you are buying; does that sound closer to the mark?

Oh, by the way; based on your comments here, your account has been frozen over at Amibay, until you can explain your ideas of capitalism to the Admins via PM, along with how they would benefit our members at AmiBay, to our satisfaction.

Regards,

WotTheFook (aka Merlin)

[ZeBeeDee]

McVenco wrote:
:popcorn:

ditto! :popcorn:

[Kin-Hell]

Zeb, you're a F'kin Beauty m8y...you really are!  :lol:  :-D

[ZeBeeDee]

Kin-Hell wrote:
Zeb, you're a F'kin Beauty m8y...you really are!  :lol:  :-D

I know but don't tell everyone will ya?

[arkanoid]

WotTheFook wrote:
Redrumloa wrote:

"I'm not a communist and I do not run a charity. What sense would it make for me to sell items at a fraction of their actual worth?"

OK then, so you are a big-time capitalist, who has nothing but contempt for the members on here and tries to screw every last nickel out of them, unless you are buying; does that sound closer to the mark?

Oh, by the way; based on your comments here, your account has been frozen over at Amibay, until you can explain your ideas of capitalism to the Admins via PM, along with how they would benefit our members at AmiBay, to our satisfaction.

Regards,

WotTheFook (aka Merlin)

Let's just hope he hasn't got several accounts on Amibay, using them to buy things up cheaply from the rest of us dirty communists and later selling them on through his shop.

Not saying he HAS, but ya never know. Particularly with a capitalist minded "businessman" who seems to have very little regard for decency among the community.
 :-?

[gklinger]

Let's just hope he hasn't got several accounts on Amibay, using them to buy things up cheaply from the rest of us dirty communists and later selling them on through his shop.

Not saying he HAS, but ya never know.

I understand completely. Say, when did you stop beating your wife?

[arkanoid]

I didn't say he HAS, I said it's something to consider and maybe keep an eye out for. There's a lot of good people on Amibay, selling stuff at good prices. But on the other hand there's a lot of opportunists out there.

The fact that Redromola is a trader and even has an account on Amibay probably means he'd have no problem buying things cheaply at those "community prices" he's mocked in this very thread.

And as for your analogy, if you knew a guy who's ex-wife divorced him on the grounds of battery. And then you suddenly saw his new wife with black eyes...wouldn't you suspect something was up?

[reflect]

Let's not get this out of hand, hm? The original comment was underhanded, it wasn't appropriate. Later there was some heated feelings, but now it's just getting silly.

Btw, does AO allow people to edit their posts without it being shown in the posts? Cause when I read this thread a couple of days ago, it looked a lot more hostile than now..

edit, test..

[arkanoid]

reflect wrote:Let's not get this out of hand, hm? The original comment was underhanded, it wasn't appropriate. Later there was some heated feelings, but now it's just getting silly.

reflect: Ok, so maybe it was wrong to say he might have another account. That was baseless speculation by me.

But he does have one known Amibay account and I think it's good that it has been frozen, just on the grounds that he obviously does not agree with Amibay's idea on fair prices. Unless, of course he's buying.

[Damion]

arkanoid wrote:

The fact that Redromola is a trader and even has an account on Amibay probably means he'd have no problem buying things cheaply at those "community prices" he's mocked in this very thread.

 :roll:

[arkanoid]

-D- wrote:

arkanoid wrote:

The fact that Redromola is a trader and even has an account on Amibay probably means he'd have no problem buying things cheaply at those "community prices" he's mocked in this very thread.

 :roll:

Yes, reread it, it's flawless logic.  :roll:

Which is probably why Merlin has frozen his Amibay account.

[Ideal]

arkanoid wrote:
Redromola:

More like the guy who hasn't turned his leisure-time and hobby into an enterprise, telling the guy who clearly has.

What is worse is that as well as being a profit-driven company out to make as much money as possible, Redrumloa is also a moderator.
I believe these two roles should not be combined.

Redrumloa is clearly the single most greedy and price-hiking entity on this forum. I strongly disagree with his practice of buying out lots of amiga hardware and making a living from fellow amiga-enthusiasts.

Other people can say what they want, I just disagree completely with this practice, and I think combining this exploitary ethos with being a moderator on this board is highly questionable practice.

I fully expect this post to be deleted by the moderator Redrumloa.

[WotTheFook]

@ Arkanoid

Spot on, mate; the conflict of interest wasn't lost on Kin Hell or myself quite as easily as it may have been lost on others.....

IMO, Moderators shouldn't allow themselves to get into a position where they couls potentially mis-use their power for their own ends. Now, I am not saying this has happened in this case, before you all start sharpening your pitchforks; what I am saying is that his comment introduces an element of doubt about Moderator integrity.

An item sells for what the seller wants for it and what the buyer is prepared to pay, not some arbitrary market value set by a Moderator...

Red only had a Trader account so he could only sell and not buy items. The Trader account was deliberately created that way. AmiBay does have a system of checks and balances in place regarding these things behind the scenes.