Post #637516 by swizzle on Wed, May 23, 2012 2:03 AM

On 2012-05-22 14:53, SuperEight wrote:
I just don't think it should raise anyone's ire that a person asked for an opinion of what something is selling for.

But why shouldn't it when the very first post from a new member is a question literally asking how much money they can make off someone? The OP might have said that he has "been an in the closet fan of tiki stuff for a while now" yet how can that be proven? We can only take his word for it. It may be true, but how many times have we seen threads started before where the only post/s we see are someone asking for information about what something is worth and then the only other comments they leave are them trying to defend themselves?

I left a post on Facebook about the people who snap up limited edition mugs only to then put them up on eBay at inflated prices. I don't see this as any different. They are not collectors or fans of tiki culture, they have just somehow found a niche market/field/interest, happened to stumble across an item/s those who actually collect and have a genuine interest in, and because something is rare/limited/ hard to come by, thought "Hey, that's one of those Tiki bars/mugs/carvings/whatever things. I'm going to buy that and then re-sell it and make myself some money".

As i said, i can only go by the word of the OP and if i'm wrong, i apologise in advance. However, i have a pretty good feeling we wont see too many posts from him/her again, only to defend themselves and/or attack me.

[ Edited by: swizzle 2012-05-23 02:13 ]