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<blockquote data-quote="ez bake" data-source="post: 2056410" data-attributes="member: 229"><p>I love how all of the whining folks are doing about gouging is drowned out by those whining about the free market. Who here has asked for legislation to regulate the price of guns? No one - that's who (it's a straw-man argument - much like using the "you're against free speech if you're against folks who call out the gougers"). Legislation is actually what is driving these prices up (specifically Dianne Feinstein's bill) in the first place - so the irony is that those of us griping about gouging (on this board especially), aren't for government manipulation of a market... we're against it.</p><p></p><p>You had to apply for membership on this board, and thus you as members are subject to the rules of the board. Our members are free to say what they want within the guidelines of the rules of this specific board (part of which is looking out for other members - including newer members who may not know better than to pay too much for something that they can still get for regular prices). </p><p></p><p>This isn't just a classified/exchange, it's a community and those members who feel like talking about the price (whether praising or bitching) are free to do so within the rules. I don't agree with crapping on someone's ad, but some of the ads are crapping in the middle of our community. Go do that on Gunbroker, Facebook, or Craigs List instead of the very place where you learned how to build that gun, got the parts for a good deal out of pity from a member who took you under his/her wing, and where you look for advice on a regular basis.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't see why we have threads on either side of the argument to be honest. Just PM members to warn them against those who would $#!+ where they eat and be done with it.</p><p></p><p>Stuff like this is why I hang out 95% of the time in the gear section or on Blade Forums. It always brings out the worst in people.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ez bake, post: 2056410, member: 229"] I love how all of the whining folks are doing about gouging is drowned out by those whining about the free market. Who here has asked for legislation to regulate the price of guns? No one - that's who (it's a straw-man argument - much like using the "you're against free speech if you're against folks who call out the gougers"). Legislation is actually what is driving these prices up (specifically Dianne Feinstein's bill) in the first place - so the irony is that those of us griping about gouging (on this board especially), aren't for government manipulation of a market... we're against it. You had to apply for membership on this board, and thus you as members are subject to the rules of the board. Our members are free to say what they want within the guidelines of the rules of this specific board (part of which is looking out for other members - including newer members who may not know better than to pay too much for something that they can still get for regular prices). This isn't just a classified/exchange, it's a community and those members who feel like talking about the price (whether praising or bitching) are free to do so within the rules. I don't agree with crapping on someone's ad, but some of the ads are crapping in the middle of our community. Go do that on Gunbroker, Facebook, or Craigs List instead of the very place where you learned how to build that gun, got the parts for a good deal out of pity from a member who took you under his/her wing, and where you look for advice on a regular basis. I don't see why we have threads on either side of the argument to be honest. Just PM members to warn them against those who would $#!+ where they eat and be done with it. Stuff like this is why I hang out 95% of the time in the gear section or on Blade Forums. It always brings out the worst in people. [/QUOTE]
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