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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Cue" data-source="post: 2056929" data-attributes="member: 3008"><p>Its so simple guys. The people that dont like the word "gouging" are turning this into drama.</p><p></p><p>I dont like price gouging <em>ON OSA</em>, and I would like to see those people take their unreasonably high priced items to Armslist or Gunbroker.</p><p></p><p>I am in no way an authority on this site so I can wish all I want in one hand and **** in the other and see which fills first.</p><p></p><p>That being said any of my posts and the posts of others that have expressed their dislike of OSA price gouging are fully within the rules of the site.</p><p></p><p>Just like people have said, "if you dont like their price, dont buy". Same goes for anti-OSA gouging posts. If you dont like it ignore it.</p><p></p><p>What is good for the free-market is also food for free speech. Of course this site is a private forum so not exactly free market or free speech.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I care about this gun community because if we dont stick together for our...gasp....collective good, then we are truly screwed. The free market "rugged individualist" cannot save our culture. We must stand together.</p><p></p><p>Now, what does "No Price Gouging" on OSA have to do with fighting for our gun right? Im glad you ask, I will tell you.</p><p></p><p>OSA is a very rare anomoly. This is a place where member come first and foremost for information, help, comraderie, and shared gun values. The classifieds are not important to this site, its just a place where members can go a trade goods with other like minded people that share their values. We offer up our goods here to our members first to give them the opportunity to grab what we have to trade before we give it up to the OPEN market.</p><p></p><p>With me yet?</p><p></p><p>So when I see the classifieds becoming a cuttthroat free market, i.e. Armslist or Gunbroker, then it loses that special draw that we care and try to help fellow members. I have no problem and hold no ill will to members that have commodoties that want you cash in on at the going market rate, especially if they bought very low and can sell high, thats great! </p><p></p><p>But that is not what the OSA classifieds sections was intended for. It WAS a special place where we could find firearm related items that we might not be able to find easily in the open market and trade with like minded people. In no way am I saying that anyone should lose money on an item but noone should purposefully try to make bank of their fellow members just for the sake of taking their "easy money". That is not what this community is about.</p><p></p><p>Ive seen members that obviously didnt pay current market prices for their items and in turn put them on OSA for 300% + mark up.</p><p></p><p>Again, I have no issue with profits, but it does irk me to see those same members ask for help and get free info that saves them time and money turn around and try to capitalize big time on those same members that offered FREE HELP!!!</p><p></p><p>There is a guy on here, not naming names because I like the guy personally, but he posted on OSA that he needed the members help for a national contest. He ended up winning said contest because of OSA's help. He also did it another time and did not offer up anything in return for OSA's help. The other day I seen in the classifieds this same member selling items he obviously didnt pay high prices for trying to cash in on this panicked market. I was very surprised at this. </p><p></p><p>This is NOT what OSA is about, is it? I dont see his offering up his item for unreasonably high prices as helping out OSA.</p><p></p><p>I also see, "if I see if I sell to you below market, how can I replace it in this climate?"</p><p></p><p>Good question. Easy, take it to Armslist or Gunbroker if you want to make BIG profits, it shouldnt be that hard. Forgive me if I feel that the OSA classifieds sections is not a place to score a big profit.</p><p></p><p>BTW...if you need to replace an item in this climate, why are you selling in the first place. DONT SELL IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT!!!!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sorry for the rant, but its simple if you dont like it. IGNORE ME! </p><p></p><p>LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Cue, post: 2056929, member: 3008"] Its so simple guys. The people that dont like the word "gouging" are turning this into drama. I dont like price gouging [I]ON OSA[/I], and I would like to see those people take their unreasonably high priced items to Armslist or Gunbroker. I am in no way an authority on this site so I can wish all I want in one hand and **** in the other and see which fills first. That being said any of my posts and the posts of others that have expressed their dislike of OSA price gouging are fully within the rules of the site. Just like people have said, "if you dont like their price, dont buy". Same goes for anti-OSA gouging posts. If you dont like it ignore it. What is good for the free-market is also food for free speech. Of course this site is a private forum so not exactly free market or free speech. I care about this gun community because if we dont stick together for our...gasp....collective good, then we are truly screwed. The free market "rugged individualist" cannot save our culture. We must stand together. Now, what does "No Price Gouging" on OSA have to do with fighting for our gun right? Im glad you ask, I will tell you. OSA is a very rare anomoly. This is a place where member come first and foremost for information, help, comraderie, and shared gun values. The classifieds are not important to this site, its just a place where members can go a trade goods with other like minded people that share their values. We offer up our goods here to our members first to give them the opportunity to grab what we have to trade before we give it up to the OPEN market. With me yet? So when I see the classifieds becoming a cuttthroat free market, i.e. Armslist or Gunbroker, then it loses that special draw that we care and try to help fellow members. I have no problem and hold no ill will to members that have commodoties that want you cash in on at the going market rate, especially if they bought very low and can sell high, thats great! But that is not what the OSA classifieds sections was intended for. It WAS a special place where we could find firearm related items that we might not be able to find easily in the open market and trade with like minded people. In no way am I saying that anyone should lose money on an item but noone should purposefully try to make bank of their fellow members just for the sake of taking their "easy money". That is not what this community is about. Ive seen members that obviously didnt pay current market prices for their items and in turn put them on OSA for 300% + mark up. Again, I have no issue with profits, but it does irk me to see those same members ask for help and get free info that saves them time and money turn around and try to capitalize big time on those same members that offered FREE HELP!!! There is a guy on here, not naming names because I like the guy personally, but he posted on OSA that he needed the members help for a national contest. He ended up winning said contest because of OSA's help. He also did it another time and did not offer up anything in return for OSA's help. The other day I seen in the classifieds this same member selling items he obviously didnt pay high prices for trying to cash in on this panicked market. I was very surprised at this. This is NOT what OSA is about, is it? I dont see his offering up his item for unreasonably high prices as helping out OSA. I also see, "if I see if I sell to you below market, how can I replace it in this climate?" Good question. Easy, take it to Armslist or Gunbroker if you want to make BIG profits, it shouldnt be that hard. Forgive me if I feel that the OSA classifieds sections is not a place to score a big profit. BTW...if you need to replace an item in this climate, why are you selling in the first place. DONT SELL IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT!!!! Sorry for the rant, but its simple if you dont like it. IGNORE ME! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/QUOTE]
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