Today I am a bit disappointed. This person's ad has become a shouting match of sorts. A few years ago I was reprimanded because I commented on someones price and they had not asked for any opinions. This new person deserves the same respect. While it is their first post and they should be more informative about the bike(such as pictures, better description, and and introduction) but it is their option.
If a member keeps posting the same add or ask why they have received no interest it may be different, but if you were selling your house and others could publicly post that it was worth $XXX less, you would lose the sale and be ticked off. Same applies here. I have sent sellers an email and explained that they may want to look at current prices and actually show them data, but once you post it in their ad, it is permanent for any future buyer to see.
Let's be better than this and not price everyone's ad for them. This is not what BurgmanUSA is about.
I respectfully disagree. I get the point you are trying to make, and honestly agree with a lot of it. However, greenproducts did not do her homework about this board and had an unrealistic expectation as to what it would deliver. To me some respect is given, but more must be earned. Had she done a little leg work as to current pricing and priced even close to it, we would not have had to mention current market prices. I'm sorry she got upset, but she had unrealistic expectations.
I liked what model28a said, "The purpose of this forum is to help people to be happy with there Burgman experience and if someone starts their experience by overpaying they start off unhappy.
We are not here to help the seller so much as help the owner or the prospective owner."
I think that's true or should be. Greenproducts will likely never post on this board again. But what about her buyer? What about
his current or future membership? If we all sat on the sidelines saying nothing when we saw an obvious error in a sales ad, like the emperors new clothes, what do we tell the new member when he buys the bike? Sorry, we were just being nice to the seller? Our silence could be construed as agreement.
I like the decorum you write about, and certainly a member that has been around and contributed and helped or entertained deserves it and our respect. But someone who is solely using the board to make a buck? Not so much...
