Go head and prove this. Many pepole seen the link I'm talking about. I'm so sorry I cant remember every link on this board sham on me . How stupid I must be to not remember every thing everone said on every thread. You want to know what link it was then you have to do the same as I would search the whole form for cinder threads and read them all and get back to us with the link. I will give you one better It should be Carol that would know what link it was . It was her comment. I had a talk with RZ on the subject. Asking him how come she dont get banned for that, it was total disrespect to the owner of the site. He was not happy but Rich took a higher road. I was stund to say the least.
Just for the record here, yes, this did happen as Vinnie is saying. I tried to find the thread myself, but was unable to do so. The problem likely is because at that time, we were calling this 'C' Anerythrism and in some instances 'Z' Corn or something like that.
As I recall, what happened was I quoted a price of say $1,500 per pair, and yes, Carol did post a reply in that same thread saying that you could get a pair from her for $1,200. *prices are approximate!* I don't remember the exact figure. But yes, that is exactly what did transpire in the thread in question here, as Vinnie recalls it.
Personally I felt it was not appropriate, but did not have any reason to make an issue about it. And now, I don't believe it is worth making an issue over at this late date neither. My sole reason for posting here is to verify that Vinnie is not concocting this story, and it did, in fact, happen. While I do not wish to inflame this situation with my input, I ethically cannot allow Vinnie's ass to flap alone in the wind when I can verify his claim. If someone can find that thread, more power to you, as I just cannot find a keyword to use as a handle to locate it. My guess is that it took place sometime back in 2004. But where, exactly, is anyone's guess. Certainly likely in the FOR SALE or WANTED forums, but that isn't necessarily so. It could have been in any conversational thread ANYWHERE about this cultivar. Back then I was pretty lax about any sort of rules. Matter of fact, it likely was before there was a requirement for paid memberships to post classified ads here.
Now, I don't have anything at all against Carol because of the above mentioned incident, nor anyone else who undercuts my prices. That's just the way it is. It's been happening for quite a long time, and anyone who can't handle that just shouldn't be selling anything that someone else can offer for sale. Once someone has animals to sell, regardless of who else has them, they have every right to sell them at whatever price they wish to. That's the way a free market operates. That is what freedom of choice is all about. That is the definition of "competition" which capitalism is based upon. Everyone is free to set the price at which they are willing to sell their merchandise at, regardless of what anyone else things about it. I certainly have NEVER indicated to anyone here, nor on FaunaClassifieds, about any restrictions concerning prices of any sort on anything they are selling. Nor will I. That's just not my BUSINESS to do. Of course, not everyone will agree with my stance, especially if someone else is undercutting THEIR advertised prices, but that's my own personal and professional opinion on this issue.
That being said, in the past when I would sell something new to someone, I generally gave them this admonition:
I will NOT be the first one to drop the price on this cultivar. But once someone else does, then the gloves come off... And I believe I have held true to my word.....
