Selling at cost so call us
ahhh there's always an excuse why we dropped "this" or "that"...yada yada... :GRN>
does this constitute as SPAM?
what the heck is up with this forum lately...
note:he must have edit his post to read "$1499"...I'm not changing my original post except for this.
I think he is just trying to sell a couple of guitars and maybe edited his post a few times to stay within the forum rules, and maybe to try to avoid a confrontation.
Oh...well it just seems strange that it came up during this time of "turmoil".
Buy & Sell Rule #2
Dealer Involvement - Dealers are encouraged to participate in the forum, however, they are not to advertise or promote their business in any way. The only exception to this rule is the following: Dealers are allowed a single link to their website in their signature. In all other areas, dealers should utilize the forum in the same manner as any other user. If you as a dealer are an active member, other members will notice and you will get business. This is not the place for ads. This rule applies to any business owner using the forum, not only guitar dealers.
He knows the rules, he was educated before on the way our forum works:
http://www.larriveeforum.com/smf/index.php?topic=12057.0
He just chooses to ignore our rules for his own self interest.
I don't think he will get many bites. His only two posts here are sales pitches.
dennis@themandolinstore.com
I used this to address to sign up for a couple of shopping sites.
Wonder if he'll be getting any spam?
tee hee......
Stan
Jeez, the guy isn't a child molester or anything. Looks like a reputable dealer who wants to move a couple guitars. I could fault him because he posted outside the limits of the forum rules, but in the big scheme, it's all good.
Quote from: Nephidoc on July 04, 2006, 10:18:53 AM
dennis@themandolinstore.com
I used this to address to sign up for a couple of shopping sites.
Wonder if he'll be getting any spam?
tee hee......
Stan
Low blow alert! :angry:
Quotedennis@themandolinstore.com
I used this to address to sign up for a couple of shopping sites.
Wonder if he'll be getting any spam?
tee hee......
Stan
LOL, SPAM for SPAM. ^_^ Or; He who shall commit SPAM will be SPAMMED!
Quote from: ronmac on July 04, 2006, 10:41:12 AM
Low blow alert! :angry:
That's definitely low, but effective nontheless
Quote from: SteveK on July 04, 2006, 04:48:37 PM
LOL, SPAM for SPAM. ^_^ Or; He who shall commit SPAM will be SPAMMED!
I don't think the guy is a spammer. Check out his site, some nice mandolins. http://www.themandolinstore.com/Scripts/default.asp To register his email address so he will get a bunch of spam is a little harsh IMHO, based on his "infraction".
Nice price on the D-60.
did you guys see that spruce/mahogany weber mando for $399??? it retails for $1100...that's an awesome deal.
Yes, against the rules of the forum, but probably not worth really messing with him. I don't know Dennis personally, but I think his business has a good reputation. A friend of mine bought a new mando from him about six months ago and was very pleased with the experience.
Given that this is the Larrivee Forum, telling us about deals on two Larrivees isn't my idea of SPAM. You wouldn't want it to become a regular battleground for businesses but it's not like he's here trolling about how great his stock of Ovations is...
QuoteTo register his email address so he will get a bunch of spam is a little harsh IMHO, based on his "infraction".
:<>
I know it's against the rules, but that's some great pricing on those guitars.
It's really too bad that this thread hasn't been deleted. Good prices or not, this company is getting exactly the response that they wanted. Over 200 views and a fair bit of discussion, and now we have people extolling their good experiences with the company.
The nutshell? Again, they've flaunted the known rules with impunity and been rewarded for it. Personally, I believe this is terribly disrespectful to the board and it's founder, and incredibly unfair to the dealers that regularly contribute here with their expertise yet abide by the no dealer advertising rule. This company that posted this second for sale thread only has 2 posts and thus their interests here are easily determined - they only want to sell guitars, not contribute meaningfully to the forum.
I agree. Ideally, this whole thread would have been deleted by the moderator very early on and that would have been the end of it. The same is true for some of the blatant spam that's popped up here in recent days. However, nobody seems to know where the moderator is. So where does that leave us?? Unfortunately, it leaves us open to problems of exactly this sort. I don't know how to resolve it, but personal attacks and email spam attacks in retaliation are not the answers... in my humble opinion.
I agree with JMHyer. the situation is unfortunate, however, the forum will benefit from members not rewarding unwanted posts with attention or business.
jeff