I got a warning for adding my 2 cents in on one of those,
"No such thing as price gouging on a non life essential item. I would like to see you do a video on "gouging"."
My response
Actually in WWII the federal government set up a hotline to report all price gougers. They would be heavily fined and lose the right to operate the business if reported. In more modern history it was implemented after Katrina, and Sandy. The issue with this is a state of emergency needs to be declared before the parties can be reported. Current fine is $50,000 for anything item marked up more then 10% while in a state of emergency.
Now if we could declare that lack of ammo has put us in a dangerous position where we are vulnerable to attack....Any way it's all a dream. I saw it in 89 it will level out when the panic buy ends. At that time SKS new ran about $99 they were selling for $600 shortly after. 6 months later they settled at around $200 and stayed at that price.
Dear n0xious,
You have received a warning at Northwest Firearms Community.
Reason:
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Follow these specific classified rules.
Please review the forum rules.
Rule 14•1. No threadcrapping
If you dislike like something about the ad, ignore it. If you spot blatant misrepresentation, an illegal ad, etc. please notify a moderator.
To "deadeye"
I disagree that i was "Thread crapping"
I made no mention of the members product or his price. I merely added to the discussion about "Price gouging" in a general sense. If he chose to take that as a ding against his post maybe he should look deeper at his own feelings regarding the issue.
I would like to refer you to this article for some deeper insight on the subject.
How to See Yourself As Others See You: 6 steps (with pictures)
This is the second time I have received a warning for making a valid statement. I agree that some people in the thread were indeed being accusatory, I however was not.
I guess in these times while our second amendment is being threatened it is just as easy to attack the first.
to me
I think you are missing the point that the thread was in fact a classified ad and not a discussion thread. You need to look at it as what would you think if a similar discussion occured in an ad you had posted and none of the posts actually pertained to the sale of your item.
To "Deadeye"
If this discussion occurred on an add I had posted...
I would have to consider that I upset my pier group by asking an outrageous price for the Item I had to sell. I would be forced to consider my actions and question if i was indeed taking advantage of a situation. Further more I would have to come to terms with the fact that i upset my pier group, and should make an honest statement about my intentions.
I assume you would do the same. It would be the logical course of action, don't you agree?
No further response.
