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Originally Posted by raulus
I'm guessing that you're now probably going to get some criticism here.
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It's not the first time I've said something like this and I don't play in the realm of the hobby movers with a lot more on the line than me...so I'm not much of a target for changing the way I interact with the hobby.
The crooks long ago quit pissing me off. I accept them as part of the hobby and act accordingly. The same names persist until they remove themselves from the hobby.
I know when I'm dealing with certain people or certain spaces where the owners/investors have a known history that I need to take extra personal care of my money habits and especially my spending limits because they may be open for exploitation.
The crooks aren't going anywhere, why should I go anywhere?
I gotta admit, when PWCC got kicked off EBay and set up shop on a private auction site...the first few auctions I got some refreshingly awesome deals because of the controversy that was surrounding them limited the audience buying...which lasted all of a few months before things...once again...because business as usual.
I will say what I do as a minor moral choice when dealing with these known entities...I don't give them consignment material or specifically search them out for sales. I don't weaponize their sketchiness for my gain because I think they might deliver me a better price. I don't play with the big boys, so it doesn't mean a lot, but it is something that I do.
It doesn't cancel out any other financial support I give to the known crooks of the hobby, but I've simply given up on the hobby policing itself beyond the really awesome job it does raising the alarm that someone is out there sketchy.