Howdy! I think the first thing we should acknowledge here is that the INTENT of the original post was to encourage people to support Rivendell- a company we all like/love. Who amongst us doesn't have a story of someone or someones at Rivendell going the extra mile? It is a great company, filled with great people, that will hopefully continue for a long, long time.
Whenever you buy something used- whether a FS or WTB- you AREN'T buying it new (obviously). Any used marketplace must take some business away from new retailers. Now whether the seller turns around and buys something new is definitely a possibility- I know I often do. And that is often from Riv. I think the thing that I will take away from this is to consider the ramifications of my buying choices and asking myself if I am comfortable with the how I am spending my money. If Riv or some other company goes away would that bother me? I honestly see no real difference between an FS or WTB post- both leading to a transaction. I also think that the folks at Riv know that people buy used stuff- and they have even gone as far as selling used stuff on the site. I love WTB posts and several times have been able to send something that I was no longer using to a new home and put a few dollars in my pocket. I assume that the poster has considered how they want to spend their money before posting- and it is their money after all. The posts I don't especially love are the RESPONSES to the WTB posts that say to buy it at Riv, Riv carries it, or some other snarky comment. Is this necessary? And I am not talking about any post where the person is genuinely trying to be helpful. Cheers! Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
