We’ve had a number of For Sale threads in which sellers have been criticized for the asking prices on instruments. I’ve noted on some similar boards this has been outlawed. Never saw a need to do that, but I think the time has come.
If someone wants to offer to sell a slightly used Generation D for $100, and somebody wants to buy it, that’s the biz of the seller and the unfortunate buyer. (The internet now allows a motivated person to easily do research to determine that a price is out of bounds.) If someone wants to part with a high-end whistle at a price that is higher than the price of a new one–while I’d appreciate the irritation of the original maker, I don’t think there’s any basis to protest.
So, we’ll be stepping in to moderate posts in which someone is objecting or implying something shady in a FS post. If you suspect something downright crooked is going on, PM a moderator.
As a maker - I’d be insulted if my whistles got sold at a discount - if they had depreciated in any way, I’d prefer to get them back for a free service/repair rather than see them travel in poor repair.
I appreciate that other makers have a different ethos on this, but it all falls into the category of “Each according to their wisdom.” . That respect should also extend to buyers and sellers. For myself, I take joy in the good fortune of others, to do otherwise is to make the world less.
