Soaring Community Consumer Warning

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 9:18:02 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Tuesday, April 9, 2013 8:18:01 AM UTC-5, Don Johnstone wrote:

If someone decides they want to sell something they probably want to sell



quickly for whatever reason. I recently wanted to sell my wifes car, I put



it on 3 different sites and it went within an hour of the advert appearing,



Gliders are not cars but the same principle applies, the greater the



exposure the greater the chance of selling. There are several free ad sites



in europe including www.gliderpilot.net in the UK. None of them require an



exclusive ad so not problem. If they did I would have to decide if I wanted



to restrict my advert to one site or have the ad on many sites excluding



one. That is a complete no brainer.



I suppose it could be said that there was only one site in the USA and no



prospect of any others but I suspect the ship has already sailed on that



assumption.



What I have taken from this thread is that there are several loyal



customers who will support W&W even if they are wrong and their loyalty



will not be shaken. I have to question if they are really actting in the



best interests of W&W or the soaring community in general. I would have



thought an early resolution to this thread was in everyones interest.



The past is done and cannot be undone but the future can be changed.



Clarity harms no-one.



Only W&W can put a stop to the speculation and it is difficult to



understand why that has not been done especially as the reputation of the



business has been damaged, with at least one potential customer, despite



the support given. Whatever the reasons for the silence it has to be said



that there is something very strange about the W&W business model if it



does not care what uncommitted and potential future customers might think.



Don,



As an immigrant to the US, let me try and give you some insights into the American psyche that I have gathered over the last 26 years. We value our individual rights immensely, you just don't tell us what to do. The following is pure speculation but here it goes:

I suspect that Tim really doesn't care if you think he has a strange business model or that his model is causing harm to him being more successful. He probably says with Rhett Butler: frankly my dear, I don't give a damn. He does what he does BECAUSE HE CAN. Heck, for all I know, he might be independently wealthy and not really need to do business or speak on the phone with people that annoy him. I say good on him, he has every right and the freedom to do as he pleases. Sean's and your repeated postings stating the same arguments over and over are likely of no consequence to him. Btw, we have a first amendment to our constitution that allows you to slander and insult anyone as you like, try that in the UK! You're welcome.
Herb,
Gettin a little of topic don't cha think? Thanks to Kev, PK6, Hank, Chip, and now you, we have gone from "Too nice to need a policy" to "Have a policy but it is secret" to your "Too stinking rich to care about policies". Im laughing too hard to type! On your post we need to replace Sean's violin music with the humming of the National Anthem.