It feels good to wake up this morning and be called a poacher. Great way to start the day...
Making coffee and greeting the days first light is much more my pace. OK time to fess up. I have bought many bikes in many different manners including a Lee Hartung pair of Silver Kings that were sold before the "Auction" though not a direct sale to me. I would put myself in the Jackal category on the bike food chain. And as a part of the food chain I know my place and my strategy/tactics... just be at the right place at the right time, talk to others who share interests and develop relationships with like minded creatures and you might get lucky. So as a jackal I know to look to the sky to see if the vultures got something in their sights, or in bike terms browsing local craigslist ads or talking to local collectors.
A "Poacher" is someone who deliberately "Hunts" its prey and does so knowing it is "Illegal" or it would just be called "Hunting". Now take this Harley "prey" we have here. Are you gonna get pissed if you are a vulture or a jackal when a freegin Lion comes and pounces on a fresh kill? A kill that was brought to a place where all sorts of animals lurk... Lions, Tigers, Bears and plenty of Hyenas, Jackals, Vultures and even some Rats
(as in rat-rods)
So Scott, let me get this straight, 1st they demand rules in the forums once know as the buy/sell/trade category
Now they demand strict adherence to this policy even though they weren't proactive enough to develop "Rules" for new members that could have helped this situation. The bitching for rules was in reaction to certain sellers mass posting with no pricing and flooding the site with great stuff but an archaic method of emails, postal money orders, agreement to not have to consult with wife before purchasing, general crazy person stuff... so these "Rules" that were quickly thrown together are now set in stone with harsh penalties of public scorn to those who break them... give me a break.
I propose new rules... and we call them guidelines. Guidelines are meant to steer people in the right direction. Repeat offenders who don't listen to these guidelines eventually will show their colors and either comply or FIND ANOTHER SITE TO MAKE A LIVING OFF OF! These guidelines could include something that can both welcome new members and satisfy established members. But to make demands of fairness and equal opportunity to buy at a reasonable price??? Go start your Communist Bike Club and see how that goes.