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 Hippie3
mycotopiate
Registered: 11/06/99
Posts: 3,090
Loc: mycotopia.net
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 Re: geokills, typical form  [Re: srgtm1a]
#5398002 - 03/14/06 06:22 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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if she really cared about these people she so dramatically states she is trying to look out for and help, then she wouldn't be going back and deleting ALL of her posts in the mush cult forums as i'm typing this. that's not hurting mycoshack and it's not helping anything. the only people it hurts are the ones she is supposedly looking out for.
i thought that was a valid point.
allow me to be honest.
mycoshack recently became a sponsor at 'topia
just a few weeks before here.
i actually had to ask him to RAISE his prices just a bit
on a few items
so he would not be under-cutting our other sponsors too much.
his pricing scheme seems pretty typical for a retail biz,
some of his items are quite cheap and earn little profit
while others have a nice markup.
that balance is what makes for good business
on both ends.
however
i have noticed a few 'anomalities'
like the 7 flush manure post mentioned here,
that very same fellow, room4shrooms, has posted to
endorse mycoshack repeatedly on 'topia,
so has dragonaut whom i even briefly banned from marketplace
for spamming for the 'shack.
so i think there may indeed be some truth behind the notion
that some puppet theater has been used,
but i have no proof of it.
i'm closely monitoring the situation
and will do so more
now that i've seen
the relevant threads here.
however
i'm not of the opinion that the 'shack behavior or prices
are outside the mainstream i've seen around for years.
he seems sincere and so far
his customers seem happy enough.
one last point-
in the retail world
it's considered 'standard'
to have a mark-up of 100% over costs.
that is,
if an item costs you $10, it should sell for $20.
higher than that, you're just being greedy.
lower means you're running a special to promote biz.
this is true in free societies
but it seems to me that there's a strong vein
of communist thinking in some of the posts i just read here.
it's not the shroomery's job to engage in price fixing,
and you'd all scream bloody murder if you caught them doing so.
it would be unethical and quite possibly illegal.
so lighten up.
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Mycotopia
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vivid
Stranger
Registered: 12/14/99
Posts: 1,878
Loc: Berkeley, California
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Re: geokills, typical form [Re: adrug]
#5399152 - 03/14/06 12:16 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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adrug said:
This is like..what...the 30th time the shroomery has supposedly "sold out"? Give it a week, nobody will care.
supposedly sold out? its sold out a long time ago, not that thats a bad thing necessarily, there are people that put alot of time and effort into this site that deserve mroe than a pat on their back and a smile. And you're right, no one really cares.. its just like everything else now, silent apathy is somehow more acceptable than vocal criticism.
welcome to the shroomery, matured.
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adrug
Registered: 02/04/03
Posts: 15,769
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Re: geokills, typical form [Re: vivid]
#5399339 - 03/14/06 01:08 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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What are we supposed to be so upset about? The Shroomery has a new sponsor who just happens to charge more than the others. Is that the big deal here? I don't see it as a big deal, I guess...if I'm not smart enough to shop around, that's my problem.
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Koala Koolio
TTAGGGTTAGGGTTAGGGTTAGGG
Registered: 01/07/04
Posts: 7,752
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Re: geokills, typical form [Re: adrug]
#5399522 - 03/14/06 02:06 PM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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On the one hand, I agree with you.
On the other hand... so when does STP become a sponsor? 
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You're not like the others. You like the same things I do. Wax paper, boiled football leather... dog breath. We're not hitch-hiking anymore, we're riding!
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srgtm1a
Stranger
Registered: 02/19/05
Posts: 2,625
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Re: geokills, typical form *DELETED* [Re: Koala Koolio]
#5402277 - 03/15/06 06:00 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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Post deleted by srgtm1aReason for deletion: .
Edited by srgtm1a (03/15/06 07:16 AM)
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Roadkill
Retired Shroomery Mod
Registered: 12/11/01
Posts: 22,580
Loc: Snoqualmie, Wa.
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 Re: geokills, typical form [Re: srgtm1a]
#5403040 - 03/15/06 10:38 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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srgtm1a said:
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Koala Koolio said:
On the other hand... so when does STP become a sponsor?
Probably pretty soon actually.  I for one wouldn't be surprised....especially after the things I've heard in the past few days.
The Keeper(Shane)...aka STP
He will never become a Shroomery Sponsor...Period!~
He has already tried in the past...and he was turned down.
You guys really need to relax a little.
The drama around here is getting to be like a soap opera...
As the Stomach Turns!~
If you don't like a Vendor's prices...shop around.
I'm sure you wouldn't buy a $30 burger from Joe Blow...
when you can get a $5 burger from Tom, Dick or Harry!~
srgtm1a,
please enlighten all of us on the rumor that you heard.
we need more gossip and drama around here for the Drama Queens!~
tc
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Laterz, Road
Who the hell you callin crazy?
You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating froot loops on your front porch!
Brainiac said:
PM the names with  on there names, that means they have mushrooms for sale.
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Koala Koolio
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Registered: 01/07/04
Posts: 7,752
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Re: geokills, typical form [Re: Roadkill]
#5403258 - 03/15/06 11:39 AM (6 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm relaxed, and I don't care about this mycoshack stuff, but I just thought I'd bring up STP, as I know his history and attempts around here. I'm just pointing out the fact that shroomery has a flexable protocol when dealing with prices set by vendors.
"Actually, keeper openly changed all his strain names to made up names, so he can't be a vendor..."
If this were the reason, how do you explain all the sponsors we DO have that sell his renamed strains, simply because it is profitable? There is a whole lot of debate on the subject of "Blue Meanie" cubensis, that a search will provide. I don't blame the shroomery for not kicking people out for this reason. But I really can't respect any vendor who sells things named by the god damn kreeper.
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You're not like the others. You like the same things I do. Wax paper, boiled football leather... dog breath. We're not hitch-hiking anymore, we're riding!
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Roadkill
Retired Shroomery Mod
Registered: 12/11/01
Posts: 22,580
Loc: Snoqualmie, Wa.
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Koala Koolio said:
I'm relaxed, and I don't care about this mycoshack stuff, but I just thought I'd bring up STP, as I know his history and attempts around here. I'm just pointing out the fact that shroomery has a flexable protocol when dealing with prices set by vendors.
I wasn't refering to you bro with the RELAX part.
it was dirrected at the attitude in general towards the Admin...by others in this thread.
The STP thing was dirrected at you and srgtm1a...that was all.
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To everyone in general...
The Admin can't be held accountable for prices set on Vendors site.
Most of them don't have any idea what a good price base should be...
since the majority of them don't grow mushrooms...or don't any more.
Anno is in Europe...he probably is up on European prices.
Geo does a great job here...but said he isn't up on prices.
Thor hasn't been around much.
Most of the other Admin are tech types.
I could help them with prices in the States...if they wanted.
But do the Admin really have the right to set prices?
Not really...from a business point of view.
I know because I have helped run a business...and I was a purchasing agent at one point.
I always looked for quality and low prices.
A business that has prices are too high...usually goes out of business.
There are exceptions to this...no doubt.
It's also about supply and demand...and ignorance on the customers part.
A good example: Anyone that would pay $60.00 for a spore syringe from STP is ignorant...
they could have searched the web for better prices.
That is why STP is still in business...bottom line.
We can't protect everyone from the Keeper...but we can protect our members.
I really feel that the Admin do have the best interest of the members of this community at heart!~
Or I wouldn't still be here after all these years helping out!~
And I wouldn't be speaking out right now.
I'm getting a little heated and tired of all the attacks against the Admin and Mods lately...
remember we have feelings and we are members too.
We love the Shroomery just as much as you do...some maybe more.
If you can't conduct your business in the Vendor/Sponsor forum...
in a business like manner when posting complaints and such...
its gonna get locked.
It's not a free for all zone!~
If you can't shop around for good prices...even amoungst the Shroomery Vendors.
You have problems that are beyond repair by the Mods and Admin of the Shroomery.
on that note...
I'm walking away from the computer for awhile...
the last 2 days have been a bitch.
tc
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Laterz, Road
Who the hell you callin crazy?
You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating froot loops on your front porch!
Brainiac said:
PM the names with on there names, that means they have mushrooms for sale.
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