Quality Sporrans for less money

[Piobair]

The casual forum members and people who happen upon the forum are, in my opinion, just as much part of our community as anyone else, and are perhaps the people who will most be helped by the information about how to wisely shop for used kit.



Your point is well taken and I mulled over the ethics of it before I started this thread. In the end I decided that, for me, the most important thing is to share information and give guidance.

If I didn't make it clear earlier (perhaps I did not) I have no connexion with any of these Ebay sellers and my purpose is not to promote or endorse those people. However I think the clearest way to show people what to look for is to use concrete examples.

My philosophy is that Ebay is public information, and everyone should have just as much access to what's available there as they should have to the under-the-radar restaurant you mention. If I find a great restaurant I'll tell anybody who will listen! I want my friends to have wonderful meals and I want the restaurant to thrive.

Another point is, how many vintage sporrans does any one person need? I pointed out 20 or so items; surely there's enough to go around. If, on the other hand, somebody's intention is not to get a sporran for their own use, but to snap up every bargain they can find and then flip them for a profit, I feel no pangs of remorse.

I wasn’t accusing you of being unethical, just pointing out my feelings on the topic. And hey, if I was selling one of those sporrans, I certainly wouldn’t mind the attention.

Applying the same logic as others used above regarding the likelihood (or lack there of) of a bidding war, I think it’s probsbly similarly unlikely that there are very many people flipping vintage sporrans - the margins are just way too low.

As far as the rules about advertisers - I’m of the opinion that the mods can do what they gotta do.

At the end of the day, as long as the end result is fewer people wearing belts with waistcoats or flashes on their calves, I’m happy.