Private reply....
What I do peddling Formula V Traction Treatment -- I never put up a note
saying "Hey, remember everyone, I have this marvelous tire goop." What I DO
do is, whenever anyone poses a question about tires that go hard while still
having good tread left, I jump all over those. I will always answer such
queries. I also phrase it that I am trying to peddle him something, and so
should read my reply in that light if he wishes.
Of course, I get those opportunities much more often on the autox and W2W
lists. Which of course is also more my prime market than is FOT.
So any time someone posts about leaky gaskets, that's your cue! Or maybe
just leaky LBCs in general! :-)
--Rocky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin" <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
To: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:56 PM
Subject: Re: blatant etc
> I hope I haven't overdone things in the past... as I have reported my
AMICI
> discount on my gasket about 4 times a year. (my guess...) And progress on
the
> sump gasket, etc.
>
> I love the idea of an AMICI web site as I could just post information on
my
> AMICI discount there, and thus not feel that I need to remind the group
> occasionally (to be sure that new members are aware of the discount).
>
> There is a fine line we all tread here, and like everyone else, I really
hate
> it when posts start to look like commercials. The examples mention here
and
> in other posts, however, show the valuable point that advertising or not,
it
> benefits AMICI to be informed... and overall... I find most people "in
the
> business" know how to walk that line pretty well... just as a dog once
> scalded, is forever afraid of water... people learn quickly when an
overly
> commercial post draws the wrath of newsgroup members... : )
>
> Subsequently, I don't think "regulation" is required... The invisible
hand
> takes care of this one...
>
> --Justin Wagner
>
> Rocky Entriken wrote:
>
> > Just my IMHO....
> >
> > If it is just a list member who has something for sale other list
members
> > might find useful -- from parts to whole cars -- then by all means post
it!
> >
> > If it is someone who is in the business, he should not be using the list
as
> > advertising medium, but he SHOULD be able to respond to any queries and
if
> > he has what would help he should be able to say so.
> >
> > He should also be able to say "I now have something that has been asked
for
> > in the past" without overly hawking the product. Remember Ted
Schumacher's
> > note a couple of months ago that he had come into possession of a cache
of
> > Champion gold palladium spark plugs? Unobtainable for 20 years -- and
we'd
> > be a prime market, but how would we even know to ask without his very
brief
> > note? He basically said "I have them" and little more -- more
information
> > than advertising.
> >
> > Useful information, IMHO. I view folks like Ted and Mordy and John
Kipping
> > as valuable Triumph-specific resources, not advertisers.
> >
> > --Rocky
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