Insider or Outsider? To be or not to be,...?

I say Audiogon, just do it and see the response akin to the porthole pictures that the marketing gurus came up with. Can you imagine Amazon doing that?

Can you say nosedive?

Steve
I think you are correct, the response will be dismal i am afraid.
Says he who just blew a whopping $10...

Oh wait, they gave me a 50% of any listing code which could be worth a LOT more than my paltry $10.

Oh wait some more, I guess Audigon needs to have people who are actually buying items from their classifieds for that to be of any value.

Ah well still only $10, or for some folks less than two morning coffees at Starf@#$s

Yeah, but that icon by your moniker is really cool. 
Maybe it’s a bargain at $10. 
Or not..........

Wcfeil.

Its definitely cheesy.
Wait it even looks like a piece of cheese!

Seriously, folks, why did us Bluebook subscribers automatically roll over into “Insiders”?
Is it as simple as they already had our credit card numbers from Bluebook and they could?
I certainly don’t know.
But I think we all should be having a very close look at our credit card statements.
I will state very clearly I am not a volunteer- I am a conscript, or worse- I have been Shanghai ‘d.
The real question is did Adiogon only charge us all $10 for the 1st mo or did they assume all “Bluebookers” would prefer the “discounted rate “ of $100/yr?
”Off with their head’s, off w their head’s, off w their head’s!!!( & so forth)

That sounds like a question you should be asking the admin about tbh.

wcfeil
I’d pay some people not to post.

>>>>I’m still thinking about the concept.

geoffkait is about to get very rich.

My 2 cents (and not $100): I was actually pretty irritated when I received the email describing this "innovation." There's already a certain amount of in-club and out-club mentality (my recent visit to the California Audio Show in July illustrated this) and the last thing we need is to drive more wedges between them. Charging money for whatever these perks are seems a pretty big one to me. I'll be very interested to see if this thing ever gets off the ground. Hopefully the response so far has been deafening silence.

Perhaps we should members of Shark Tank to come on board and say they are 'in', instead of 'I am out'.........

Are the insider forums limited to actual enthusiasts or will we still have to deal with dealers there too?

I have learned that joining anything is to be avoided. Free agency is the way to go.

sorry

No kiss and tell here........

Like sitting in a fancy hotel wishing you were down at the pub.

Clearthink....
I love the term Winkly Dinkers....I have to use that one.

I'm still not seeing many yellow tags next to members names. I do believe that it won't be long before this forum will only be available to "insiders." At that time, I'll be forced to decide. In the meantime, I don't see upside other than access to the Blue Book.

Like extended warranties and a "prime" membership for fast shipping, these offers create a revenue stream in exchange for services a company is already providing.  If such a membership included sneak previews of new ads or discounts on sales commissions......
Because of bad shipping experiences, I could see how a door-to-door courier service could open up the flow of used gear on the marketplace---may be worth the cost, split between buyer and seller.  

How about making a troll-averse section. That would be worth it... if the trolls were kept out that is. 

A Troll Toll? : )

“Build it and they will come.” 

What if they gave an insider forum.........and nobody came?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPNDBEuKCdY