Starburst is the ONLY Stern distributor in Canada and the only ones who operate a full time walk-up parts counter of thew scale they do. Doug and James in Toronto have been helpful, albeit sometimes silly expensive on small stuff. They are a business after all.

I think it is OK for them to have their own place to post. However will people be surprised if they never post after that?

Also, agreed nobody should be able to comment in their threads.

Quoted from wbradley

Starburst is the ONLY Stern distributor in Canada and the only ones who operate a full time walk-up parts counter of thew scale they do. Doug and James in Toronto have been helpful, albeit sometimes silly expensive on small stuff. They are a business after all.

I think it is OK for them to have their own place to post. However will people be surprised if they never post after that?

Also, agreed nobody should be able to comment in their threads.

I disagree a 110% we should totally be able thread hi-jack and point and laugh, and make fun of,  THAT is what Maaca is all about- only reason I come here

meh...

oui Starburst ses une grande entreprise et une des rare qui reste sur le marcher des pinball,il mérite une section juste a lui!et Robert est un gars tres sympatique et toujour pret a trouver des piece de pinball! Faut pas fermer la porte au entreprise qui permettre a ce hobby de survivre, merci a stern de continuer dans cette lignier.

Quoted from websherpa

So long as you lock the section so that only they can post (i.e. no public responses).

2nd that, or it might turn into s sh!t show

Quoted from PAT01

oui Starburst ses une grande entreprise et une des rare qui reste sur le marcher des pinball,il mérite une section juste a lui!et Robert est un gars tres sympatique et toujour pret a trouver des piece de pinball! Faut pas fermer la porte au entreprise qui permettre a ce hobby de survivre, merci a stern de continuer dans cette lignier.

Merci Pat, je suis rester collectionneur un peu moi aussi.  C'est "tuff" de voir ca comme juste un autre business des fois.

Je suis aussi pour le fait d'avoir une section pour Starburst,qui n'a pas été au moin une fois acheter chez Starburst
Pourquoi pas Allouette aussi,y vont peut-etre s'ajuster a nos prix  
Comparez des fois les prix sur certain articles a vendre sur Maaca et allez voir ces 2 fournisseur et vous pourriez etre surpris

Quoted from b1buwg97

I disagree a 110% we should totally be able thread hi-jack and point and laugh, and make fun of,  THAT is what Maaca is all about- only reason I come here

I agree.  Why promote favouritism?  If they didn't want comments, they are free to post on Craigslist and Kijiji.  

Oh wait, they already do that!

Quoted from Monkeybug

I agree.  Why promote favouritism?  If they didn't want comments, they are free to post on Craigslist and Kijiji.  

Oh wait, they already do that!

I don't think SB ever said anything about not wanting comments, in fact I haven't heard squawk from the Toronto office about this idea yet, but I suspect I will today. In fact, I am happy to say that it was some MAACA members themselves that recognized that this proposed section would get "messy" if the thread was open to replies.

Know thyself. Somebody said that about 2000 years ago or so, and it "stuck" for some reason.

Quoted from RAB

I don't think SB ever said anything about not wanting comments, in fact I haven't heard squawk from the Toronto office about this idea yet, but I suspect I will today. In fact, I am happy to say that it was some MAACA members themselves that recognized that this proposed section would get "messy" if the thread was open to replies.

But on the flipside... something gets posted and then suddenly you (or someone else) has a deluge of the same questions.  Locking a thread does not help if there are common questions such as...

1. Is the machine a re-import?
2. What is the warranty?
3. What much is shipping?
4. How long is the offer valid for?
5. Does it have the manuals?
6. Does it come with locks?  
7. etc. etc. etc.

The Toronto office has known about these boards for a long time (even when they were still located in their old location on Kipling) and I have yet to see them post.  

While I am not bashing Staburst and they are a good source for some parts, I just don't understand how locking threads helps anyone on a hobbyist forum.


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one last point... if the thread gets out of hand, then the moderators can step up.  Isn't that the reason for moderators?

Quoted from Monkeybug

While I am not bashing Staburst and they are a good source for some parts, I just don't understand how locking threads helps anyone on a hobbyist forum.


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one last point... if the thread gets out of hand, then the moderators can step up.  Isn't that the reason for moderators?

Yes, moderators can edit threads. And we have been for a while now in the Classifieds. But here are a few answers to questions and comments I got:

1- Why do this? It's called supporting a local economy and a SMALL industry in Canada. If you like to send your money down south, it's your thing.

2- Alouette? I am working hard with them, but they simply don't have anyone to do it nor post. None of the people dealing with sales there have a computer, so it's hard to post... I have been asked by them to sell for them, but I simply don't have the time nor the interest.

3- If we have to moderate threads, we can. But keep in mind... if you bash someone in the Classifieds, they will no longer post. Then, everyone whines that there is nothing for sale anymore. By bashing, you are all shooting yourselves in the foot. If you don't like a price given in an ad, look away, just like when you read an ad in the paper. If you believe an ad to be a fraud, PM an admin.

4- No, I am not making a single penny of commission. And yes, Starburst would make profit on parts. But that is business. Starburst is not the Salvation Army. By offering a view for Starburst items, I want to show members that there are places locally to get things. And with A LOT less hassle.

Case in point, I now get my IPACs and joysticks from them. Why? The only thing I have to do is call and pay for it when I pick it up. No Paypal bullshit, no shipping hassle, no duty fees, no administration fees, no UPS bullshit, no problems whatsoever.

Shouldn't this be a Yes / No / Abstain poll?  (or even just a Yes / No poll) It's pretty hard to interpret the results as is, me thinks.