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One thing that always amused me while working in the legal field was the potential for argument everywhere -- you could have 2 sides arguing one fact, and one side sees white while the other sees black. I don't think you can put 2 people together most of the time and get them to agree the sky is blue and the grass is green.

 

So when someone has a differing opinion, you have to take it with a huge grain of salt -- they're coming from a completely different headspace and see things in a completely different light. But how can someone justify the continuing use of names and images when they've been asked by the creator and owner of the property to stop? They've been asked nicely, in fact, instead of via a cease-and-desist letter or a lawsuit. I picture a child tantruming: "You're not the boss of me! I'll do what I want! You don't own the universe!"

 

This kind of deals with what I posted previously about the pursuit of the LEs: some people think LE = rare = BPAL at its finest, when there are plenty of great catalog blends that don't have the cache associated with a "Limited Edition OMG I NEED THIS LOL!!!" For me personally, I banninated myself from eBay because of the bidding wars and excitement and the focus on "winning" the auction. I haven't "won" anything, I'm paying cash money for it! I simply wanted to pay more than others were willing to.

 

Anyway, I'm babbling at this point, but maybe if people weren't so focused on the LEs they wouldn't be concerned about the "professional" resellers who want to make a profit off someone else's hard work.

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The professional reseller issue has been bothering me lately, because I've ordered more LEs that don't work on me than those that do work. What I try to do is to put up my once or twice-tested bottles for sale at the price I paid. But I'm starting to worry that someone who is a profit-mongering reseller will show up to buy my bottle and effectively scalp it on eBay or via pricey decants. Normally I can tell who is a real BPAL lover by their profile or the number of posts that they've made, but it's not always the case. I think that's why the swap/sales feedback section of the forum is going to be really important -- there has to be some way to help weed out the "real" BPAL lovers from the profit hounds. In the meantime, I'm being a bit more discerning about my LE purchases, because I know that more often than not, complex scents can be a little problematic for me. However, I love the GC scents so much that it's not like BPAL will lose business on me, to say the least!

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You sound really diligent with your bottle sales by checking out the potential buyers. But ultimately, what can you do? Can you refuse to sell to someone if you're afraid they'll imp-out-and-resell?

 

Plus I like your justification: if someone buys, the money goes back to the Lab, plus more money for your "normal" orders, so it's like the Lab gets twice as much! :eek:

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