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More bad behavior from Gibson

#41
Some things above are not taking into account what I'd call "fair" practices. If a company is taking an existing part worth a couple bucks, wrapping something around it and saying it is something different, then charging thousands of percent mark-up, I say that is unfair and dishonest. Just me?
That goes beyond capitalism, and is just a rip-off.
Now, if they make their own thing, and claim it has some mojo, and suckers pay for it, that's another thing altogether.
But look at the pics - those are just run-of-the-mill caps with "shrink-wrap" on them.
Rip off!
It's like putting a Fender decal on a knock-off headstock. You know how well THAT goes over here!
Is THAT capitalism too? Or is that fraud?
 
#44
lowsideonacurve said:
Gibson probably figures if people will spend over $100.00 on a signature guitar cable, then why not? I used to have a Porsche, which is really a Volkswagen that costs a lot more, but it sure got me a lot of dates;)
Click to expand...

A blonde starts her own handyman business and goes door to door asking if folks are needing any odd jobs done. At one house, the owner says, "I've been meaning to paint my porch but I never seem to get around to it. It's around back and you'll find all the supplies you need back there."

About an hour later the blonde comes back to the door saying she is all done. The homeowner says, "Wow, that was quick."

"Yeah," she says, "and I didn't need nearly all that paint, either. By the way, it's not a Porch, it's a BMW."

<rim shot>
 
#45
My two cents on this...

This does indeed seem like outright fraud, and I would not hold it up as an example of capitalism. In fact, the solution to this is simple through capitalism:

DON'T BUY FROM GIBSON.
 

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