Re: Obviously, I made an error.....

[Glen Hoag <hoag@xxxxxx>]

Tom Bunsey wrote:

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> (2)  I'm not sure what the insistance here is of the term "LEGAL" in 
> describing the vendor. Is there a double standard between someone 
> that sells a few parts on the side and someone who apparently runs a 
> full-time business? Are people saying that "Legal" businesses are 
> inmune to critique? If this is the case, can someone tell me why?

The writer in question has had a long-standing grudge against another 
gentleman in his state who operates a "hobby business", but upgraded 
his image with a professional-sounding name, business cards, and the 
like, apparently without bothering to follow up with registering his 
name with the local and state governments.  It's an open question as 
to whether the hobby business operator has ever registered for sales 
taxes, or whether he pays income taxes on his earnings.  He's been 
crabbing about it for years and can't seem to let it go.

It has occurred to me that there are two sides to Randy, the one that 
we like who provides great technical advice and has extensive 
knowledge of things AMC, especially related to performance, and the 
one that gets on many peoples nerves who rants about how the 
performance and aftermarket parts manufacturers are out to screw the 
AMC customer in general and his business in particular.  If we could 
have the former without the latter, this list would be a better place.

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Glen Hoag
hoag@xxxxxx                             '75 Pacer 258 (x3)
Limestone County, Alabama               '76 Pacer 258 (for parts)
                                        '81 Concord DL 258

AMO #7895    AMCPC #471                 '82 Spirit 151