Not at all.haremlover wrote:I think we're looking at semantics.
There are clear differences between recommendations and rules.
I'm not sure how you'd quantify that.haremlover wrote: People who haven't heard of TDF have a very high chance indeed of being ripped off.
And if it were true, I wonder that the industry would have lasted long enough or
become popular enough for something like TDF to exist.
Look .. I'm all for calling out bad sellers. But I'd wait until there was evidence.
Using stolen pictures is evidence. Listing heights and weights that don't match the
true specs of the product are evidence. Previous experience with a particular seller is
evidence. Unusually low prices are evidence.
But stating that anyone not approved here must be a scammer is not only NOT
evidence, it reeks of a protectionist racket. Especially if the process of approval
involves paying for the privilege; then it starts to look like collusion, pay-for-play,
anti-trust etc. And that's a place nobody wants to go.
Agreedharemlover wrote:People who have found TDF have a roadmap for navigation.
But we're not in a pond and we're not fish.haremlover wrote: Among non-approved / accredited whatever vendors, there are some who come out in the open and can demonstrate an interest in dolls by being members here, whilst there are others who stay in the shadows. Fish who lurk at the bottom in muddy waters tend to be predators.
In places you are stating opinions and presenting them as fact, and stating preferences
as if they are rules that everyone must follow.
In other places you use allegory to make points, creating that muddy water you speak of.
There are good and bad vendors, both in and out of TDF. And some in-between.
For instance:
Some (like myself) just read and participate in discussions.
Some people have had bad dealings with approved vendors.
It isn't quite as black-and-white as the picture you present.
Agreed. My mind goes to A-E-I-O-U and then I go and look it up again.haremlover wrote:With regard to Aiersha (horrible to have to remember how to spell that)
That's interesting to read. They never gave me any indication that they would provideharemlover wrote: vendors who have a specific relationship with the company can get better quality control than those who go through the standard sellers' channels.
The TPE coming out of JY is significantly good whilst people paying a cheap price can expect unpredictability of joint tensions with some joints very loose and others very tight, and with nuts welded in position cannot be adjusted. JY will in due course be releasing a prime quality with a different and more sophisticated skeleton only to approved TDF vendors. Already their skeleton has a side-to-side joint at the waist, like DS, and with their upgrade their dolls supplied to TDF approved vendors will be extremely good indeed.
a better quality product if I became an approved vendor, and nothing in the vendor
price list indicates different versions of the product are available for TDF.
I've already gone much deeper into this discussion than I had planned.