Make Audiogon Great Ahem!

The old days... When most ads were individuals who mainly wanted other to enjoy their old stuff. Now it is dealers, and folks who flip stuff. (Seriously how can an amateur  have over a hundred sell/buy events? I have been here since $2 ads, and have a TOTAL to this day in all places (including eBay) since late 90's of less than twenty buy and sell.)So the folks flipping.. Well they are not selling at a loss.. All prices are kind of high now. I doubt anything is going to change.     
As for polite discussion? ALL audio sites are just like this. AND THEY ALWAYS WERE. There are 'areas' of more cooperation and agreement.(I would say in discussing tubes, and turntables)  But the typical stuff is just the same today as it was in 1998. In fact I would say it has GOTTEN BETTER, in general.. LOL

MY statement was not about artificially boosted buy/sell count. (though I can see it might be a concern to some)My comment was those folks are not 'enthusiasts', they are retail resellers. No matter how much they might protest that they only do it to pay for their hobby (of buying and selling audio gear?).I know it used to be folks selling were mostly folks selling their OWN person gear, that they used for years. Now, most gear is flipped. bought sold bought sold faster than a pancake is flipped by those guys.                                 
And then all the dealers. I have zero complaint against dealers selling as dealers. Adds to the vast assortment of gear. The only thing that could be said is so many dealers gives the flippers a big opportunity to keep their prices really high.