just for the record, the guy who made the post that was taken from reddit is actually a good source. I have used him as have several people I know. Never had an issue, good t/a, excellent communication and competitive pricing. It sounds more like he doesn't want to deal with the drama that comes along with trying to be a source here, but wording it in a respectful way. That's not negative or positive, it just is what it is. I get why you guys are so hard on sources, obviously it makes perfect sense. That said, there are still a shit load of awful sources here and new ones that pop up all the time. There has to be a way to not scare off the good sources like TJ while limiting the shitty ones that undoubtedly will sneak in. Honestly if I was a source, and had a good customer base, why would I want to come here? No matter what, no matter how good I am, how fast my t/a is, how good my product is, somehow, someway, I'll get demolished by a series of members jumping to conclusions because they are so used to being scammed or so used to the fear of being scammed. I would venture to guess many sources, who are reliable and good sources (Superior comes to mind), just don't want to deal with the hassle. In the end that hurts the community more than it helps it. There has to be a better way to weed out the shitheads who fuck up and steal peoples money.
I'm sure I'll wake up to a million replies telling me I'm a moron, but whatever. It's just my opinion. I really like this board, but more for the information than actual sourcing. Getting gear from a source here essentially limits you to 2 people Astro and MikeStrong. I'm sure there are way MORE sources out there, who know very about meso very well and just don't feel like dealing with the headache. The posts that are on here are easily googled by any novice who hears about a source. As soon as they read all that negative shit, it hurts the brand and monetary potential of the source, who otherwise has a good reputation on every other board they do business on. Like I said, i do really like this board a lot, a lot of interesting people and extremely good information here, but I'm pretty sure that getting the good sources to come over here would only help improve the site. Alienating them before they even show up is probably bad for all us, and we get left dealing with people like Spetz who is clearly full of shit.