Sure, just don't understand the reason behind meaningless forum posts that only serve to waste space and not actually lend anything useful to the discussion other than perhaps bloating someone's post count?
I think his post is relevant to the thread. Esp. since your reply was open and vague enough to elicit replies about the value of Goriot in General. Replies to that effect are fair game.
Here's your post again, wherein you ask what's worth buying, given the high prices. The poster opines that nothing's worth it. You gotta be able to expect replies of all sorts to a thread you start, esp. when the reply is relevant. As for post count: that's kind of an odd way of looking at it, esp. since your several replies could be said to aim for the same.
The only things I have from there are their disposable funnels, some wheel brushes for getting in tight spokes, and their indispensable tire pressure gauge/inflator. I've never seen them discount before, and their prices are quite high in general, but they do lifetime warranty on everything and have some pretty unique things.
What, if anything, do they have worth considering during this sale?
The other thing is this: You may start the thread, but to dictate or expect to control or restrict content, esp. that which is nominally on the topic, is a bit too much. This is a community, so in a sense, the thread relies on collective input, and you should try not to get upset when the thread turns a certain way you might not like. The beauty of a message forum is that a thing starts one way, and through collective effort, can take unexpected turns, like them or not.
All that said, I bought earlier from Goriot, pre-internet, but I think post internet, there's little reason to shop there anymore. The markups on rebranded items don't appeal to me. I also think the quality has gone down (e.g. on the rebranded porter cable buffer). Whether this decline of quality can be attributed to a decline in general of mid-range gear, or as a deliberate choice for more profit, I don't know.
