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I need to respond to these comments. I am and have been a user of Astromart for at least a couple of years and have found it to be an excellent service unmatched by anything in Australia. I have bought and sold with confidence because of the rules established at Astro. Those rules are there because they have had bad experiences especially with overseas bidders. One Aussie lost several thousand dollars because of a fraudalent user. Given this, any discomfort or difficulty in getting in to Astromart is a good thing because it means they are trying to be safe, they are trying to ensure that the users know exactly who they are dealing with. This is something you cannot say in Australia. I nearly sold an item recently using the advert system on the ASV website only to discover that the respondent was not a member ( I only worked it out because they asked for address details up front), there would have been considerable danger in this.
Regarding the difficulty some people who also have businesses have had including Gecko. I noted with interest that I received an email from Gecko via Ice in Space advertising his service and linking me to his site.
Did I ask for this?
Was I informed that third parties would be promoting services to me because I joined Ice in Space?
Was it not promoting a service I already get from Ice in Space?
How do I know that my email address is not now being onsold to others?
When Gecko is advertised on the Ice in Space web page it is advertising, when they email me unsolicited it is spam.
I wonder why everyone is shocked that Astromart said no
When you have a couple of hundred members you can afford to be a little casual, when you have thousands world wide (many of whom pay for the priviledge) and are providing a buy and sell service on over a thousand goods at any one time you need to be a little more careful.
Paul Medcraft
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