<!doctype html public "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <html><head><style type="text/css"></style><title>Re: machines or not? what?</title></head><body> <div>At 6:03 AM +0200 6/21/03, antares@euronet.nl wrote:</div> <blockquote type="cite" cite>On zaterdag, jun 21, 2003, at 01:18 Europe/Amsterdam, J Patrick Draine wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite>Hey Andre I like mine too but perhaps you should also mention that you're a VT dealer.</blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite><br></blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote type="cite" cite>Sure, for everybody to see on my web site, but I live in Europe and we sell in Europe only.</blockquote> <div><br></div> <div><font face="Helvetica" color="#000000">Antares</font>,</div> <div><br></div> <div>I believe you miss his point. It's one thing to speak highly of a product as a personal endorsement, and it's quite another to speak of it highly *and* have a financial interest in that product at the same time, regardless whether you are only marketing in Europe or not.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Since you are in the position of receiving a financial gain for an endorsement, making mention that you are a dealer at the same time would be appropriate so those reading the post you make to Pianotech have a better understanding of your endorsement.</div> <div><br></div> <div>That's how I understand Patrick's hint.</div> <div><br></div> <div>Sincerely,</div> <div><br></div> <div>Keith McGavern</div> </body> </html>