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Does Alphasim actually WANT to sell aircraft?

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Look at it this way...

If you are at your local retailer & purchase something via credit card. When you present the card they ask for a picture ID do you take issue?
If so then there is nothing to be done for you, everything is an inconvenience. If you do not take issue then why is it so very different to be asked to provide a verifiable & traceable email address?

And no the customer is not always right, they just usually win out because the vendor is to much of a pansy to call them on it & stick to their guns.
 
Boomer said:
This whole AS bashing has been brought about because an individual doesn't want to abide by a companies rules for doing business. While your criticism of the redirect not working is valid the rest of this is IMO just sour grapes.

Reminds me of when I 1st got out of the Army. I briefly sold cars. Well I had this .... "gentleman" come in that wanted to pay cash for a brand new car. He plunked down 30K cash on my desk & expected to be able to conduct the transaction.
Sorry.... Because of concerns over money laundering & a whole host of other legal concerns that is not allowed. I kindly suggested to the gentleman to go deposit the money & bring back a cashiers check so that he could purchase it. Well said gentleman got really bent out of shape & started a tirade.

Long story short I told him to leave or he would be soliciting the services of a proctologist to recover his money.

IMO if you are unwilling to do business as prescribed then pick up your toys & go home. Dont stand on the sidelines bashing others because they are unwilling to do things your way.
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Boomer:

First of all, it does not concern a 30k deal here.
Second, reading through this thread, I'm clearly not the only individual having problems woth this.
Third, If a vendor does not make it easy for me to buy stuff...i simply don't buy!
Four, It is not a matter of unwillingness towards AS (but IMHO i should not have to bend towards a vendor), i simply don't do ISP email adresses nomore (again...for professional reasons). :sleep:
Five, "Pick up your toy's and go home" does not sound like a rational response to an opinion.
Six, this is not an AS bashing, it is a simple fact that if they make it very diificult to purchase a product (that i have to meet all kinds of requirements iot buy from them), i do not purchase. How nice their product (and i believe it is) meight be.

I respect your opinion, and reply to you with respect. I'd like to be treated no different. :wave:
 
My apologies, I meant no disrespect. :kilroy:

Our societies growing predilection to pander to those unwilling to abide by the rules has created moral indignation within me & this thread smacks of that.

I have made my point & shall say no more :whistle:
 
Warrant said:
Four, It is not a matter of unwillingness towards AS (but IMHO i should not have to bend towards a vendor), i simply don't do ISP email adresses nomore (again...for professional reasons). :sleep:
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Yet your e.mail adress is in your public profile for all to see.. Simply doing that will generate more spam than giving it to a (trusted) vendor..

Warrant said:
Six, this is not an AS bashing, it is a simple fact that if they make it very diificult to purchase a product (that i have to meet all kinds of requirements iot buy from them), i do not purchase. How nice their product (and i believe it is) meight be.
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Have you tried Paypal? In the Dutch version you can send money to your account directly from your bank (Or you can let Paypal transfer it for you); than all you need to do is make a payement to Alphasim for whatever you want to buy. No credit card info needed, and no ISP e.mail either. I can use my Gmail adress for that.

:)
 
you say it is hard to purchase from alphasim when in reality it is not. It is just like any other a/c developer with the way they do things. They don't allow free emails because they are trying to cut back on pirating. If you have an isp which you must since you are posting...chances are that they provide a free email address. i only use my isp email for plane purchases as they do get spam. i dont see why you are so adament not to get a isp email. it is free and it will make things immensly easier and will stop your complaining.
 
Although I've never used one yet as well as the normal e-mail addy's my ISP provide disposable e-mail addy's that only work for a short time.

Might be worth checking if your ISP douse the same.
 
Raptor11 said:
you say it is hard to purchase from alphasim when in reality it is not. It is just like any other a/c developer with the way they do things. They don't allow free emails because they are trying to cut back on pirating. If you have an isp which you must since you are posting...chances are that they provide a free email address. i only use my isp email for plane purchases as they do get spam. i dont see why you are so adament not to get a isp email. it is free and it will make things immensly easier and will stop your complaining.
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part of the problem with isp emails is
i at home use at&t gord knows what my email is
i can never remember it
at the office i have another so i am covered
but not all people have the luxury of that
which is why i use a free hotmail account
i can check it anywhere
im not debating AS because we have the same rules here
but i do see a valid point for free emails
i get the address i want in free emails
my isp could be henry 16789-43 @ whatever
thats why i dont use mine
H
 
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