it's people with a less vested interest in the ecf community that only want to profit from it that are a concern... .
I think there is definitely a subtle difference here as well, and may be difficult to discern for some.
This isn't the stock market. This isn't Ebay. This isn't Craigslist. I get weary of having the capitalist screed trotted out here.
This is a community of vapers/friends/neighbors/acqaintances who are joining together to quit analogs and help others quit analogs, and enjoy themselves, learn, and make new friends in the process.
If somebody needs to engage in actual profiteering
within this kind of community, I do think it's rather borderline----- distasteful.
There are just places and circumstances where we don't DO certain things, like curse in church or something, you know, there are just certain *behaviors* that aren't appropriate in certain settings.
Profiteering in the ECF classies would be one such setting --- I think the behavior within it's walls just doesn't "fit". Not in good taste, anyway.