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15-09-2007, 04:25 PM
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Hi everyone, here is a quote from the comtrader.com.au website prior to them taking the website down completely.
Quote:Announcement
Max and Dorothea Morton, the owners of Technology Supermarkets Pty Ltd and Freetrader Publications Pty Ltd, have decided to forthwith cease trading the business of those companies, which are as follows:
Computer Swapmeets
The Australian Computer Trader website and magazine
Max and Dorothea have been receiving a significant amount of harassment by lawyers acting in relation to the sale of counterfeit goods at the swapmeets and by Computer Trader. They have found the allegations and threats of legal action against them to be very stressful and detrimental to their health and general well being. The allegations are untrue and the threats are without foundation.
Max and Dorothea have always been at pains to operate their businesses within the law and with integrity and transparency. They thank their staff and customers for their support over the past sixteen years.
This is pretty tragic news for the computer enthusiasts of Melbourne. Hopefully someone will agree to take over the reigns and keep the swap meets alive as they have become a Melbourne Icon.
Regards, Glen
Source: Google Cache dated 14 Sep 2007
Anyone know if the Computer market at Caribbean Gardens is affected or not?
[quote name='Jordan' post='3435' date='Sep 17 2007, 10:47 AM']Anyone know if the Computer market at Caribbean Gardens is affected or not?[/quote]
As far as I know it affects every swap meet that was happening all across the state.
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Hey guys, I thought the swap meet at Caribbean Gardens was run but a different management group. However my understanding was that the Caribbean Gardens market was being sold so the market will disappear whenever the sale goes through. I was there a few weeks ago and there was quite a few computer stalls but they are not as cheap as the proper swap meets because there isn't that much competition.
Cheers, Glen
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well... i supposed this is a good time to go back to old cheap stores like msy / cpl <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='  ' />
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i am a big fan of both of those stores!!!! MSY is cheaper but the queues are crazy! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />
you have to be naive not to know that there were few stalls selling counterfeit products or they turned a blind eye, $30 for Adobe CS 3, oh but its a demo with all the cracks??. i am sad to see the computer swap meet close due to some bad operators, but it was inevitable.
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Certainly seems like a loss to Melbourne. Are there any alternatives available, ran by similar groups?
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20-09-2007, 09:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-09-2007, 09:05 PM by glen.)
it would have been easy to just say "don't sell software" and then the legal threats would probably go away.
oh well, i guess they felt it was important to put their foot down but eventually they succumbed to the pressure in the end anyway.
i hope someone else will take over and keep them going!!!!! so long as they have no software sales it should be all smooth sailing!
as far as alternatives go, the only one I am aware of is the Caribbean Gardens market.
Does anyone know of any other computer swap meets?
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For information on the "Swap Meets" on Sunday 23 September please check on www.technologymarkets.com.au
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hi frodo. thanks. who is running this technologymarkets website? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />
I definitely believe that the competitors created the excuses because Max and Dorothea Morton gave a easy place for comsumers to find cheap stuffs. I bought my computers and some stuffs from the people who put the information on the website. They are working pretty good.
Anyway, I would like to say thanks to Max and Dorothea Morton. Maybe I'm going to create a website for free trading. Obviously I should put the server in overseas. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/happy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />
[quote name='glen' post='3433' date='Sep 15 2007, 02:25 PM']Hi everyone, here is a quote from the comtrader.com.au website prior to them taking the website down completely.
This is pretty tragic news for the computer enthusiasts of Melbourne. Hopefully someone will agree to take over the reigns and keep the swap meets alive as they have become a Melbourne Icon.
Regards, Glen
Source: Google Cache dated 14 Sep 2007[/quote]
[quote name='glen' post='3458' date='Sep 21 2007, 10:46 PM']hi frodo. thanks. who is running this technologymarkets website? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' ' />[/quote]
it looks like boxhill is on for sunday 23/9 ....GREAT
it has been said that springvale got raided for dvd films only ........
i hope they will keep the computers and parts running in some sort of
way as the shops charge too much for the same thing .......
to loose this would not be good .... just for the sake of some little things
thxs d
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hi das and neo,
yes i think it would be terrible if the whole market ended just because of a few dodgy dvds!!
the majority of the stalls have always been hardware-based and that is the market's strong point.
hopefully we will hear soon whether someone else will take over the swap meets. if you hear anything please let us know!
cheers, glen
the swap was on.... on sunday all as usual
the raid at springvale was NOT for dvd's it was on ( Wii ) software copies....from nitendo......
the next is 30 th sept ....at spring vale, collingwool and geelong ymca
this is at present all but the add will be in the green guide soon
the new company was advised not to advertise at present but may at a later date.
games, programs and parts are all still there, it was all ok just like nothing had happened...
but there will not be as many venues as there was as the new people could not get all the same dates
and places, we will have to sit and wait...
das
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ok thanks for the update das!!!
cheers, glen
Hi, Does anyone know when the next Box Hill swap meet is being held?
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hi suse,
Box Hill Swap Meet was usually scheduled for the 4th Sunday of the month.
and the venue was Box Hill Town Hall
1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
so I would try giving the town hall a call
[url="http://www.boxhilltownhall.com.au"]http://www.boxhilltownhall.com.au[/url]
Telephone: 03 9262 6251
box hill may be at the same times but not shore
as new people are doing it and can not always get the same times
springvale this week
[quote name='das7227' post='3503' date='Sep 29 2007, 12:31 PM']box hill may be at the same times but not shore
as new people are doing it and can not always get the same times
springvale this week[/quote]
Any one go to a meet on 30/9.
Were they open?
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