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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3178872" data-attributes="member: 665">The answer is because you review so many binoculars, but you don't buy all of those you review, do you? If so, you must have a warehouse full at this point! So when you actually buy one that you reviewed, particularly one that costs a grand (or more, depending on which options you choose), that kicks up the credence level in my book (which will likely be out before Bill Cook's <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />).I don't understand about Maven not having enough money to buy the review they have. If you bought the bin to promote it (which I didn't think was your motivation, but that's what you wrote above), then why "sell" your review to Maven? I'm a professional writer, so I get paid for what I write (except on BF, which is a tax write-off), but if I were impressed with a product from a new company and wanted to help them grow, I wouldn't charge them money for my review, I'd ask to get paid in color options. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> What you wrote above about not posting a review if you didn't like the bin was a bit shocking, because you're implying that if a company sends you a bin to try for free, you feel obligated to either give it two thumbs up or not say anything at all. One thumb down or two thumbs down reviews are just as important as two thumbs up reviews. After all, how are we to separate the wheat from the chaff if the only binoculars reviewers reviewed were the ones they liked? :h?:If Stephen Ingraham had done this, Zeiss might never have fixed the resolution problem with the original Victories and the meat-hook strap lugs, and Ingraham probably would never have gotten an job at Zeiss!</blockquote>

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