The original question...who’s running AudioGon ?
Back in the day, it was simple and cheap to post an ad. Audiomart existed, but was basically a ghost town. Then someone got greedy, and completely complicated the process of posting an ad, while charging outlandish fee’s.
Back in the day the forum was filled with old school audiophiles that loved to share their knowledge and wisdom. Now, there are still a handful of great audiophiles who post and chime in, but pails in comparison to back then.
I rarely go through the ads on AudioGon anymore, and have certainly curtailed my participation on the forums.
I don’t know who’s running AudioGon, but in my opinion their doing a horrible job.