Yeah, Max, I personally would be more want to ignore XStr8 for his want to lecture people about how to act (how do you spell 'control freak'), than you for expressing what is really going on.

The PR BS in this biz is 6 feet deep.

As ChadKnowsLaw said elsewhere that you need to play well with others (suppliers) to make it in this biz, I say BS BS BS... That is inherently illegal in this capitalistic, free enterprise, supply and demand economic system we live in, and contrary to the reasons why the Internet was implemented 15+ years ago.

I've sold my wares on the Internet since 1994, and I don't need to buy some distributor a drink to sell my DVDs. If bribes are bad for elected officials in DC, they are bad for business - at the Phoenix Forum, Las Vegas, Florida, wherever the dog and pony show pitches its tent the next time.

If CCBILL wants a new customer, take the money spent on Phoenix Forum and set up my account! I'm NOT paying CCBILL hundreds of dollars to set up a merchant account, so they can spend tens of thousands of dollars on Phoenix Forum.

Gosh - stay focused on the business at hand!