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| 9 Apr 07, 7:47 PM mcncirce  UK(BH), 9 yrs |
Isn't that refering to Limited companies though? What about sole traders or hobbyists? Michelle http://trusseduk.com | ||
| 9 Apr 07, 8:42 PM harry_lon UK(W), 7 yrs   |
Not all companies are limited, although the vast majority are. Sole traders who describe their business as their 'company' are simply misusing the term. If the 'company' hasn't been registered as a body corporate at Companies House (or a foreign equivalent) then it isn't a company.
I'll never regret this, ...although I may rue and lament it | ||
| 9 Apr 07, 9:28 PM mcncirce UK(BH), 9 yrs |
Fair point! Michelle http://trusseduk.com | ||
| 10 Apr 07, 5:28 AM Forsaken1 UK, 7 yrs |
Yes, it happened to me, not a disgruntled customer I must add they were just bitter. But everyone who knows me and my wife real life including family in and out of the scene knows what we sell, so it fell on deaf ears. And at the end of the day, if you want anonymity why start a fetish business?? Or does that just seem obvious to me? Damien
Leather & Lace | ||
| 10 Apr 07, 7:54 AM mcncirce UK(BH), 9 yrs |
You're looking at a personal view, I was looking at a wider picture. I hide nothing from family and friends either and fortunately all my children are adult now. Others may have younger families and certainly wouldn't want to subject them to the attention of any media sources that may have been "helpfully" pointed in their direction by a malicious soul. Ask Velvet how her recent experience felt.
I feel for these people and can well understand why others are reluctant to put their personal details out on the web. Michelle
http://trusseduk.com | ||
| 10 Apr 07, 8:46 AM Forsaken1 UK, 7 yrs |
I don't have to ask velvet or indeed the numerous others that it has happened to, as I wrote in a previous blog, velvet was not the first to be outed and as sad a fact as it is, will not be the last, I in fact just ask my wife, the call was placed to her work, she works in the care industry and our business is run from the family home............ Like I stated..........If you want anonymity, why run a fetish business. There will always be either a disgruntled customer/someone jealous or just that bitter twisted soul that thrives on ego that will end up trying to cause harm at some point. Damien
Leather & Lace | ||
| 10 Apr 07, 8:55 AM mcncirce UK(BH), 9 yrs |
I suspect its because there is, or was, a huge grey area where people could operate comfortably between the extremes of total anonimity and a neon pointer saying "yoo-hoo!! we're here!!!" Michelle http://trusseduk.com | ||
| 16 Apr 07, 6:44 PM subdita UK(WC), 6 yrs £ |
For those who do want anonymity, I think a way around the regulations might be a "virtual office," essentially a mail-drop. Loads of companies use this method: swish postal address that appears to be real, but they actually work elsewhere. There should be a few firms offering anything from just a postal address to telecoms and a meeting room if you need one. It appears to be perfectly legal. I used to work for a company that did that kind of thing; we'd regularly get called to "head office" (rented on a pay as you go basis) because the MD would have forgotten how to switch on his laptop. | ||
| 24 Apr 07, 2:31 AM Trussedworthy UK(NW), 6 yrs |
Indeed, all the spam snail mail I get advertising crappy porn videos seems to have a similar return address, BCM box blah blah, wc1xx. Any company can rent a business address for mailing purposes and use a mobile phone number. And if you're only a "hobby" seller, that's what ebay's for. |
