Why, in the photography section, do people bother to answer where to buy something with common sense, broad responses like Amazon or eBay?
Sometimes it's even worse, like someone will ask, where should I buy a Pentax K1000 or a Polaroid and the answer is thrift or antique stores. Recently, someone asked where to buy a Leica and they were told "where else? The Leica Store". While these are valid responses, to me, they just exemplify that the answerer does not actually know anything about buying these cameras or other photographic gear in good working condition.
That they are unaware of current retailers who are dedicated to the sale of specific items and that they assume that the asker has no common sense and has never thought to look on catch-all sites like Amazon and eBay. Why do so many people answer questions that they clearly don't know the actual answer to?
Is the intention really to honestly help people or just because certain folks like to hear themselves type?