Spot on except it went on till the 2005 and needed a little editing.
I only got really going in 1988, before then I was only part time.
The competition to sell sets was high because the returns were high. Editors knew that if they paid shit money they would get shit sets, have a shit product and customers would turn away.
Sponsors thought if they pay a shit price, the customers who turned away would be replaced by new ones. Didn't work for very long did it?
I don't blame people like Bradly, JustDave, Jim Gunn, etc. They are forced to work for
sponsors who under value the worth of content.
I was lucky, got in before the Internet, honed the little skills I have and came to a place where great new girls popped up every week. Otherwise I suppose I would be in the same boat as they are.