Advertising

From: Marvin <marvin_at_rain.org>
Date: Sun Dec 13 13:47:39 1998

Sam Ismail wrote:
>
> On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Marvin wrote:
>
> > > > Nice the Nice :) I just can't get the connection to
> > > > the Item title: 'S100 BUS IMSAI ALTAIR Z80 EMULATOR'
> > > > Is there any S100 stuff included ? Or anything form /
> > > > for an Altair or IMSAI ? Or at least a good story ?
> > >
> > > C'mon, Hans! Get with it. This is just a cheezy way to dupe people into
> > > thinking this thing is worth more than it really is.
> >
> > Nope, this is just a way of putting a value on it!
>
> What!? Hardly! This is an unfortunate justification of tactics used to
> deceive ignorant buyers. Its misleading, pure and simple, and is meant to
> artificially inflate the value of an otherwise uninteresting artifact.

First of all, let the buyer beware; ANYONE buying ANYTHING should keep that
in mind. Money makes a really good educator ... at least for some of us.

Second, you are confusing deceit with advertising (although some may argue
they are one and the same :). ) If someone sees something and decides to
either buy or not buy, that is their decision. However the key word here is
"see". I am not a fan of emulators, but for those that are, this might be
something they are interested in. This could also be a way for someone who
didn't realize emulators are out there to find out about them.

Finally, my comment about putting a value on it was about putting it on
ebay. Quite possible I misread the meanings of the other comments :)!
Received on Sun Dec 13 1998 - 13:47:39 GMT