> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:47:16 -0600 (MDT)
> From: "Clint Wolff (VAX collector)" <vaxman_at_qwest.net>
> Subject: Re: Amiga items on eBay
>
> On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Mike Ford wrote:
>
> > > John Foust wrote:
> > >
> > >Pardon the auction announcement...
>
> I'm curious... Has anyone here purchased something from EBay that
> they wouldn't have found unless the advertisement showed up here?
>
> I believe that if people are going to buy something from EBay, they
> already have searches set up or email announcements, and don't need
> to see the announcement here. The people that HATE EBay don't want
> to see the announcement because it only pisses them off.
IF it is something very uncommon then I would not mind at all to see a
mention on it in the group, say a MTU sound card or software for the PET
of instructions for installing an MTU video board for same, I don't mind
seeing ebay posts as long as thier not common items (if you search e-bay
and find two similar (or more) already on auction it probably is
common), like 1541 disk drives or Amiga 500s... :/
I have been known to post a "heads-up" or two on e-bay auctions I
stumble upon that I find uncommon. Just because I know others are
looking for such items or I appreciate that it is available and want to
make sure it goes to a deserving fellow computer fan.
> So, I vote for no EBay advertisements. Especially the one line
> http://www.ebay.com/... kind with no supporting text. Many of
> us don't read email with a HTTP degraded browser.
I vote to use common sense, don't piss us off with boring auctions and
DO PLEASE at least write a decent description of what the item is -
beyond the link to the auction.
I.E. "Commodore 900 Computer" not "Rare Commodore Computer!"
> Anyone else want to weigh in on this issue?
>
> Clint
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