On Wed, 23 May 2001, Marvin wrote:
> Why? I always thought that saving the equipment was the important
> thing, and where it came from is irrelevant. Who loses if it hadn't
> been brought to the attention of the list? FWIW, I don't know how many
> people here browse Ebay and other sites regularly, and putting up for
> auction here sounds like a really good idea!!! Credit should be given
> instead of criticism!!!!!!!
I was going to try to let this die but... :)
I have no problem with having an auction here instead of on eBay, with
some exceptions.
First of all, it seems to me Chris has not real interest in preserving a
computer. His only interest seems to be how much money he could make off
of a computer that a bunch of people told him that, in their opinion, it
was rare. Then, he starts an "auction" without even having said machine
in his own possession. That's nigh akin to fraud.
Personally, I'd prefer to keep this list free of people who only have an
economic interest in this here hobby. I don't appreciate spending my time
dispensing knowledge or what not so that others can shamelessly make a
dime on it. If they do it in some other forum at least, then I won't have
to see it and won't care. But to be as obnoxious as Chris was is just not
cool.
Second, if there is to be an auction for CC list folks only, it shouldn't
actually take place on the list. It's just noise and an annoyance to
those who don't care about it.
Chris proceeded to litter the list with updates that included every
previous posting of that particular thread...a waste of time & money to
those who pay bu the minute (I'm on a cable modem with a flat fee per
month, so I don't care, but I do have consideration for those that don't
have this luxury, like the poor sods in Europe ;)
Auctions run on the list in the past have been less intrusive. Someone
posts a message indicating he or she is auctioning off Item, and bids will
be taken until Date, at which point the high bidder will be announced.
Then you didn't hear about it anymore...only those involved in the auction
got notification. If Chris had been sensible and done this from the get
go, it would've been tolerable (save for the other aspects of this auction
that I object to). I sense Chris is just some newbie. A rude newbie.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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