----- Original Message -----
From: "Damien Cymbal" <d_cymbal_at_hotmail.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 4:17 PM
Subject: for sale etiquette?
> What is the view of folks posting items for sale on the list?
>
> I've posted forsale items to the list before, but recently I've been
putting
> more free items and some auctions up on VCM so I am hesitant to re-post
> them here and turn this into a SPAM fest. Then again, I'd like to get as
> wide an audience as possible. Do most readers of the list also frequent
VCM
> (my guess is a definite maybe)?
>
> What if VCM posted a summary of all new items received for sale/auction at
> the end of each day? That would only add 1 msg to the list that people
> could quickly kill if they weren't interested but would insure available
> stuff was getting as wide an audience as possible for those people that
> don't frequent VCM regularly.
>
> Just a thought.
>
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Personally, I don't find the ebay listings too bad, actually some of them
are quite interesting
and I see them as a kind of heads-up for something I would otherwise miss.
But there have been a couple
of posts lately that made me suspicious. I replied to one since the poster
used a Canadian email addy but the
source turned out to be in the states. The second one I've lost all details
on but it seemed suspicious also. I guess
if recognized members post, it's a good thing. I'm in the process of getting
rid of some of my Hyperions (although
not for sale) and the source came from here.
bm
Received on Tue May 25 2004 - 16:32:47 BST