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Date:         Fri, 4 May 2001 10:22:20 -0400
Reply-To:     "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@telplus.net>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Anthony L. Mourkas" <frankenstein@telplus.net>
Subject:      Re: Fwd: SPAM:      Interesting item on eBay web site
              item#585802949:              vw van
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I, for one, really appreciated being directed to this particular auction because I finally got to see a set of these jailbars that have been much talked about lately. No, I didn't buy them - my Paulchen bicycle rack makes for a much more substantial set of "jailbars" when looking out the rear window!

I don't mind an occasional alert to a Vanagon item on eBay or wherever. What I do mind is the subject lines such as:

"Interesting item on eBay web site item#123456789"

That language is designed by eBay to get one to log on to eBay and promote traffic at their ebusiness site. It certainly does not provide an adequate description of the item being offered.

A more descriptive subject line when making such posts would better serve the list, IE:

"84 Vanagon Lower Grille on eBay"

Posts with subject lines worded this way would be just as easy to access and far easier to delete.

My $.02

Curmudgeonly yours,

Tony

Anthony L. Mourkas Hampden, Maine, USA 1984 Vanagon Westfalia "Gertrude" 1986.5 Quantum Syncro Wagon "Wolfgang" 1991 Jetta Eco Diesel "Liesel"

>Wow !!! >I saw the jail bars at E-bay this evening, and forwarded the info to the >list,predicating on some Vanagon owner / operator being interested in >them. > >Read what was almost immediately sent to me by some police organization, >in the evil world of SPAM. > >Big Boo Boo !! > >No more sending neat stuff to the list from E-Bay !! > >I'm guilty Again, your Honor !!:>) > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | >||-(())----(())-| > > >Terry >74 Westy (Clementine) >85 GL


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