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Date:         Sat, 8 Sep 2001 08:56:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Things for sale on the list
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@aol.com
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I'm one of the persons that post parts for sale to the list quite often and I have a web page with all (most) of my parts that I have for sale. Anytime I post an item I try to give a price or a link to the page that has the picture of the part and the price. A full disclosure would require: Item Name Item picture Disclosure of the condition (new / used / NOS) Price (negotiable Yes/No) Shipping Point City / State / Zip Weight Carton Size Phone number Please; If I post something that doesn't have enough information...... just send me the following note. *Don't tease us, give us all the info*. I appreciate the business I get from list members and I try to represent the used items I have for sale honestly and to date have not had any complaints about my honesty, packaging, price or speed of shipping. I'm also a regular buyer of items posted to the list and although the info is sometimes incomplete it leads me to items that aren't listed for sale because some members have a substantial supply of spare parts or several vehicles that they need parts for. Thanks Stan Wilder 83 Air cooled Westfalia

On Sat, 8 Sep 2001 03:46:35 EDT Benjamin Tan <BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM> writes: > In a message dated 9/7/01 6:58:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > kitzmann@EXIS.NET > writes: > > << Why is it that it seems none of the people who try and sell > things via the > list can ever a) give you an asking price or b) give us some clue > of what > part of the country they are in? And before I'm pounced apon, yes > some of > them do give one or the other, but most don't. > Just been bugging me for a while >> > > I am in my home in America. I am asking what the market will bear. > Does that > count? > > Personally I tell people what I want unless it's an auction like > eBay. I have > offered things for free and people still ask how much. In the case > of an eBay > posting, my listings tell you where the item is all the way down to > a zip > code. How much closer do you want it to read? > > I agree that prices should be indicated on postings. It is such a > waste to > have to email the person just find out that you can't afford it. I > have > addressed this in the past only to be told that it is just > "marketing". It's > a free country (most of the time). Just as you can beef about it, > they can > withhold their asking price or location if they wish. Most people > just plain > forget or don't know any better. Do what I do. If I don't like > someone's > marketing practices, I just ignore those postings. It's your choice. > > OK, now you may ignore mine. > > =) > BenT

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