May I ask all to indicate in the SUBJECT TITLE only "to a reply to this address, hradek@yahoo.com, NOT GERRY" a positive or negative about how they feel about listmembers giving references to SOMEONE ELSES ebay listing. I will report the percentages each week. gary
vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com --- Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote: > Wil, Gary, > > Here's my reasoning for asking that ebay auctions > not be posted to the list. > > I've participated in a few lists where the > unrestrained 'flogging' of > auctions has eventually become the principle topic > of those lists. If > one wishes to 'advertise' their auction, there is > only one reason, and > that reason is not altruistic. One advertises in > order to increase the > bidding action. Increasing the 'action' usually > results in a higher > price. > > Why not instaed post to the list that one has a > certain item and the > asking price is x dollars. That, IMHO, is a service > to the listmembers. > Especially if one's price is somewhat less than one > would expect to get > on the open market. > > Guys, I'm starting a 20 unit semester in the AM. > I'm probably not going > to watching *any* lists too closely for the next 12 > weeks or so. Go > ahead and discuss it on list and see what the > consenses is. P-mail me > your read on the direction the other listmembers > would prefer. If you'd > like, one of you can set up a 'poll' on the > vanagon@yahoogroups page. > Please keep it on the 'spare' list though. I > already get enough > comments about 'dual posting'. ;o) > > Regards, > > Jim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ |
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