> From: William Donzelli
> Sellers of collectibles and antiques get bombarded with nitpicks and
> corrections. Often these are right, but often they are wrong.
Yeah, that's why I didn't just assert 'this is wrong, X is right', but I gave
them the things to look at so they could
On 4/13/21 5:29 PM, William Donzelli wrote:
Certainly. Citations. Passing a URL through the Ebay system is trickly,
to say the least, but leave an obvious pointer, like "Check this
document 123-456-78 in bitsavers, page 26".
Thank you for the tips.
--
Grant. . . .
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On 4/13/2021 5:04 PM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
You probably already did it in your initial contact with him Noel, but I
would think the thing that would make it stand out and make him change it -
tell him a PC05 doesn't connect to a PDP8, it goes with something completely
different (a PDP11
On 4/13/21 5:51 PM, Bill Degnan via cctalk wrote:
He had the Teletype listed as a ksr, despite the reader right there
in the picture.
My concern as a buyer is when there is a discrepancy, picture, vs
listing, I have no way of telling which is correct and incorrect. If
the picture is of the
You probably already did it in your initial contact with him Noel, but I
would think the thing that would make it stand out and make him change it -
tell him a PC05 doesn't connect to a PDP8, it goes with something completely
different (a PDP11 ofc, correct?).
Given that the title says its for a
> The Ebay judge might go either way.
Nope. The seller will lose.
>
> SNAD gets abused more than you realize. It is a big problem for
> sellers.
Well when the attitude is "just let things fly" I am not sure if there is any
abuse going on...
-Ali
On Tue, Apr 13, 2021, 6:15 PM Noel Chiappa via cctalk
wrote:
> I'm slightly amazed at how some eBay sellers react. Take this item:
>
> https://www.ebay.com/itm/154404969351
>
> which the seller had listed as a 'PDP-8 PC05'. I sent the person a message
> pointing out
> > And that is why there are SNADs! :D
>
> "Systems Network Architecture Distribution Services" ? :)
Significantly Not As Described
-Ali
> So ... you trust us enough to take our money, but you don't trust us.
The percentage of crooked and dishonest (and just plain stupid) buyers
on Ebay is far too uncomfortable. Ebay buyers generally often liken
themselves to gleaming polished white marble pillars of truth and
justice in the
> And that is why there are SNADs! :D
Yes, but remember that the S stands for "Significantly". In Noel's
case, yes, We DECnerds would call that a significant difference, but
probably not to the general computer techie crowd - they would likely
see two almostly completely identical tape readers.
On 4/13/21 4:49 PM, William Donzelli via cctalk wrote:
We don't trust you buyers.
So ... you trust us enough to take our money, but you don't trust us.
Sellers of collectibles and antiques get bombarded with nitpicks and
corrections. Often these are right, but often they are wrong.
I guess
> And that is why there are SNADs! :D
"Systems Network Architecture Distribution Services" ? :)
De
> researched and confirmed - we sellers will mostly just let things fly,
> and let the buyers figure it out.
And that is why there are SNADs! :D
-Ali
As a very experienced Ebay (and now Etsy!) seller, I can say this...
> They sent a nice peply, but didn't alter their listing!
We don't trust you buyers.
Sellers of collectibles and antiques get bombarded with nitpicks and
corrections. Often these are right, but often they are wrong. And
On 4/13/21 4:15 PM, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
They sent a nice peply, but didn't alter their listing!
I've had similar things happen multiple times.
I've also reported some of those auctions to eBay as misinformation.
Though it's been years since I've done so. I don't know if it's
On 2021-04-13 18:15, Noel Chiappa via cctalk wrote:
I'm slightly amazed at how some eBay sellers react. Take this item:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154404969351
which the seller had listed as a 'PDP-8 PC05'. I sent the person a message
pointing out that it was a PC04 (as shown by the 4 rocker
I'm slightly amazed at how some eBay sellers react. Take this item:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/154404969351
which the seller had listed as a 'PDP-8 PC05'. I sent the person a message
pointing out that it was a PC04 (as shown by the 4 rocker switches, and the
small backplane - PC05's have
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