Paul - SELLER - It's way too much work for guys like Don. He can send to multiple lists using one email. With websites he'd need to login to each one, copy & paste, etc, etc, etc. Then there's a matter of being considerate and maintaining all those posts. He doesn't have to go back and email all of the lists to let us know what was sold and what isn't. He would have to, or at least should on website posts.
BUYER - I don't have time to go window shopping all around the net. If I'm looking for a specific something then I do. But the majority of things I've bought from Don (for instance) are because I became aware of them by reading his emails. I read each and every one of Dons emails because I trust him as one of the "good guys." I've always been very happy with the description, price, packing, and the item coming from Don. So it's a great service to me to get these emails from the "good guys". That's my perspective. 73, Mark W1EOF PS: It was questioned whether changing the subject line to reflect a new topic is part of the rules of this list. If not, it should be. It's been considered good etiquette since the beginning of the net (actually way before the net, it goes back to the BBS days). It just makes sense. How many time have you read a post whose subject line doesn't even remotely reflect the body text. Makes it hard to do that initial message triage. :-) > I would like to understand why it is easier to sell > via the mailing lists, Don. <SNIP> > Paul/VJB <SNIP>
