Dear all, Just to make the thing progress a bit,
Would any of the Ten Group tell us if they saw a significative change in their auctions since they did not AD on the Met List ? I feel happy to comply with any rules, when it is clear and official. Perhaps Art can help us to sort out this tread. Best regards From Chamonix ( no snow so far) Michel FRANCO ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Jim Strope" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Michel Franco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Peter Marmet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 8:18 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ebay listings, steve schoner's attempt for a new group > Dear List; > I agree with Jim! The delete button is what one needs to figure out, > Eye to Brain to Finger to Delete button. Fragmenting meteorites to this > list, that list,all over the place due to lack of using a delete key > finger....and being upset with modern business > practices....EG....EBAY...is just sour grapes, get a life! > I welcome ebay adds to the list most of the time and refuse to shop to a > dozen different places to see adds...Hell, I can still find ebay.com and > bypass a bunch of lists if that was the direction needed. Old timers > should rest prehistoric views. > Thanks Jim, > Dave Freeman > eBay user ID mjwy with non meteorite auctions running. > > Jim Strope wrote: > > > There is NO list policy banning the announcement of ebay auctions on > > this list. It was agreed some time ago that the word "ad" should > > appear in the subject line so that list members not wanting to read > > advertisements did not have to even open the email. Check the list > > policies and you see that I am correct. > > > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing_list.shtml > > > > > > > > Just because some list members HATE ebay does not mean they have the > > power to ban ebay ads. They should direct their efforts to more > > important list problems such as vulgarity and flame wars. > > > > > > > > So post away Michel. I would love to know when your ebay ads appear. > > > > > > > > Jim Strope > > 421 Fourth Street > > Glen Dale, WV 26038 > > > > > > > > Catch a Falling Star Meteorites > > http://www.catchafallingstar.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Michel Franco <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To:Peter Marmet <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ; list > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 1:25 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ebay listings, steve schoner's > > attempt for a new group > > > > > > Sorry Chtristian and Peter, > > > > > > > > I did not read the message related to Ebay. I was very pissed off > > by many non meteorite related messages that I almost stop reading all. > > > > > > > > I understand that there should not be any annoucement of Ebay > > Sales on this list. > > > > > > > > Just 2 questions: > > > > Is it in the list policy ? > > > > STeve is probably right. Some times ago I understood that we shoud > > clearly write ADD ebay on the object so anyone can automatically > > skip off the messages with the Outlook ( or other ) t messages tools > > > > > > > > Where should I send my ebay sales adds ? Personnaly I don't care > > send messages to other lists. > > > > > > > > Sorry again. > > > > > > > > BTW I have 23 auctions ending in a couple of hours ! > > > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > > > Michel. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Peter Marmet <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: list <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 2:08 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ebay listings, steve schoner's > > attempt for a new group > > > > > > > > Christian Anger wrote: > > ...I think the idea to keep ebay announcements off this list > > has died. > > Still many members like Michel Franco (sorry Michel but you > > are just only > > ONE example for what I want to say becuase you recently did > > it) have not accepted Steve's idea... > > > > Hello list, > > > > I like to find all ebay and all other AD's on this very list. > > Somtimes items are sold within a few minutes and I don't like > > to check the yahoo list every 5 minutes. > > I made a couple of very good buys thanks to AD's on this list. > > For some items I was - unfortunately - too late > > as they were put on the list when it was 3:30AM in Europe :-( > > (e.g. 5g of Ensisheim). > > > > PS.: I think that Meteorite AD's are much more meteorite > > related than a lot of other contributions that have recently > > reached this list! > > > > Peter Marmet, Bern > > > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
