I thought it was ok to post for sale items... most post them as "pre ebay" sale.
Then interested parties can contact you off-list. I know I am always interested in what people have for sale. Vince ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron L'Herault" <lhera...@bu.edu> To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] PhonoL could be great.... >I thought Bid Pay went belly up? > > There is no commercial arm of Phono L equivalent to the 78-C adjunct to > the > 78 list but we are all interested in hearing about machines and related > items that are for sale, I think. Loran used to organize e-flea markets > once in a while but has not had one in a long time. > > Ron L > > -----Original Message----- > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] > On > Behalf Of Ken Danckaert > Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:22 PM > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] PhonoL could be great.... > > I'm a new member of PhonoL and posted a hello and was rapidly welcomed > by Loran and Ken and Brenda Brekke. I collect and do a lot of > restoration work. I was looking for a place to meet other knowledgeable > people and share information. I have to admit that I was rather turned > off by the rants on Ebay, the "other list", etc. I was also turned off > by the apparent willingness of some to bid up their own auctions. This > list seems to be a "good old boy" list because so many on it don't use > their own names, yet they all know who each other are. It makes it very > difficult for someone new to feel like they belong. Maybe I'm looking > for a perfect world that doesn't exist. I don't see too many ways to > sell my machines outside Ebay other than Todd Augsburg's site or Len > Bilton's. Maybe the members of this list could come up with some > vehicle for selling and posting wants. It would sure be helpful if you > knew the interests of other individuals. Maybe the list could find some > way to let individuals list their areas of interest. These may all be > old territory that has been discussed on the list before. If so, I > apologize. I would sure like to find a way to contribute in a positive > manner to the list. John Pisano made a couple good points on Ebay > auctions, re. use credit card and Bidpay, but they seemed to go > unnoticed. The discussion all went to bad shippers and bad packing. > That is a given reality. How about someone posting constructive good > packing tips? There has been some limited mention of some. Anyway, I > hope PhonoL can be a real asset to both new and old users. > Ken > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
