thanks for the input, but it IS a matter of his opinion. For Sale means just that, how it is being sold is immaterial. look at the link. if you don't want it, don't buy it, but don't tell me how to word it. i'll put it in any fashion i see fit.
and i don't see how having something For Sale on ebay and not putting ebay in the title implies deception or trickery. ebay was in the link. so don't follow it if you don't want to. Dean claimed i was hiding an auction under the guise of a sale. not true. and i don't appreciate being lumped in with spammers and scammers like i was up to something devious. there was a price listed. a sale price. buy-it-now gives you EXACTLY the same options as a sale price on any used site. i think the people who are making a big deal out of this need something else to do with their day. On Sunday, December 29, 2002, at 01:06 PM, Dennis Moser wrote: > Sorry, Tim, but Dean is right. Besides, it ISN'T "just semantics and > your[Dean's] opinion." It shows a serious problem that is encountered > online all the time: imprecise use of language. Saying that an item is > in > an auction (which MEANS, not implies) indicates that one must bid > competitively on the item. Granted, the items have a "Buy It Now" > option > (Goodness knows, I exercise THAT option a lot!) gives the curious a > little > more latitiude. Yes, having it in an auction means it's for sale, but > it > also means that it is for sale TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. "Buy It Now" > means if > you don't want to wait and you KNOW you want it that you can buy it, > RIGHT > NOW! > > Being precise with subjetc lines in email really does help eliminate a > lot > of confusion and, in some cases as witnessed here on this list, avoid > some > flame wars (this is, after all a list for Unsupported OS X, not eBay > auctions, or religion, or even the imprecise vs. precise use of > language). > > So, hoping you understand that this is not sent as a criticism, but > rather > a call for clarity. Sort of wish I was in the market for a 9 GB drive, > but > what I really need is a solution to my 18 GB IBM UltraSCSI drives/ > SIIG PCI > ard dilemma for which no one here on the list seemed to have any > answers...8-)...gave up for now trying to get them to work...suspect > that > they are LVD devices that will NOT play nice with my 8500...am going > to try > IBM support next. > > Dennis Moser > >> These items are all Buy-It-Now items on ebay. Meaning that you can >> purchase >> them immediately at a fixed price with the OPTION to bid if you like. >> >> Ebay also offers people the option of selling at a fixed price with no >> auction option. >> >> So just because it's ebay, doesn't mean you have to bid in an >> auction. I >> usually do all mine this way. >> >> And how does having it in an auction mean it's not for sale anyway? >> That's >> just semantics and your opinion. The url clearly states that it's on >> ebay, >> so nothing was hidden. >> >> >> >> On 12/29/02 11:09 AM, "Dean Arthur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Tim: >>> Common courtesy would have had the Subject line say FOR AUCTION >>> giving >>> the reader the choice of looking at the informtion in your message or >>> passing by. Now when your name appears in a message I won't even >>> give it >>> a second glance. "Oh yeah, this is the guy who dsguises auction items >>> with a For Sale tag." >> >> >> -- >> Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> >> >> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> >> >> Unsupported OS X list info >> <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> >> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To unsubscribe, email: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> For digest mode, email: >> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Archive >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> >> >> Using a Mac? 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