22 May
2001
22 May
'01
4:20 p.m.
On Tue, 22 May 2001, ip500 wrote:
And this is BETTER than eBay ??? How is it that this
just sort
of slides by and yet if you DARE to stick an eBay pointer up you get
seriously flamed? It does keep it "in the family" [so to speak] but
auctioning off something you don't even own [and will probably pay $10
for at Goodwill] ..... just seems even more "money grubbing and
mercernary" than the eBay guys have been accused of. At least they
have bought [and taken the risk] what they're selling.
If you didn't catch the irony of my message, I find this "auction" to be
so absurd that I am just laughing at it.
No point in flaming it. It's a spontaneous-combustible.
As long as the signal (on-topic good stuff) to noise (OT posts and ebay
ads) stays barely respectable (i.e. 75% or better) then I won't bother
complaining anymore. If it ever goes below that, I'll just unsubscribe.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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