21 Jan
1999
21 Jan
'99
12:41 a.m.
At 01:47 AM 1/21/99 -0500, Doug wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Good Samaritan wrote:
To me, it's a Good Idea because I don't have the time or inclination
at this time to browse eBay's lists on a regular basis. Maybe I just
don't have the Itch yet. 99.5% of the time so far, I've been merely
curious about the items mentioned. I'm sure most others within the
sound of my voice are the same way - we're not going to bid.
So I guess the problem is that Information Wants To Be Free, and the
Internet Will Liberate Us, and Shopping Online is Phun, and all that,
except when its efficiency seems to work against you. Look on the
bright side: if it weren't for the Net, eBay and this list, fewer
people would be offering these sorts of goods, and most of us would
never hear about them.
- John
Neat item here, and there is also a photo of the
Module.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=56733792
OK, since Marvin obviously feels compelled, nay, Destined, to advertise
for eBay, I feel compelled to dissect this particular example to describe
why this is such a Bad Idea.
Thanks so much for this fine service, Marvin.