25 May
2004
25 May
'04
11:24 a.m.
I personally find it nice to be able to browse the Classic Computer list to
see what might be for sale (or for free!). I also don't mind folks
"pointing" us to items for sale elsewhere, such as on VCM or eBay. I come
here to talk about old computer stuff and hopefully find an occasional lead
on an old item that may be of interest to me. I've hooked up with other
folks here to find an old computer or peripheral or two, and I've also had
folks contact me to work out a deal or a trade on some items that I've had.
I've never received any "spam" from anyone relating to items of interest on
the Classic Computer list. I find it a very good community to be a part of,
and there are lots of folks with varying interests and varying levels of
opinions on topics, no different than a face-to-face club in the real world.
As far as the legal-ese on the VCM and eBay, I do agree that certain
phrasing may be annoying, but I also agree with Sellam that it's there just
as a CYA for those who might try to defraud others, etc. I've been in the
software development and services field for 25 years and unfortunately, this
type of language and wording is part of a typical and standard business
agreement. I have used similar canned legal "Terms and Conditions"
documents before when I've sold products or services. It is a very rare
occasion that I've ever seen the legal-ese actually put to use, and usually
it was with good reason when it was exercised.
I won't hesitate to post items here and I hope others feel the same. That's
one of the things that I like about this list.
That's my two cents worth, for what it's worth!
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces(a)classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces@classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Brian Mahoney
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:33 PM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: for sale etiquette?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Damien Cymbal" <d_cymbal(a)hotmail.com>
To: <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 4:17 PM
Subject: for sale etiquette?
What is the view of folks posting items for sale on
the list?
I've posted forsale items to the list before, but recently I've been
putting
more free items and some auctions up on VCM so I am
hesitant to re-post
them here and turn this into a SPAM fest. Then again, I'd like to get as
wide an audience as possible. Do most readers of the list also frequent
VCM
(my guess is a definite maybe)?
What if VCM posted a summary of all new items received for sale/auction at
the end of each day? That would only add 1 msg to the list that people
could quickly kill if they weren't interested but would insure available
stuff was getting as wide an audience as possible for those people that
don't frequent VCM regularly.
Just a thought.
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Personally, I don't find the ebay listings too bad, actually some of them
are quite interesting
and I see them as a kind of heads-up for something I would otherwise miss.
But there have been a couple
of posts lately that made me suspicious. I replied to one since the poster
used a Canadian email addy but the
source turned out to be in the states. The second one I've lost all details
on but it seemed suspicious also. I guess
if recognized members post, it's a good thing. I'm in the process of getting
rid of some of my Hyperions (although
not for sale) and the source came from here.
bm