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Re: e-bay

To: Fred Thomas <vafred@erols.com>
Subject: Re: e-bay
From: Joe Curry <Spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:53:26 -0700
Cc: Triumphs <Triumphs@autox.team.net>, 6pack@autox.team.net
References: <006801c2d79b$5ad582c0$a5eca4d8@preferree7l54v> from [68.0.175.129] at Tue, 18 Feb 2003 16:50:17 -0600
Fred Thomas wrote:
> 
> This thread has been beat to death many times before, this is just my opinion
> as posted before, if you have parts that you want to help another list member
> with, fine post them, if you have parts you want to get rid of fine, post it
> to the list with your asking price, if you want to use the "FREE" space that
> MJB has provided you with for selling at a profit =GET-LOST"==, this list has
> many, many vendors that sell parts for a living and they are not allowed to
> offer them and they respect the list by not advertising,also they do not offer
> them on the list as so many list members sometimes ask for parts help, by
> posting your e-bay web site you are asking list members to come bid on my
> parts and let me sell them for more money, in plain words you are using this
> list not in the way it is intended for use, I think we all know how to use
> ebay and we get a dailey listing of T/R parts for sale, no need for you to
> continue as you have been told so many times before, it is not welcome or
> wanted, get your children to bid your auctions higher and not this list.Just
> my .0005 worth.  "FT"
> 

Well said, Fred!  

Let me add that If you are just wanting to get rid of Triumph stuff, I
don't see any harm in letting people know on list what you have
available.  Better still, post the list to a web site and invite
interested parties to take a look.

EBAY, however is a bastion for people who want to sell stuff far and
above its value.  I have seen a few things that i would have bought but
by the time I found them, the price had already been bid up well above
what I (or anyone with half a brain) would be willing to pay.

So If you want to use the list to advertise Triumph parts, Don't put
them on EBAY.  I doubt many people on this list will be dumb enough to
enter the EBAY bidding frenzy anyway.

When I have some parts I want to sell, I ask people what they are
willing to pay for them.  If I consider it a fair price, it is a "Done
Deal"  At the same time, I deal on a personal check or money order
basis.  So far, I have not been burned and see no reason to deal with
the likes of "PayPal" that charge what I consider exorbitant fees for
their service.

Regards,
Joe Curry

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