[meteorite-list] eBay notices and posting quotas

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:49 2004
Message-ID: <012e01c370b4$61d24420$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Dear Steve and List Members,

Rule number nine covers the title issue for items for sale. Here is rule
number nine:

9. If you are posting a URL for a sale, include 'SALE' in the subject box.

Maybe eBay could be added after the word "SALE" so members who do not want
to be bothered could just set a filter for the word "SALE" with an eBay
qualifier. I have read a lot of good advice regarding this subject and
certainly do not want to irritate anybody so I am all for filters. I agree
with the statement that specific items of interest should be mentioned in
the post instead of stating there are 100 auctions ending, most at bargain
prices. We have been guilty of this in the past and will try to make it
more interesting in the future. Thank you for the feedback.

All the best,

Adam Hupe
IMCA 2185


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Schoner" <steve_schoner_at_yahoo.com>
To: "E.L. Jones" <jonee_at_epix.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] eBay notices and posting quotas


> It would be nice to set up just like for adds a
> filterable word, such as "eBayADD" which can
> automatically be filtered out.
>
> Yawn, is not the word for me. But my deletion finger
> gets worn out and me frustrated as I remove the chaff
> from the wheat.
>
> Steve Schoner/AMS
>
>
> --- "E.L. Jones" <jonee_at_epix.net> wrote:
> > eBay auction notices........arrrrrggggghhhhhh!
> >
> > While I once defended their posting, in my eyes they
> > have become all too
> > redundant and a few are obnoxious. Since the early
> > days of this list
> > the number of dealers has tripled so by shear
> > numbers the amount of
> > postings have taken a hog share of traffic. There
> > are two frequent
> > areas of abuse I see in them. This list is
> > worldwide now and just like
> > some threads here the sun never sets on it! The
> > notice telling me an
> > auction ends in an hour without telling me which
> > date and hour you are
> > referring to-- is virtually worthless unless I am
> > online the same time
> > you are. Someone suggested by convention you state
> > in eBay time when the
> > auctions close. (BTW an hour's notice is really
> > worthless to mose users
> > anyway when you think about the timing of things.)
> >
> > In large the old time dealers aren't as as
> > insensitive as the late
> > comers , however, the barrage of notices make me
> > want to place a weekly
> > quota on the number of posts about eBay auctions.
> >
> > I propose ONE only in a seven day period. Either
> > the start or the
> > approaching end of an auction series-- let the
> > seller choose which is
> > more important. Serious dealers (ahem) have the
> > savvy to set up their
> > own announcement lists and/or to use the meteorite
> > sale list. Those
> > more interested in selling/ trading (vs. bragging
> > and cyber-battery) use
> > the meteorite sale list--An underutilized resource
> > lost time and again
> > on some of the most flagrant abusers--but I digress.
> >
> > If you ARE going to make an announcement, make it
> > worth my time. If you
> > are posting just to tell me you have some auctions
> > on ebay...(yawn) we
> > both have better things to do. If you have something
> > NOTEWORTHY tell me
> > what it is and be specific. Understand that if I am
> > a typical buyer,
> > I am already working through the ebay catagory on a
> > regular basis and I
> > have SEEN your auctions. If I am a fan of yours, I
> > have already gone
> > thru your entire list a second time.
> >
> > I am not a list rule maker but I think I am
> > expressing what others want
> > to say or have said time and again. Speaking of
> > rules... the
> > requirement to place a SALE or AD(ADVERT?) in the
> > subject line on any
> > post of that nature is probably the most abused rule
> > list I am aware of.
> > Whatever is used please standardize it so mail
> > filters can be setup that
> > work.
> >
> > Lets choose up sides and let the replies begin.....
> >
> > Elton
> >
> >
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