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Re: Ebay auction advice
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:46:24 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> Oh, I guess I should ask this outright: I have a link to the Pause page
> of a set, such as
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> http://www.lugnet.com/pause/search/?query=6544
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> Is this a no-no on a E-bay, or not. If it is, I will pull it off.
That's absolutely, positively, 100% OK. :)
> I never linked directly to a picture, though, and I do have a disclaimer
> that reads this:
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> This set link is made possible by LUGNET.com, Pause.com, and the
> administrator, Todd Lehman. Please do not link directly to the picture.
Actually, I'd prefer it most if you -didn't- acknowledge the source (or at
the very most saying something very short and simple such as "Set image
courtesy of LUGNET"). Acknowledgements like that just make the source seem
less "always available" and more "special" or "incidental." It's best IMHO
if people simply take the resource for granted rather than acknowledging it.
Also, once someone clicks on the link, the page that comes up takes care of
identifying itself in the URL box and the color band across the top including
the logo and the "Home" link. And it's unnecessary to ask people not to link
directly to the picture because the server prevents this anyway.
So just a link to the page with no other acknowledgment is sufficient.
> Here is a link to a auction:
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> http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=235044722
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> I definitely try not to do anything wrong, so if I am, I apologize, and
> will never do it again.
You're OK! :) You could make the text simpler and quicker for people to read,
though, if you deleted the two sentences below the link (the ones you quoted
above) and made the link text something like "6544 in the LUGNET Set Database"
or "6544 at LUGNET" or something along those lines.
--Todd
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| (...) read, (...) Well, my credits portion is rather elaborate, I see it as a way to generate pr for the various sites and make it clear what great resources they are. I also make it pretty darn clear where I got my stuff from and what my policies (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Alright, the blessings of the almighty Todd, not to be confused witht hte almighty Larry! :) (...) Alright, I will do that in the future. (...) Alright, I will modify that in the future. I am playing around with Ebay a little, nothing I would (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| Todd, Oh, I guess I should ask this outright: I have a link to the Pause page of a set, such as (URL) this a no-no on a E-bay, or not. If it is, I will pull it off. I never linked directly to a picture, though, and I do have a disclaimer that reads (...) (25 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
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