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Re: Ebay auction Group
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Sat, 19 Feb 2000 15:50:32 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Kevin Wilson writes:
> Rose wrote:
> > I would like to once again ask for two Auction groups, one for Ebay auction
> > announcements (totally annoying IMO) and private Auctions. I look in
> > auctions for private auction announcements but too many are for Ebay
> > auctions and I find that I miss the private auction announcements.
> > Especially annoying is when they don't list in their heading that the post
> > is for Ebay.
> > I buy and sell on Ebay but I don't come to LUGNET to read these, I will find
> > your listing when I go to Ebay!!!!!!!!.
> 
> A couple of points here:


> 4) The easiest way to find all the private auctions easily, would be to
> have a private auctions group, not just get rid of all the ebay auction
> posts.

Here's where things could get a little tricky.What about yahoo.? I find myself
using it more & more lately. I would hate to see my items not get the exposure
on Lugnet because I am limited to announce them only in a newsgroup designed
for those who hate ebay.(1) (I'm only guessing that yahoo would end up lumped
in with ebay on Lugnet. I don't see how it could fall into a private auciton
category.)


> 5) I would like to see any proposal for splitting the auction group
> posted on market.auction itself to get the opinions of everyone who
> frequents that group. Many (most?) people don't read admin.general.

Yes, I agree.
Julie
(1)Rose, who started this thread, states she does like ebay, but not the
annoucements about ebay auctions on Lugnet. "Those who hate ebay" refers to the
people who *hate* ebay.
> 
> Kevin
> 
> --
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> Web page:
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  Re: Ebay auction Group
 
(...) Unless this new group were designed to host third-part for-profit auction listings. For-profit meaning the site itself took a cut of the auction proceeds through listing fees, percentages, or both. In that case Yahoo! wouldn't be there, but (...) (27 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Ebay auction Group
 
(...) (smile) I'm in that crowd -- but I guess I don't hate eBay per se -- what I despise is fixed-ending-time auctions. --Todd (27 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Ebay auction Group
 
(...) A couple of points here: 1) announcing my bias just in case anyone doesn't know - I sell a lot of parts on eBay. 2) People have several times said to me specifically after winning an auction - "I saw your post on LUGNET and I would have missed (...) (27 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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