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Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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lugnet.admin.nntp
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Sun, 18 Mar 2001 04:21:06 GMT
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Todd Lehman wrote:
> > How about having a definition that would exclude "for profit" posts. This
> > way if you found a local sale or wanted to pick up sets (at cost) for people
> > they could be posted. If I wanted to make money off the endeavor then they
> > would not be allowed.
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> But is it possible ever to know whether someone actually made a profit or
> not?
Yea, I don't think you can determine that, and thus I don't think that
idea would work. I wonder how many people would actually object to
someone getting a cut when they find a good price on an item? I
certainly am willing to give the buyer a cut (in fact, once I even ended
up dealing with a store directly to get some old sets, but still sent
the contact person a finders fee).
Frank
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| (...) Does it matter if they make a profit? If someone is going to go to a store and pick up some discounted set as a favor for someone, what's so terrible about them making a couple bucks on the deal? I think that very few AFOL's actually take in (...) (24 years ago, 20-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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