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Jeremy, I have to agree with every point you made
perhaps a better way Andreas could have gone about it would be to post
to lugnet.marketplace that he has these deals and that if anyone wanted
to be notified by email in the future they should send their email
address to him
that puts the work onto Andreas' shoulders and off of everyones else's
...if you wanna sell something dont be lazy...
josh
Sproaticus wrote:
>
> In lugnet.general, Andreas Stabno writes:
> > Jeremy, I will be more than happy to remove your address from my list, but a
> > simple email could have been a little more effective and to the point.
>
> This is effective, no? Rudeness for rudeness. And I think I've made my point.
> *I* pay for that in-box, and I say that you need *my* permission to make money
> from it. Don't get defensive because you were bit on the tush for being
> unethical and careless.
>
> > Perhaps you did not read past the first part of my message:
> > "In all likelihood you have dealt with me before by trading pieces or buying
> > sets from me. If we have not yet completed a deal and you are on this list,
> > we have at least corresponded by email before. If you don't want to receive
> > this type of email for any reason at all, just let me know. I will be glad to
> > remove your name from my list."
>
> And perhaps I did read this, and still disagreed with you. Why should I give
> you the courtesy if you have given me none? Yours is the exact same tactic
> used by thousands of spammers. It's called opt-out, which means that I, as a
> spam victim, need to make some action to tell you to not bother me again. And,
> as has been mentioned here and elsewhere many times, this is generally a Bad
> Thing to do, as it only serves to verify that my e-mail address is live.
> Sorry, but I am firm in this.
>
> > For the record, I am very disappointed in these allegations
>
> Let's not beat around the bush. They're accusations. And well-deserved, in my
> view.
>
> > and can simply say
> > that my notice was only sent to people who have dealt with me before. Many
> > people responded very favorably to my message, and to be frank it seems to be
> > common AFOL business practice to notify existing customers of new deals.
>
> And this! I am not an "existing customer". I buy from whom I like, you have
> no claim on my business, and I make no promises of future business. I find the
> insinuation that you own some portion of myself -- namely the right to dump
> what garbage you want into my in-box for free -- unfriendly and annoying at
> best, insulting and grossly arrogant at worst. Especially considering that you
> as a spammer have been through this before, I'm surprised and disappointed that
> you haven't learned.
>
> - jsproat
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