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Re: Port Block Trading Post (was: Who needs some Spare Parts?)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 10 Dec 1999 06:05:19 GMT
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Peter Callaway wrote in message ...
> I like it a lot. I think if it is kept simple more people will use it. I
> gather that the individuals will work out the value of the trade.
Yup, I only plan to carry the list.
> The only point of confusion is having a "want" and a "trade" item directly • opposite
> each other. Someone might interpret this as you wanting to trade a red
> micromotor for a handful of pirate minifigs (or perhaps you do?).
Nah, they're just cells. I understand that worry, but on the other hand,
any alternate format I can think of (in keeping with the general Port Block
format) seems to waste a lot of space. The micromotor is no use to me,
anything worthwhile I can get for it from my list leaves me better off.
> I also gather that you just e-mail the person with your proposal, and the
> transaction is moved off your web page.
I won't know diddley about the transaction - that's up to those involved.
The smart ones wil email me and let me know what to add and subtract from
their listings.
> Some questions;
> 1. Is this page fully active?
Sorry, I don't follow
> 2. How do we notify you of updates (I'm assuming e-mail, which may in the
> future become time consuming if lots of people use this site)?
Email is what I was thinking. If it gets too much, updates wil start taking
longer :-). However, how many Australian based, web interactive, trading
AFOLs can there be? If the traffic really gets too much, I guess we could
ask Todd to create nationally based trade groups on lugnet - not so much
lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, but lugnet.trade.au. You'd have to repost
your list from time to time, but it should still work. Let's see what sort
of traffic is in it.
> 3. Validity of transactions. Not your problem, but we should think of ways • to
> minimise the chances of people being ripped off by the unscrupulous types • (a
> "trip" to Port Block, perhaps?)
As a thought, I find it worthwhile (when contemplating a trade) to search
rtl and lugnet for the person's posts and email addresses. Posts over a
reasonable period, behaving reasonably, boosts credibility. When thinking
about trades, I'm thinking pretty small scale. Hard to believe someone
would go to a lot of trouble to rip me off over a second hand micromotor.
And honestly, we all get done over from time to time (whether we know it or
not), so if it happens, don't let it get at you.
> P.S. I have a number of the old blue train rails, straights and curves (I
> killed the cross track and turnouts), but I'm not attracted by your current
> "trade" list. Got anything else? I'm going to sort through mu LEGO soon so • I
> know what I have for trade, and more importantly, what I want (apart from • just
> grey plates, which I can never get enough of).
See, that's the thing. If I post that I have this and that to trade, and
no-one bites, it might make sense for me to swap those bits out and others
in, no? In the meantime, get me your want list and I'll see what I can do.
We've already worked out you have something of value to me!
Regards
Richard
Still baldly going...
Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~guinan/
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