 | | Just make it clear to people what kind of list they're getting on (was: Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno)
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(...) I've had an auction e-mail announcement/distro/mailing list (with the default being to stay on rather than be dropped off) since 1994 and I can't remember anyone ever getting rabid about being mailed -- only polite requests to be removed from (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | RE: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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First off, let me say it's always best to err on the side of caution with mass mailings. As others have said, when constructing an auction/sale notification list the default should be *not* adding them; only add those who respond asking to be on (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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(...) Andreas, while you may mean this sincerly, this is a completely standard thing for *all* spam to say, whether you've actually have purchased from them before or not. Once you get enough spam, your eyes tend to glaze over upon seeing these (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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(...) Christopher, I think you're a bit over the line on this one. I'd highly suggest instead asking your auction winners at that time if they want to be added to a list, and only e-mail them if the say yes. (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Never before sold. MTW 3001rw Custom Trolley Kit inaugural auction
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(...) Thanks. (...) Preproduction model, the truck was ripped off something else (...) That's what will be in the production model, this very topic is being discussed on .trains... ++Lar (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | fa 2 MISP 1984 LEGO FABULAND KEYRINGS
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fa 2 MISP 1984 LEGO FABULAND KEYRINGS See: (URL) Well Scott A (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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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 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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(...) perhaps you'd be better off, before adding someone to your list, make sure they want to be there? as in, when completeing a deal, ask "would you want me to notify you of future sales I have" or something like that... make the list opt-in, and (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA(eBay): auctions ending Sunday - Castle, Pirates, Star Wars, Technic, Town, Trains
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Auctions ending on Sunday 24 Sep 2000 ---...--- 48 Star Wars orange ion cannon (URL) 20 white police helmets (URL) 300 black friction pins (URL) 10 construction worker figs (URL) 2 dock/platform ramps (URL) 6 3-wheel ATV bikes (URL) DkGrey/Black (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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(...) per (...) Nah, mine charges for disk space. E-mail falls under "disk space". Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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This of course falls apart for most US ISPs, as they GENERALLY don't charge per message or connection time (if you have an ISP that does, GET A NEW ONE). Entirely different matter overseas, though, where often you pay for connection time. (...) -- | (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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What are the defining attributes of spam? If there is some universally agreed upon definition, feel free to just point me to that. Why is it that there is a positive correlation between the degree of net savvyness and spite toward spam? I've been on (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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(...) I'm just curious on this how people feel about things like magazine renewal notices. In theory, they are in the same category if anything other than a notice on the magazine wrapper. My personal feeling is that I do want to receive renewal (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Lego Technic 8868 Airtech Claw Rig
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I am auctioning my Lego Technic 8868 Airtech Claw Rig on ebay. There are 3 days to go and the price is still only £52 uk pounds. The set has 957 pieces and has working air compressed hydraulics which move the crane and turntable. It has a finely (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | 6939 Saucer Centurion from 1994 Spyrius (eBay, 3day, NR)
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I have a complete with box and instructions 6939 Saucer Centurion for auction on eBay. Check the following URL for details: (URL) Main main@appstate.edu (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Never before sold. MTW 3001rw Custom Trolley Kit inaugural auction
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Nice set! I'm curious, though - why the grey 1x1 round in the simulated truck? Why not black to match the powered truck? Black minifig heads from the Infiltrator would be even better. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Club Car
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WOW! It's up to $153! Almost makes me want to sell one of my MISB....NAH, they're mineminemine! Almost makes me feel guilty about getting a 4558, 4547, and 4539 SHIPPED for $160 (granted, they don't have boxes, but I'll live). ALMOST. Actually, it (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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(...) on (...) Well there are spammers and there are SPAMMERs. Do we really THINK that ANDREAS is some faceless ROBOT? (1) While I never respond to machine generated spam mail and that is good advice in general, I DO respond to people I know are (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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(...) 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 (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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"Andreas Stabno" <stabno@megsinet.net> wrote in message news:G1GECG.5qK@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) I agree here. (...) buying (...) list, (...) receive (...) glad to (...) say (...) Many (...) be (...) I would stand behind Andreas here - though I (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | fa (misb) cybermaster & (misb) promo set
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fa (misb) cybermaster & (misb) promo set See 'em listed at: (URL) well Scott A (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: sale and auction adverts
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Chris, What you describe is an "opt-out" list, which means the buyer has to do something to be removed from the list. That kind of list can generate the same ill-will already expressed about mailing lists. A better choice is an "opt-in" list, which (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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(...) I find myself particularly leniant with these spams, sadly... I don't agree with the fact that they're spams, but at least they're really not dished out at complete random (i.e. you know your recipient at least has a chance of being (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: sale and auction advertisements (was: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces))
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(...) It would in my case. I appreciate that sort of consideration, and it tends to nudge someone up a few notches in my brain. Even better would be "If you want to be on my list, please..." - but I appreciate that that would impact the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Sale announcements (Was Beware more SPAM...)
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(...) 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. Perhaps you did not read past the first part of my message: "In all likelihood you have dealt (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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(...) I have pointed this out before and I will again... It is a recommended practice to NEVER respond to SPAM E-Mails even to request removal. In general all this tells the SPAMMER is that you exist and usually guarentees you getting MORE SPAM not (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | sale and auction advertisements (was: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces))
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(...) I would like to avoid that kind of bad feeling. When my auction is over, I send out one big email to the winners with the total winnings listed out. If I included a clause something like "I normally would add your email address to my auction (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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(...) I don't know about this specific situation (not being at my home e-mail, I don't know if I got this iteration of UCE), but I tend to side with Jeremy on this issue. However, it's probably relevant to point out that I'm a rabid opponent of (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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(...) [snip] I run parts auctions from time to time. I sporadically keep a list of participants (winners, actually) and when I launch an auction, I announce it on rtl, lma, and by sending a note to that mailing list. I let them know what I'm doing, (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces)
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Hey all, I just got spammed by Andreas Stabno; he's hawking a sale of his. The subject line is "KC Masterpieces". His message goes, "somehow when I wasn't looking the closet filled up with LEGO sets and it's time to sell all 138 sets that remain." (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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| | FA: Trains - 7813 Shell Tanker Fleet (New)
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Here: (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Never before sold. MTW 3001rw Custom Trolley Kit inaugural auction
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(...) I (...) Thanks, Eric, I appreciate the compliment. I've started a thread over in .trains if people want to discuss the model itself further. Bidding on this baby is off to a good start, although I suspect it's nowhere near what it will end up (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Re: Never before sold. MTW 3001rw Custom Trolley Kit inaugural auction
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(...) Well Lar I got you started. This is a sweet model and I doubt very much that I will win it based on whay I think it will end up selling for. Once again great model. Eric Kingsley The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Never before sold. MTW 3001rw Custom Trolley Kit inaugural auction
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I have listed the following lot on eBay: (URL) lot represents unit 1 of production run 1 of the third in my series of Milton Train Works custom kits. This model is my tribute to the PCC car, and makes a handsome two truck interurban also suitable (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | ROLLING AUCTION update #3 - more sets added 6651,6685,6697...
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Hello Gang!! 7 more sets have been added!! Total now 73!! First 8 ending tonight 9/24!! All sets are complete with ORIGINAL instructions unless noted!! #6504 Tractor 1988 #6507 Dumper 1989 #6528 Sand storm racer 1989 #6538 Hot rod 1994 #6651 Mail (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | MISB LEGO 2774 Airshow SET - SAS and Qantas
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MISB LEGO 2774 Airshow SET - SAS and Qantas I have 2 up for auction - see them here: (URL) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | fa 8482 LEGO TECHNIC MINDSTORMS CYBERMASTER
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fa 8482 LEGO TECHNIC MINDSTORMS CYBERMASTER I have 2 up for auction - see them here: (URL) well Scott A (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | ROLLING AUCTION UPDATE #2 (ebay) 17 more sets! 6693,6682,6623...
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Hello to all! Here are 17 more sets that were added to the "ROLLING AUCTION". ALL SETS ARE COMPLETE WITH ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. #6521 Road repair truck 1987 #6524 Snow plow 1988 #6527 Dump truck 1989 #6603 Tractor w/shovel (...) (24 years ago, 24-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | Club Car
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Okay, I don't know much about trains, but I know this is a coveted item: (URL) Bidding! :) -dead (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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| | eBay Auctions ends today - Rare Town and Several Space Sets
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I have these eBay auctions ending today. 6381 Motor Speedway 6652 Dump Truck (this one is rare) 6660 Hook and Haul Wrecker (with instructions) 6692 Tractor Trailer (you do not see this one very often) 6811 Pulsar Charger 6876 Alienator (with (...) (24 years ago, 23-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.auction)
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