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sale and auction advertisements (was: Beware more SPAM from Andreas Stabno (Was: KC Masterpieces))
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lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.market.theory
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Mon, 25 Sep 2000 17:31:52 GMT
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In lugnet.general, James Brown writes:
> However, it's probably relevant to point out that I'm a rabid opponent of
> unsolicited advertising. It's a pretty good way to guarantee that I'll never
> buy what you're selling.
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> Yes, I do consider it unsolicited to get an e-mail that says 'hey you bought
> from me before, I'm selling something else now' unless I was specifically
> asked if it was OK when I bought the first time.
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 announcement list. If you want to be kept off my list, please let me
know when you respond or when you pay." do you suppose that I would avoid
tweaking those of you who are particularly sensitive to these things?
Chris
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | 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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