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Subject: 
Re: Bad News for Brickbay!?
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lugnet.market.brickshops
Date: 
Sun, 27 Jan 2002 20:06:17 GMT
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In lugnet.market.brickshops, Calum Tsang writes:
In lugnet.market.brickshops, Matthew Gerber writes:

And there are far worse, much more blatent offenders out there. A site that
someone posted here a few months ago comes to mind...they claimed it was
very "eBay-like", but was better because they didn't charge listing
fees...they even suggested that we move all LEGO auctions there...when I
checked it out, it was a direct rip-off of eBay, likely stolen source code
page-for-page...very, very sad.

The fact that there are far worse offenders doesn't mean BrickBay isn't ripe
for being targetted.  "Yes, sir, I may have stolen a car, but there are
criminals who have stolen much more expensive things!"

Hee-hee...I meant it more like eBay would have other, bigger fish to fry
before they really took the time to flex more muscle at Brickbay...others
were more blatently harming them, they'll deal with those faster/more
actively...gives Dan some extra breathing room...

Matt

(trimmed .general 'cuz Frank wanted it so...)



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  Re: Bad News for Brickbay!?
 
(...) Ah, yes, I forgot that, right. I think that proves to some degree the association being made. I've only browsed Brickbay occassionally and never bought anything from a vendor on there (I prefer my addictions from local retail :) yet I made the (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.brickshops, lugnet.general)

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