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| | | Hi, I've been hit a few times with people wanting me to pick up sets for deals I found specific to my geographic location. I really prefer not to get such emails and do not wish to do this, even for a significant finders fee. In a few situations, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | (...) Thanks for mentioning this. I added a note about it to the /market/shopping/ page and I'll add some words about it to the T&C. --Todd (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Charles Eric McCarthy
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| | | | | | (...) Brad, thanks for your previous informative posts! I can see why you wouldn't want solicitations, but I think it is reasonable for people to think that you might be willing to share your finds, unless you stated otherwise in your post. Might (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | (...) Did I say anything about forbidding solicitations? --Todd (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Charles Eric McCarthy
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| | | | | | | | My mistake. I made the leap "T&C" = place where you forbid things. I'm glad I'm mistaken. However, I do think the default should be the other way... solicitations expected unless the poster states otherwise. It appears most people disagree; oh well. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Will Hess
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| | | | | | | | (...) For what it's worth I agree with you. If you're only posting for informational purposes ("this is where they are...pick them up if you can") I feel that would best be done in the local groups, as this kind of information is worthless to anyone (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Todd Lehman
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| | | | | | | | | (...) A somewhat rhetorical question: How many people d'ya think feel comfortable explicitly admitting that they're not willing to pick something up for a fellow AFOL? It's not fun. I once posted to .loc.us.ma.bos about a huge stash of old sets (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I have no problem with it. I'm not bashful. Heck, I have no problem telling people where to go, or where to get off, so why would I have a problem telling them to get it for themselves? :-) <snip two scenarios> Since both scenarios have (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Will Hess
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) comfortable (...) I would hope none :-) (...) for (...) This supports my argument that such posts belong in the local groups. Your post was directed to the few members of the Lugnet community who were best able to take advantage of the find. (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I don't know, I think that particular find should have been posted to .shopping - they could take phone orders and ship, so ANYONE (OK, maybe just "anyone in the US", if they wouldn't have shipped overseas) could have gotten the sets. I guess (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Some other considerations for posting in .shopping: - Many folks post when they find out about K-Mart etc. sales. 95% of the time, those sales are applicable for the whole US, and thus have broad appeal. But many folks who post these notices (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Naji Norder
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) As another consideration, .shopping is the proper newsgroup for FOTW messages. If my local toy store has 20 copies of a great old set and I buy them all, this would be the appropriate place to post that information. If my local toy store has (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Mike Faunce
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| | | | | | | | | | | Scenario B is the one that I had just assumed to be the case. I've posted information to the lugnet.loc.us.ga.atl group with stuff I've found (either on sale or rare stuff) before and haven't gotten many solicitations. The few I did, I just told (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) If the default is set to be that people posting should expect solicitations, I personally would have no trouble adding "I will not buy these for you." I have no problem saying that because there's a lot of work involved in this request! Not (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Rose Regner
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| | | | | | | | | Will Hess wrote in message ... . (...) I disagree. I live in Idaho and the Loc. group gets no traffic, for good reasons, we are few and far between. There are many people that live in places where there are not many LUGNETER's and the local groups (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —John Radtke
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think just the opposite. The posts for informational purposes are the ones with the most general interest for people keeping a pulse on the market and wanting to shop most effectively. If someone mentions discounted SW combo sets at Target (...) (24 years ago, 29-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Eric Joslin
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| | | | | | (...) I don't see how the Lugnet T&C could "forbid" this, in any event. If, for example, I saw Brad's post and persisted in pestering him about it, Todd wouldn't be the person he should contact. He should contact postmaster@thirteen.net (the entity (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | (...) Todd isn't going to, though. He is just making a courteous note requesting people not to solicit unless they specify they are willing to [pick up sets or whatever]. -Shiri XFUT .admin.terms (but I hope there isn't too much discussion about (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Rose Regner
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| | | | | Brad Hamilton wrote in message ... (...) I (...) I have had this happen, though not very often. A better way would be for someone to post a message here that they were wanting a particular sale and let people email the person. I have emailed (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | Hi, (...) Likewise. However, usually when posting about a sale or a clearance find I will specifically say whether or not I will buy things by proxy--and my mind is usually working on a basis of economics, although if I know someone (or if they've (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Brad Hamilton
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| | | | | I am willing to post a "please no solicitation" note on future posts. I was not only concerned about myself, but about other people (especially new people) who might be put off by this, especially by some overly agressive folks. A lot of people are (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —Brad Hamilton
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| | | | I looked at what Todd put on the shopping page. I think it is reasonable. Brad Hamilton <bhamilto1@home.com> wrote in message news:G4po4v.IwE@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) for (...) rude (...) that (...) then (...) rendering (...) to (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | Re: Please don't solicit people that report sales —David W. Speck
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| | | | (...) I would have to agree with you, for my two cents and being one of the newer members. Although, I have been guilty of direct e-Mail to a couple of posts, mostly to gain more information on their location or the idea of sharing 'finds' locally. (...) (24 years ago, 28-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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