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Put them on SeriousCollector would be my vote. I think the Demlow technology is last year's news. Too hard to use. People like web based stuff. That should NOT be taken as a slam of the work the Demlow brothers have put into it, or of your work, (...) (26 years ago, 29-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Not to take ANY credit for how EveryAuction works, because someone else wrote it ((URL) but it works just about the same as eBay (with a couple of free add-ons) and it is *free*. Bill certainly has the know-how to get EA up and running. Hell, (...) (26 years ago, 29-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Mike, you give me hope! Although, until "Perl for Dummies" comes out, I'll have to stick with running parts sales. Julie (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Actually, Perl for Dummies IS out. :) (breaking the line) (URL) the reader reviews at Amazon sound positive (all 5 *'s) too. I haven't read this (the only Dummies book I ever tried to read seemed like it was written by and for a dummy). I do (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Ok, this should explain why I need a "dummy" book.....I searched for "perl" and only looked at the "top results", I didn't scroll down the page looking for the specific book I wanted. (I guess that's what happens when I spend the day scouring for (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I wish I could find them around here still, although to be fair I probably bought more than my share when they were in stock. (...) Didn't read those, but since I already have the book, I might as well. :) (...) Well, the main thing would be (...) (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I came across a website (URL) while reading the everyauction support board. Someone suggested it as a "free site" that would be able to run the program. It's free as long as you agree to display the advertisers banners(fine with me) If you (...) (25 years ago, 31-May-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Larry Pieniazek (lar@voyager.net) wrote: : Put them on SeriousCollector would be my vote. I think the Demlow : technology is last year's news. Too hard to use. People like web based : stuff. : That should NOT be taken as a slam of the work the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Well, I checked this out, and it's legit. In fact, I have EveryAuction up and running with more functionality on Hypermart now than on my own Linux box. For the time being, and probably for the indefinite future, I'm going to keep doing my own (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) EveryAuction notifies bidders by e-mail when they are outbid. And yeah, I think web-based is the way to go. I know it is for me. (...) Well, I have to hack away at the script with vi, does that count? :) (...) Sure does. And there are a TON of (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Mike Stanley (cjc@NOSPAMnewsguy.com) wrote: : Bill Katz <billk@wald.wald-kramer.com> wrote: : >Larry Pieniazek (lar@voyager.net) wrote: : >: Put them on SeriousCollector would be my vote. I think the Demlow : >: technology is last year's news. Too (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Not a lot, to be sure, which is a good thing since I am still in the first half of Learning Perl. :) Moslty incorporating add-ons and stuff. 90% of them I just paste in the way the author says. Others that require add-ons I don't use I have (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Really? I have just the opposite opinion. I will use AucZILLA's web interface to scan for pieces I'm interested in, but then I will use the e-mail interface to watch & bid on those items. The only way I'd use a web-based bidding interface (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I TOTALLY agree. In fact, once I learn more about Perl I will try (and probably fail) to implement the type of multi-bidding interface. I don't think it has already been done, but I will search the EA forums and see. Bidding on single items (...) (25 years ago, 3-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <375402c0.328535027@...et.com>... (...) Yah, I always prefer bidding by email, but haven't had much chance to do it lately! (...) eBay shows you everything you have bid on, and where its at at present. And there are some (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Sure, if you get the e-mail on time! (Going back to fixed-time auctions and eBay service rants...) (...) Those programs are useful, but they are a bandaid on a bad wound. Steve (25 years ago, 14-Jun-99, to lugnet.market.theory)
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