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Rob,
Rob Doucette wrote:
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> Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:FoI12z.2E2@lugnet.com...
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> > Paul Davidson wrote in message ...
> > > Like this one. Took forever to load, too.
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=238811222
> >
> > Yep, I saw one of that guy's auctions. I was moderately interested, but
> > decided not to bid just because of the obnoxious description. eBay needs to
> > set some limits on auction descriptions. I think they should be limited to
> > plain old text, plus pictures of the actual item (with perhaps a single
> > graphic logo allowed).
>
> Sounds like censorship. Sellers should be allowed to design their listings
> anyway they want to (within the bounds of decency of course ;-). Buyers can
> cast their vote of acceptability by not bidding.
That is true, in terms of not bidding if you don't like it, but Ebay is
a private firm (AFAIK), and they can impose whatever they want in terms
of you using their facility. If you don't like their limits, don't use
it. They do have that "I agree to all of these terms, click the box,
etc." in their user agreements.
Scott S.
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