Adam, Your computer or your ISP has the date set wrong! Your messages come in as being sent on Wednesday, when today is Friday.
Please take a look. Thanks, Dave --- Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >I just thought I'd point out that while eBay offers limited protection > > >against fraud, once you venture out on usenet, you're on your own. > > > > The protections at Ebay are mostly an illusion of safety. Sort of > > like the massively inconvenient "security" measures in USA airports > > after 9/11. > > I probably should have said extremely limited protection. In theory, (over > here) you can get the amount you lost minus $A20 up to a maximum of $300 > (so, $280). Of course, even bothering to claim on this 'insurance' wouldn't > really be worth it unless you lost, say, $A100-$A400. Even then I wonder how > many hoops you'd have to jump through... > What sort of "security" measures are they pulling in US airports? I have a > feeling that when I rock up to the Qantas terminal carrying a couple of bags > chock full of cool Mac stuff, I'll be pulled off to the side, body-cavity > searched and have all my items confiscated. :( > > > > I don't > > >know what the situation in the US is like, but sales fraud in Australian > > >newsgroups while relatively uncommon, does happen. > > > > Which pretty much describes Ebay. > > True. Over here people seem to fear eBay, so you are _slightly_ safer there. > I wasn't saying Usenet is bad - far from it, just to take some commonsense > precautions. > I actually dislike eBay, because everything there (particularly PC stuff) is > overpriced. I plan on attending a flesh-and-blood auction one of these days, > but I expect the prices there to be driven up by hordes of 'dealers', who > then sell the items on eBay for profit. > > > Things may be different > > now, but I suspect that you'll find a somewhat more reliable class of > > folks on the news groups than in Ebay. > > I think it might depend on the newsgroup, I'd say the 'community of > regulars' ones (aus.computers.mac) would be essentially rock-solid. > > > >Oh, and if you (or anyone else) does use usenet, remember to obfusicate > your > > >email address, > > > > If you expect any replies to your ad do not obfuscate your email. > >....get a throw away email address such as hotmail to use for > > newsgroups. > > That's definately the better idea. Actually, you have a whole lot of killer > ideas. I'll be sure to use them next time I post a WTB: on usenet (for a 9" > mono VGA monitor) > > Cheers, > Adam. > > > > -- > Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> > The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > >The Think Different Store > http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > ===== " Happiness often sneaks through a door you didn't know you left open." - John Barrymore __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
