Ah, then I disagree. Ebay bills itself as a Macy's, not Hurrah's on 7/16/03 10:16 AM, Tom Meade at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Illovox Media <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> rightly wrote, regarding > Ebay deals-Save your own life From: Tom Meade > > I think I like this post, but can you break it down a bit? > Think 12th grade English, just for kicks... > > Tom's reply: > Thank you. This was just my gibberish for many points > others are making here on setting expectations for an > eBay purchase. It's a wild (free), unregulated market - > I'd like to see it continue that way. > > Rather than high school English, a 96 year old's words > may be eloquent (on a case with strong parallels to eBay): > > "Judge Milton Pollock, who dismissed the case against > Merrill Lynch, characterized the aggrieved investors as > �high-risk speculators� who �now hope to twist the > federal securities laws into a scheme of cost-free > speculators� insurance,� saying that the law wasn�t designed > to encourage �a freewheeling casino that lured thousands > obsessed with the fantasy of Olympian riches, but which > delivered such riches to only a scant handful of lucky winners.� > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> 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/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
