It would be nice to set up just like for adds a filterable word, such as "eBayADD" which can automatically be filtered out.
Yawn, is not the word for me. But my deletion finger gets worn out and me frustrated as I remove the chaff from the wheat. Steve Schoner/AMS --- "E.L. Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > eBay auction notices........arrrrrggggghhhhhh! > > While I once defended their posting, in my eyes they > have become all too > redundant and a few are obnoxious. Since the early > days of this list > the number of dealers has tripled so by shear > numbers the amount of > postings have taken a hog share of traffic. There > are two frequent > areas of abuse I see in them. This list is > worldwide now and just like > some threads here the sun never sets on it! The > notice telling me an > auction ends in an hour without telling me which > date and hour you are > referring to-- is virtually worthless unless I am > online the same time > you are. Someone suggested by convention you state > in eBay time when the > auctions close. (BTW an hour's notice is really > worthless to mose users > anyway when you think about the timing of things.) > > In large the old time dealers aren't as as > insensitive as the late > comers , however, the barrage of notices make me > want to place a weekly > quota on the number of posts about eBay auctions. > > I propose ONE only in a seven day period. Either > the start or the > approaching end of an auction series-- let the > seller choose which is > more important. Serious dealers (ahem) have the > savvy to set up their > own announcement lists and/or to use the meteorite > sale list. Those > more interested in selling/ trading (vs. bragging > and cyber-battery) use > the meteorite sale list--An underutilized resource > lost time and again > on some of the most flagrant abusers--but I digress. > > If you ARE going to make an announcement, make it > worth my time. If you > are posting just to tell me you have some auctions > on ebay...(yawn) we > both have better things to do. If you have something > NOTEWORTHY tell me > what it is and be specific. Understand that if I am > a typical buyer, > I am already working through the ebay catagory on a > regular basis and I > have SEEN your auctions. If I am a fan of yours, I > have already gone > thru your entire list a second time. > > I am not a list rule maker but I think I am > expressing what others want > to say or have said time and again. Speaking of > rules... the > requirement to place a SALE or AD(ADVERT?) in the > subject line on any > post of that nature is probably the most abused rule > list I am aware of. > Whatever is used please standardize it so mail > filters can be setup that > work. > > Lets choose up sides and let the replies begin..... > > Elton > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
