Which just proves that you can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time. And some peple you can never please anytime.
If anyone finds the item I referred to, without the direct link, it will be because they applied sensible search techniques. All I've revealed is that there's a cine film developing tank somewhere on an internet auction site somewhere in the world. Sheesh!!!! BTW, over the last few years some PDMLers have puzzled over how they could develop their own long rolls of 35mm film at home. I'd rather see one of them get this item (if they'd want it) than some gearhoarder who spends every spare minute scouring the web for bargains. It was a judgement call, and I found in favour of the potential practical users rather than the speculators. And I can positively, absolutely guarantee that there are no familiar names in the bidding at this very moment. Zero bidders, that is. And it wasn't as if I wrote, "there's an LX with an A*135/1.8 sitting on $175 with 26 minutes to go, and the URL is ........" Double sheesh!!! regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > A famous internet auction site has listed a developing tank (sometime called > > a rewind tank) for cine film from 8mm to 35mm, closing in 2 days. Users of > > 250 shot magazines might find such an item useful. > > > > In view of the embargo that most PDMLers choose to honour, I won't reveal > > the URL openly. Anybody interested can email me in private and I'll happily > > send the URL to you, in private. > > ... thus honouring the letter of the embargo, while totally violating > the spirit. The whole point of not mentioning eBay items is so that > any list member who has spotted a potential bargain doesn't suddenly > lose out and find himself bidding against other PDML subscribers. > > Either don't mention the auction at all (especially if you recognise > any familiar names in the bidding), or if you consider the item falls > into the 'rare & unusual' exception category go ahead and post the URL. > > Or, if you simply disagree with the whole premise of embargo, have the > courage of your convictions and just plain post the URL, without trying > to pretend that you're abiding by the common conventions. > >
