I don't know why anyone would be turned off by the postings on this list. They are almost always "on topic" and convey useful information about the hobby. Even rants on eBay, the "other list", or bad shippers are interesting, at least they are to me. While it is not necessary to agree on the value of every topic, some on the list will find most of them useful and worth reading. Loran works very hard to maintain this valuable, and free, resource, and we should all be thankful for his efforts to contribute to phonograph collecting. I certainly have never found the list to be a "good old boy" one, as everyone seems to be more than willing to help new and advanced collectors in any way possible. Listing of wants and for-sale items are always welcomed, and no special mechanism for doing this is necessary. This is not a club or fraternity, and no list member should feel unwelcome. I am sure, Ken, that you will find that the list is already a real asset to new and old users, and will be even more so when you contribute your extensive expertise. Welcome to the list. Ray Wilenzick
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Danckaert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: [Phono-L] PhonoL could be great.... > I'm a new member of PhonoL and posted a hello and was rapidly welcomed > by Loran and Ken and Brenda Brekke. I collect and do a lot of > restoration work. I was looking for a place to meet other knowledgeable > people and share information. I have to admit that I was rather turned > off by the rants on Ebay, the "other list", etc. I was also turned off > by the apparent willingness of some to bid up their own auctions. This > list seems to be a "good old boy" list because so many on it don't use > their own names, yet they all know who each other are. It makes it very > difficult for someone new to feel like they belong. Maybe I'm looking > for a perfect world that doesn't exist. I don't see too many ways to > sell my machines outside Ebay other than Todd Augsburg's site or Len > Bilton's. Maybe the members of this list could come up with some > vehicle for selling and posting wants. It would sure be helpful if you > knew the interests of other individuals. Maybe the list could find some > way to let individuals list their areas of interest. These may all be > old territory that has been discussed on the list before. If so, I > apologize. I would sure like to find a way to contribute in a positive > manner to the list. John Pisano made a couple good points on Ebay > auctions, re. use credit card and Bidpay, but they seemed to go > unnoticed. The discussion all went to bad shippers and bad packing. > That is a given reality. How about someone posting constructive good > packing tips? There has been some limited mention of some. Anyway, I > hope PhonoL can be a real asset to both new and old users. > Ken > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
