I posted some great packing tips. I can repost if you could use them. Sorry if negative comments about a negative subject turned you off initially, but how about being a member for some time before offering what I'm sure was a well-intentioned critique? I love our list exactly the way it currently is, eBay/packing rants and all. I like knowing I'm not alone in having suffered some of the hazards of collecting fragile things and depending on shipping, like having a support group of sorts. I love being notified of things our members have listed on eBay and other auctions (I can't afford them anyway). A lot of things may seem to go unnoticed here but I doubt it's actually the case. And all the emails I get generally have a signature with the poster's name, so...
You sure you sent your critique to the right list? ;-) Welcome to the list, Ken. Give it some time, I'm sure you'll find lots to praise with a bigger slice of what goes on here. By the way, most of us do know (or eventually come to know) each other's areas of interest, so let me be the first to ask: what's yours? Warmest Regards, Robert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Danckaert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 8:21 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/ >
