Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread C.E. Forman
Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as I'm sure just about anyone else you contact would. Ditto YOIS, just let me know what

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Chris Newman
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. Do you recall his e-mail address? Was it [EMAIL PROTECTED] or

Re: [SWCollect] Two questions

2002-10-16 Thread Chris Newman
Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate

Re: [SWCollect] Two questions

2002-10-16 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Chris Newman spake thusly into the ether: Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. I actually don't remember any RBBS boards in my area. But then, I got into BBSing a

Re: [SWCollect] Two questions

2002-10-16 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS program? Was it the venerable PC-Board, the easy to navigate Searchlight, the pirate's delight of Telegard, or something else? I was pretty young - and I have trouble remembering which was which. Searchlight was probably my favorite

Re: [SWCollect] Is nothing sacred?

2002-10-16 Thread Alexander Zoller
I don't really want to see him getting NARUed. The message he sent me is definitely in violation with eBay's rules against unsolicited emails, but I told him very clearly I don't want to receive any further information, and asked him to strike me off his list of recipients. Which he did. There

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 08:57 PM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Definitely a good one, in the sense that you'd be sparing the winner from being harrassed with requests for image copies. But do offer to e-mail an HTML version of the final auction page after close (with the winning

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Tuesday, October 15, 2002, at 09:08 PM, Lee K. Seitz wrote: [Snip] I'm very sorry to hear about that. Makes my continuing unemployment seem trivial in comparison. I wish you both the best in getting through it. I guess I shouldn't tell you how long I've been out of work. I

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:12 AM, CcomputerGameCollector wrote: [Snip] Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:57 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: [Snip] Ditto YOIS, just let me know what your plans are when you decide. Thank you. Both my wife and I have been touched by everyone's support. It is a big boost to us to see all the support from our fellow collectors

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 06:58 AM, C.E. Forman wrote: If it's ok with you guys I'll try to contact him and invite him to the list. Sure, it'd be great to have someone in the industry who's also a serious collector. I'll second that. In my (limited) dealings with John

Re: [SWCollect] Two questions

2002-10-16 Thread Edward Franks
On Wednesday, October 16, 2002, at 07:38 AM, Chris Newman wrote: Wow, RBBS-PC, the good old days! I don't know if it would have any serious sale value, but it probably has sentimental value (which might translate) to many folks. This might lead to a good thread. What was your favorite BBS

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread hughfalk
Hey, I'm in the industry, too! Okay, so he might have more press releases with his name on it, but does he have a completely amateurish site dedicated to game collecting? I didn’t think so! :-) Hugh On Wed, 16 Oct 2002 06:58:15 -0500 C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If it's ok with

Re: [SWCollect] Two questions

2002-10-16 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Edward Franks spake thusly into the ether: I think I still have my Procomm Plus disks around somewhere, though I think I've lost my registration code in one move or another. Procomm Plus and ZModem for downloads was the best. :-D What was everyone's favorite communications program?

[SWCollect] eBay fees

2002-10-16 Thread Lee K. Seitz
This is kind of off topic, but I have an eBay question someone here might be able to answer. Has anyone created an Excel (or MS Works) spreadsheet that you can enter amounts into and have it subtract eBay (and possibly even PayPal) fees so you can find a break even point on items? Obviously,

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread C.E. Forman
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. April 27th, this year, from a heart attack. He was actually