Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-11 Thread Marco Thorek
MAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission > > Marco Thorek wrote: > > > > Jim Leonard schrieb: > > > > > > We do this too, albeit a bit more cleverly. Try to embed a >

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-11 Thread Jim Leonard
--- > From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 3:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission > > Marco Thorek wrote: > > > > Jim Leonard schrieb: > > > > > > We do this too, albeit a bit m

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-11 Thread Alexander Zoller
Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission Marco Thorek wrote: > > Jim Leonard schrieb: > > > > We do this too, albeit a bit more cleverly. Try to embed a MobyGames.com > > cover image in your HTML and you'll see what picture you *really* get ;-) > > I just tried it, Jim, ver

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
vious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein                               Para: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A/C: Ref: cc: Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission Alexander Zöller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>     02-08-2002 14:40 Solicita-se resposta a

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-02 Thread Alexander Zöller
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Pedro Quaresma Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 2:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission What exactly was supposed to happen Jim? ;) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1370668207 -- Pedro R. Quaresma Salvador Ca

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-02 Thread Pedro Quaresma
pallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein                               Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>     01-08-2002 20:32 Solicita-se resposta a swco

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-02 Thread C.E. Forman
> Now, I don't really have a problem with people using my scans, provided > they a) ask me before they do and b) make the bidders aware the image > does not show the actual item. The latter because most of my images are > heavily retouched to give perfect appearances - it would severely > mislead

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Jim Leonard
Marco Thorek wrote: > > To prevent future incidents like this I now stamped most of my images > with my URL and because of the growing number of people remote linking > my images I started to block hits on them via .htaccess, when the > referring URL does not come from my domain. We do this too,

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Adam Baratz
> -- it's a compilation CDROM, not the original package, yet he displays the > original packaging) Wow, and he's even leeching bandwidth from The Underdogs in order to show the incorrect box shot and screenshot (does the same for the Loom auction). He's not only being dishonest but inconsiderate

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Stuart Feldhamer
As this is my first post to this list, allow me to say hello. I have been lurking for a few weeks, and while that probably isn't long enough, I had something to add here. If I'm missing some important etiquette, please let me know. Loom CD is a fairly rare game. Admittedly, the boxed version is m

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Lee K. Seitz
Marco Thorek spake thusly into the ether: > >I once had this case where a young lady from England tried to sell a >couple of Infocom games via ebay.com. I stumbled across them and lo and >behold, the pictures she used were taken from my Infocom site. >Trying to play nice I got in contact with the

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Marco Thorek
I once had this case where a young lady from England tried to sell a couple of Infocom games via ebay.com. I stumbled across them and lo and behold, the pictures she used were taken from my Infocom site. Now, I don't really have a problem with people using my scans, provided they a) ask me before

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Pedro Quaresma
                              Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/C: Ref: cc: Assunto: [SWCollect] Our Mission Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>     01-08-2002 10:03 Solicita-se resposta a swcollect ..is to help educate people like this:                 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Chris Newman
can be a power seller yet also be > so thoroughly ignorant. (Notice too, that everything is Ultra-RARE, > including Zork I, one of the bestselling games of all time.) > > - Original Message - > From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PR

Re: [SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread C.E. Forman
- Original Message - From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 4:03 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Our Mission > ..is to help educate people like this: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=

[SWCollect] Our Mission

2002-08-01 Thread Jim Leonard
..is to help educate people like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1370275065 He admits there is no box and the contents are incomplete, yet he asks a Buy It Now price of $70. I look forward to the day -- probably about 2 years from now -- when collectors all over