Sorry, Tim, but Dean is right. Besides, it ISN'T "just semantics and your[Dean's] opinion." It shows a serious problem that is encountered online all the time: imprecise use of language. Saying that an item is in an auction (which MEANS, not implies) indicates that one must bid competitively on the item. Granted, the items have a "Buy It Now" option (Goodness knows, I exercise THAT option a lot!) gives the curious a little more latitiude. Yes, having it in an auction means it's for sale, but it also means that it is for sale TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER. "Buy It Now" means if you don't want to wait and you KNOW you want it that you can buy it, RIGHT NOW!
Being precise with subjetc lines in email really does help eliminate a lot of confusion and, in some cases as witnessed here on this list, avoid some flame wars (this is, after all a list for Unsupported OS X, not eBay auctions, or religion, or even the imprecise vs. precise use of language). So, hoping you understand that this is not sent as a criticism, but rather a call for clarity. Sort of wish I was in the market for a 9 GB drive, but what I really need is a solution to my 18 GB IBM UltraSCSI drives/ SIIG PCI ard dilemma for which no one here on the list seemed to have any answers...8-)...gave up for now trying to get them to work...suspect that they are LVD devices that will NOT play nice with my 8500...am going to try IBM support next. Dennis Moser >These items are all Buy-It-Now items on ebay. Meaning that you can purchase >them immediately at a fixed price with the OPTION to bid if you like. > >Ebay also offers people the option of selling at a fixed price with no >auction option. > >So just because it's ebay, doesn't mean you have to bid in an auction. I >usually do all mine this way. > >And how does having it in an auction mean it's not for sale anyway? That's >just semantics and your opinion. The url clearly states that it's on ebay, >so nothing was hidden. > > > >On 12/29/02 11:09 AM, "Dean Arthur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Tim: >> Common courtesy would have had the Subject line say FOR AUCTION giving >> the reader the choice of looking at the informtion in your message or >> passing by. Now when your name appears in a message I won't even give it >> a second glance. "Oh yeah, this is the guy who dsguises auction items >> with a For Sale tag." > > >-- >Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > >Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; >Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > >Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com Dennis Moser Houston, TX / KOG #456 1996 K1100RS, "Kalinda" ("Que roja, que linda!") http://angrek.net/K-Milagro/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "That so few now dare to be eccentric, marks the chief danger of the time" --John Stuart Mill (1806-73) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
