

| Subject: | Re: I don't like this Re: SA grille for sale.bidding update |
| From: | Michael Rule |
| Date: | Fri, 4 Jun 2004 10:08:54 -0400 |
I believe in the original post regarding the grill, it was suggested to contact him personally, not via the list.. but I could be wrong. Mike 84 Westy On Fri Jun 04 09:48:00 EDT 2004, Bruce Nadig <motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > So now instead of having threads offering things for sale, which > can > subsequently be handled via p-mail, we will be having open list > inquiries at > to the value of any number of used Vanagon parts. Along with that > will be > the inevitable debates about what the true fair market value of > any Vanagon > part is. I really don't see that we are solving any problems. > > Let people offer thing for sale here on the list for $XXX dollars > Or Best > Offer. It can be handled via p-mail. The price for the buyer (a > list member) > will likely be less than on eBay because the pool of potential > buyers is > smaller. > > Doesn't bother me a bit. Just keep the use of bandwidth > reasonable, and take > care of the details via p-mail. > > Cheers, > Bruce > motorbruce > > >> From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> >> Reply-To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: I don't like this Re: SA grille for sale.bidding >> update >> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:57:48 -0500 >> >> I agree. Auctions are for people in the business to make money >> from >> their auctions. If that's your bag, there's ebay. The notion of >> a >> price dependent on demand seems to me to run contrary to the >> spirit of >> this list. If one were without the resources this list offers, >> it would >> be reasonable to claim that one didn't know the value of this >> part or >> the other, and needed an auction format to determine the value. >> But >> with a resource such as this list, it's not necessary to resort >> to an >> auction to determine a fair price. There's expertise here, let's >> avail >> ourselves of it. >> >> I think if someone has an item to sell to the list, they should >> ask >> first what is a fair price for it. I imagine they would get an >> honest >> answer, and think they should sell the item accordingly. >> >> I don't have anything against auctions, but there's ebay for >> that. >> >> Just my .02 >> >> Jim > > --------- <:3~ --------- Michael Rule UFL / UFSCC Transgenic Core Facility CB-033 352.392.4210 http://transgenics.ufscc.ufl.edu The trick is to listen to what the experiments tell you - and to not be fooled by the myths of authorities -- Constantine Spyropoulos (1928-1984)
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