-MIKE- wrote:
> Kevin wrote:
>> Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
>> newsgroup.
>>
>
> I don't get why some newsgroups ban for sale postings.
Once upon a time, Usenet had a large readership and was free.
It's still free, but Craigslist and a million websites are free and have
more viewers.
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:54:01 +0000, todd wrote
(in article <[email protected]>):
<snip blah>
>
> Prefix your post with "FS:" and most people won't care.
>
> todd
>
>
Prefix your post with "FS:" and the country you're in PLEASE. Otherwise it's
hugely irrelevant for very very many readers.
Otherwise my position on this is that "on topic" for sales are not only O.K.
but are actually infortaining and er, character profiling and may lead to
amusing banter... speculation... fits of jealousy... counter offers...
Send me only 320 US Dollar and I will rush you, entirely FREE
Full and complete instructions for building your extra long-legged piano
stool. In wood.
GUARANTEED to bring complete and full performance increase
and make great pleasance of it.
ONLY 432 dollars plus 133 dollars shipping.
results may vary.
Picture is posed by a model with no connection with the company.
Sent with plain brown rapper for your security
Yeah, I'd agree -- though I hate sifting through 'for sale' and other OT
sorts of posts.
I don't think the buyers on craigslist understand what I have for sale.
They see contractors saw and equate it to the $100 direct drive Craftsman.
If someone thinks I'm way off base, let me know.
"-MIKE-" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Kevin wrote:
>> Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
>> newsgroup.
>>
>
> I don't get why some newsgroups ban for sale postings. Seems like the
> perfect place to sell... and ehem, "buy" something. I can't tell you
> how many times I've seen someone gloat about selling their widget for 4
> dollars, only to have a guy reply, "Dude, I've been looking for a widget
> for months. I would've paid you 5 dollars."
>
>
> --
>
> -MIKE-
>
> "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> --Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
> --
> http://mikedrums.com
> [email protected]
> ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
"Not Bored Borg"; "Honest" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> Send me only 320 US Dollar and I will rush you, entirely FREE
> Full and complete instructions for building your extra long-legged piano
> stool. In wood.
> GUARANTEED to bring complete and full performance increase
> and make great pleasance of it.
>
> ONLY 432 dollars plus 133 dollars shipping.
>
> results may vary.
>
> Picture is posed by a model with no connection with the company.
>
> Sent with plain brown rapper for your security
But wait!!! If you call right now we'll throw in another one for only £19
19s 9d!
Oops, sorry! ... that was 40 years ago!
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 10/22/08
KarlC@ (the obvious)
todd;1470250 Wrote:
> "Kevin" [email protected] wrote in message
> news:[email protected]
> I'm trying to sell my Delta contractors saw with Biesemeyer fence.
> It's
> in the Denver area.
>
> http://denver.craigslist.org/tls/948173522.html
>
> Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
> newsgroup.-
>
> Prefix your post with "FS:" and most people won't care.
>
> todd
I agree. As long as people are forwarned that it is an item for sale,
they can either choose to look at the post or ignore it. And it is a
perfect place to find items you might need.
--
Lisa Safford Poignant
"Kevin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm trying to sell my Delta contractors saw with Biesemeyer fence. It's
> in the Denver area.
>
> http://denver.craigslist.org/tls/948173522.html
>
> Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
> newsgroup.
Prefix your post with "FS:" and most people won't care.
todd
Not Bored Borg wrote:
> Send me only 320 US Dollar and I will rush you, entirely FREE
> Full and complete instructions for building your extra long-legged piano
> stool. In wood.
> GUARANTEED to bring complete and full performance increase
> and make great pleasance of it.
>
> ONLY 432 dollars plus 133 dollars shipping.
>
> results may vary.
>
> Picture is posed by a model with no connection with the company.
>
> Sent with plain brown rapper for your security
>
How much for just the photo of the bimbo?
sincerely,
j4
1. I feel it is only appropriate when the poster is a regular
contributor
2. I think there is some etiquette for flagging the post like OT for
Off Topic. Is it FS for For Sale?
3. I really like it when I can find convenient links to knock-off
purses, watches and low cost Viagra... NOT.
On Dec 11, 2:04=A0pm, -MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kevin wrote:
> > Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
> > newsgroup.
>
> I don't get why some newsgroups ban for sale postings. =A0Seems like the
> perfect place to sell... and ehem, "buy" something. =A0I can't tell you
> how many times I've seen someone gloat about selling their widget for 4
> dollars, only to have a guy reply, "Dude, I've been looking for a widget
> for months. =A0I would've paid you 5 dollars."
>
> --
>
> =A0 -MIKE-
>
> =A0 "Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
> =A0 =A0 =A0--Elvin Jones =A0(1927-2004)
> =A0 --
> =A0http://mikedrums.com
> =A0 [email protected]
> =A0 ---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
Kevin wrote:
> Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
> newsgroup.
>
I don't get why some newsgroups ban for sale postings. Seems like the
perfect place to sell... and ehem, "buy" something. I can't tell you
how many times I've seen someone gloat about selling their widget for 4
dollars, only to have a guy reply, "Dude, I've been looking for a widget
for months. I would've paid you 5 dollars."
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
http://mikedrums.com
[email protected]
---remove "DOT" ^^^^ to reply
-MIKE- <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kevin wrote:
> > Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
> > newsgroup.
> I don't get why some newsgroups ban for sale postings. Seems like the
> perfect place to sell... and ehem, "buy" something. I can't tell you
Most rec. groups don't mind the occasional for sale posting from
regular posters, as long as it's not in your business plan to keep
doing it every day for the rest of your life. But, people do like
the discussion to be more prevelant than the commerce. Drive-by
FS posts are generally no appreciated unless it's a very relevant
item of interest to the group where it's posted. The subject of
this thread is a good example.
At least, that's how I see it.
Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.
On Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:33:08 +0000, Lisa Safford Poignant
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>todd;1470250 Wrote:
>> "Kevin" [email protected] wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]
>> I'm trying to sell my Delta contractors saw with Biesemeyer fence.
>> It's
>> in the Denver area.
>>
>> http://denver.craigslist.org/tls/948173522.html
>>
>> Something tells me I am not suppose to put for sale items on this
>> newsgroup.-
>>
>> Prefix your post with "FS:" and most people won't care.
>>
>> todd
>
>I agree. As long as people are forwarned that it is an item for sale,
>they can either choose to look at the post or ignore it. And it is a
>perfect place to find items you might need.
...I've only been doing usenet for 7 years, but have many interests
and, thusly, frequent a few diverse NGs. There *is* a netiquette of
sorts, but it takes awhile to find out what it really is, and there is
also anarchy...lots of anarchy. Most people who participate in NGs
are there to converse with others so interested, but there is a
significant *other* population who revel in chaos. *We* can't stop
them...not really. The antidote for such misuse of usenet (heh...) is
either to killfile the offensive whatevers, or simply ignore their
postings. Caveat emptor...
cg