[Boatanchors] Re: [Test-Equipment] eBay References

Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:45:35 -0800

You might also consider www.tinyurl.com which reduces those very long 
URLs to tiny ones.

WBob

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> Groups,
> 
> This is prompted by several recent posts to various of these lists.  I'll 
> probably get two or three hate emails from that 1% minority of list members 
> making high five and six figure 21st Century salaries who hate eBay because they 
> think they should still be able to buy radios for what they would have paid 
> 45-60 years ago  when they were making mid-20th Century salaries.  But...  
> 
> I suggest the following when mentioning an eBay item that might be of general 
> interest to the subscribers of any of these lists.  Just post the item 
> number, not the URL or link.  The various list servers tend to butcher the link 
> anyway, and if they don't, many email handlers do.  99% of those who would bother 
> to go and look have eBay's link in their browser's Favorites list.  The 
> default field that comes up on eBay's home page is the simple search field.  If you 
> copy the item number from the incoming email and past it in there, you will 
> get to the item 100% of the time.  And over the long haul, in the minimum number 
> of mouse clicks.
> 
> 73
> Robert Downs - Houston
> <http://www.wa5cab.com> (Web Store)
> <[email protected]> (Primary email)
> <[email protected]> (Backup email)
> 
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