[Milsurplus] eBay does it

[J Forster]

Good moves.

Maybe there is an angle to attack this via either the credit card companies, or the federal
banking regulators. Trouble is, Cong. Barney Frank (D, MA) is busy with elections....  but
maybe that's not a bad time to contact him.

Best,
-John

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John Hutchins wrote:

> All -
> As one person on this list duly noted;  when I complained about
> GOVL......ATION placing a $150.00 minimum bid on any lot,
> get on board with it, or opt out, or do some thing about it.
>
> I googled "petition ebay"  found these 2 sites;
> http://www.petitiononline.com/ebayau/petition.html 13,815 Total Signatures!
> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ebay-buyers-concerned-re-feedback-changes
> only 2,803 signatures
> <http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ebay-buyers-concerned-re-feedback-changes#signatures>
> Who starts the petition?
>
> Just off the wire, Auction News : Band of eBay Sellers Petition Google
> to Open Auction Site
>
> Later
> Hutch
>
> Bill Cromwell wrote:
> > Hi Everybody,
> >
> > This thread is partly on topic so here goes...
> >
> > I already got frustrated with the Bay. First I stopped listing things
> > for sale there. Now I have stopped buying things there. I have shifted
> > my focus to craigslist, local garage sales and flea markets, and of
> > course, mail lists like this one. The market exposure isn't as good as
> > the Bay. Oh well. There are fewer hassles and fewer scammers. I wish I
> > could say NO scammers. I have even offered some stuff for free but when
> > I ask the recipient to make arrangements to pay for shipping it to
> > them...nothing happens. End of story. Kinda disappointing. I thought
> > items like power supply iron were hard to get. But free for shipping
> > costs seems too expensive? We all know how much USPS Flat Rate boxes
> > cost...just not that much.
> >
> > But I will keep looking on the mail lists and posting some things on the
> > lists, too. I'm moving and I'd rather sell (cheaply) to somebody who can
> > use the stuff than to send it along to the landfill.
> >
> > milsurplus connection... some of the things I have bid on and some of
> > the things I will be offering are military surplus.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Bill  KU8H
> >
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