[Milsurplus] Ebay

[J. Forster]

Craigslist is useful...  like dumpster diving, but is not really a place
to go shopping for a particular iten you want.

-John

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> Guess who owns Craig's List ? Yep e-Bay bought it in 2009. Only a matter
> of time
> before they start charging the little guy's on that one for sales. It is a
> great
> site for buying & selling localy of more common items.
> ---- Boatguy <boatguy at csinet.net> wrote:
>
> =============
> Craigs List is great also free what do you want for the F1
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Lancashire" <pete at petelancashire.com>
> To: <jfor at quik.com>
> Cc: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:25 AM
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] Ebay
>
>
>> As someone else has mentioned the new masters of EBay don't care
>> about us and those the made EBay. What I can't understand is why
>> no one has recreated/cloned the original EBay. Every time someone
>> comes up with an alternative, it becomes a dumping ground for
>> consumer junk. 10,000 ads for the same stuff because for '$99.95 you
>> to can become a seller".
>>
>> Right now I am getting ready to dump a bunch of stuff, not only
>> electronic
>> but stuff from other hobbies and interests (Should have sold my Cannon
>> F1 long ago), I have not found an alternative to EBay.
>>
>> -pete sigh ...
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 8:24 AM, J. Forster <jfor at quik.com> wrote:
>>> Frankly, I think forcing PayPal is what is killing a lot of eBay sales.
>>>
>>> -John
>>>
>>> ================
>>>
>>>
>>>> I was never a big time seller on ebay but I have not sold anything in
>>>> a
>>>> couple months. But before that maybe a year.I buy something now and
>>>> again
>>>> but refuse to use Pay Pal as I got stiffed real good by that mode of
>>>> payment.The whole system of Ebay is a poor way to go.
>>>>
>>>> I buy something now and again but pay by postal money order or cash in
>>>> person if its close by.The good days of ebay are gone and if the who
>>>> thing
>>>> went it would be ok with me
>>>>
>>>> Carl
>>>>
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