[R-390] Danger E word again.

[blw]

 It all depends on what the meaning of "is" is.



> I don't mind for sale or even auction alerts where R-390 stuff is concerned,
> after all this is the R-390 list, and my delete key works just fine.
> However, I have personally made the mistake of putting R-390 stuff up for
> sale on this list at what I thought at the time was a reasonable price.
> After the bleeding stopped and I healed up from the price police and
> semi-hate mail that resulted, I put it on the E place, where it all
> automatically goes from now on. It all sold easily at auction for about what
> I was asking for it here to start with, and I didn't have to electronically
> fist fight anybody to defend my pricing. In all fairness, that stuff is not
> exclusive to this list. I had the exact same experience, only worse, on the
> Collins list. I think much of it stems from the relative anonimity of email.
> Probably like everybody, I've had folks say things to me in emails that they
> damned sure would not have said to me in person, or at least would not have
> said twice. Likely another sad reflection on our deteriorating society in
> general.  "I did NOT have sex with that woman."  Sigh. Sorry, soap box mode
> now turned off.
> 
> 73, Jerry W5KP