[R-390] Netiquette

[Cecil Acuff]

Group,

I don't think anyone is suggesting that fair trading be banned from the 
list....whether it be for commercial interest or in support of the hobby.

The suggestion of creating a Black List, as a function of the r-390 
reflector, of those who do trade and have had the unfortunate and subjective 
experience of a "less than desirable" transaction is, in my opinion, beyond 
the scope and intent of this list.

Someone who is a gross offender should casually be brought to the attention 
of the membership.  (and have been in the past...) If your Negative feedback 
on the big auction site is running 2.5% of your totals and you have had 1.3% 
of 3200 in the last 12 months Negative with another 1% listed as Neutral 
then a buyer beware is probably in order because there is significant 
evidence to do so.  I would have to think hard before taking the chance of 
being one of the next 74 dis-satisfied customers of his business dealings 
over the next 12 months.  On the flip side...I also have a better than 97% 
chance of all being well.

If you keep a personal Black List of that info that's your decision and 
business.  But I don't support a suggestion that the list should get into 
the business keeping and/or publishing a Black List.

Cecil...


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Shoppa" <tshoppa at wmata.com>
To: <r-390 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [R-390] Netiquette


I think it would be a shame if all trading, bartering, selling, buying were
banned from this list.

Clearly some folks are running on the boundary between "hobby" and
"profession" in terms of trading old radios. Personally I think this is a
poor boundary to erase, if old radios were my actual job I don't think
I'd enjoy them as much. But if there were no ability to trade around
radios, parts, and services, then the my enjoyment would be much less.
I picked up a good amount of useful parts over the years, and gotten some 
other
folks some useful parts too, thanks to this list and usually with very 
minimal
to no quantities of cash involved in the transaction, and never have had a
problem.

Tim N3QE

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