Hi Brian,
You can change your password, but not your alias, so be sure and pick one
that you're happy with. The reason is so if you develop a bad rap with
negative feedback, you can't simply change your alias and wipe the slate
clean. The alias-lock is really for the protection of potential bidders.
By the way, if you end up making use of the free Totally Triumph auction,
I'd appreciate it if you could help spread the word around a little.
My hope is that the Triumph-faithful will try listing their items for FREE
on the Totally Triumph auction page first. Then, if their item doesn't
sell, they can PAY eBay for the priviledge of listing their item for a
second try.
Cheers,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Sanborn <sanborn@net1plus.com>
To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Triumph List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Cc: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: Triumph Only auction site
>
> Jeff,
>
> What a neat idea... I'm really impressed.
>
> BTW... how do I change my alias name if I want. The e-mail note
> says I can but not sure how to do it on the change form.
>
> Brian Sanborn
> 62 TR4 CT16260L - Groton, MA
>
> My TR4 Restoration Web Site
> http://www.net1plus.com/users/sanborn/Home.html
> E-Mail: sanborn@net1plus.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Jeff McNeal
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 12:05 PM
> To: Triumph List
> Cc: Spitfire List
> Subject: Triumph Only auction site
>
>
>
> Ladies and gentlemen,
>
> As a way to "give back" and say thank you to all who have helped
> and
> continue to help me with my restoration, I have started a totally
> free
> auction page for all Triumph owners on my site:
>
> http://www.ohms.com/cgi-bin/TRauction.cgi
>
> It costs nothing to register, nothing to browse, nothing to post
> an item for
> sale, nothing to buy and nothing when the item closes. In other
> words, it's
> 100% free and I will gain nothing financially from its operation.
>
> Although it's not as flashy as eBay, alot of the features you
> enjoy and
> depend upon are present:
>
> Sellers can post either no minimum or minimum reserves.
> Sellers can add HTML links for graphics and photos.
> Seller determines the amount of acceptable bid increments.
> Seller can choose a 1-14 day auction length.
> Buyers and sellers can opt for the security of using a third
> party escrow
> service that I have contracted with. For a very small and
> reasonable fee,
> the buyer mails the escrow company their check. Once the
> seller's item is
> received by the buyer, the funds are released by TradeSafe to the
> seller.
> Users can leave feedback for each other
> Sellers and bidders can all contact each other during the auction
> process
> via e-mail
> E-mail notification of item posts, bids, outbids and close of
> item are all
> included.
> Free mail servers are banned from registering to reduced the
> chance of fake
> bids.
>
> Unlike eBay, the focus of this auction is Triumph cars and parts
> ONLY -- and
> to reiterate, it's 100% free. If enough of you like the concept,
> I'll keep
> it going.
>
> Right now, the site is fully functional and I've already placed
> an item for
> bid (and have received a bid already!), but I'm still making some
> final
> tweaks and taking care of a small bug that falsely implies to the
> seller
> that they will be charged 5% when their item closes. They will
> NOT be. I'd
> also appreciate some suggestions for further categories.
>
> Please let me know what you think. I hope that my fellow listers
> can make
> use of this resource. EBay is great -- I've used it
> repeatedly -- but it
> costs money -- money that I know I'd rather be spending on stuff
> for my car.
> Since I have the resources to do this and the programming skills
> to pull it
> together, I thought that I'd share them with the rest of you.
> Hope you like
> it
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire/shtml
>
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