Paul;
Thanks for throwing out the "ignorant" thing right up front. You're right of
course. Please take my shocks for free. Send me your address. I'll even pay
the shipping.
ken shapiro
baltimore
1970 GT6+ KC81872L
----- Original Message -----
From: wizardz <wizardz@toad.net>
To: Tony Gordon <tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us>; <bethken@erols.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: Air Shocks for Triumph Spitfire GT6 Corvette
>
> Really! Here we all are ...sharing knowledge and wisdom
> for free...and this guy doesn't even offer up to the list first.
> sorry...but I just have to say.... HOW IGNORANT!
>
> Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
> OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
> http://www.teglerizer.com/mgstuff/ob_description.htm
> Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
> http://www.teglerizer.com/triumphstuff/spit78.htm
> Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
> http://www.teglerizer.com/midgetstuff/index.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Gordon <tgordon@saginaw-city.k12.mi.us>
> To: bethken@erols.com <bethken@erols.com>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, March 26, 2000 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Air Shocks for Triumph Spitfire GT6 Corvette
>
>
> >
> >Ken,
> >
> >As a lister, and an eBay buyer and seller, I am not sure that I like the
> >list being used to point me towards eBay for something that you haven't
> >even asked the list if they are interested in buying.
> >
> >We know that the list has representatives of the big 3 plus a number of
> >other small parts companies (you often see their commercial taglines in
> >their replies to questions), but I never see them "selling or promoting"
> >what they have on offer.
> >
> >It's not that I mind listers trying to clear out useable items that could
> >help a fellow enthusiast down the way (and I've picked up items just that
> >way), and I don't mind folks putting stuff on eBay where the return might
> >be higher (and if I'm interested, I'll look there for stuff anyway), but
I
> >do resent listers using my bandwidth to advertise unashamedly wares that
> >they want to sell in a different forum.
> >
> >Incidentally Mark B. does run a list just for folks to sell items -
> >autojumble - and he encourages folks to advertise anything they want to
> >sell as blatently as they like on that list (for obvious reasons).
> >
> >How about offering items for sale to the list in the future, and then put
> >the stuff on eBay or Autojumble if nothing happens? That way, we get the
> >chance of acquiring your treasures, and making them ours, and you can
feel
> >like you're helping fellow listers.
> >
> >I apologise for seemingly taking you, personally, to task on this
matter -
> >you are not the first by any means, nor will you be the last, to post
eBay
> >ads to the list, but the message earlier in the Digest where a lister had
> >made a point of first using the list to sell items really struck home,
and
> >then, blow me down, your message was in the same digest!
> >
> >A corollary thought, if there is one, is directed to the list in general,
> >and seeks thoughts on what forms of sales pitch are acceptable on the
list
> >to users. Any thoughts from the great and and good? Am I just be too
picky
> >once more? Is the answer really 42?
> >
> >(Dave M. - is this 1, 2 or 3 layer NmX one?)
> >
> >Tony Gordon
> >72 TR6
> >80 Spit
> >
> >
> >
>
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