Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I have never understood the antipathy some people feel about ebay. I > think it is a wonderful service, and I admire it for being one of the > very few Internet companies that found a truly different business model Yes, and part of that business model is you and I become their henchmen, and slyly give them free advertising by the fact that we will announce our eBay auctions all over the place, which means eBay, a purely commercial venture, is taking advantage of (exploiting) email lists and newsgroups. I, personally, don't believe it's proper to post eBay auctions in newsgroups, as newsgroups are CLEARLY stated for non-profit use, and as I stated, and we all know, eBay makes money off of all transactions and is profiting from advertising in these places, through our posting our eBay ads there. If eBay can advertise in newsgroups, then so should all commercial ventures be allowed to, but that's not the charter of newsgroups. At least that's my opinion... Regards, Austin - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html