Date:         Fri, 4 Jun 2004 10:08:54 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Rule <mikerule@UFL.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Rule <mikerule@UFL.EDU>
Subject:      Re: I don't like this Re: SA grille for sale.bidding update
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I believe in the original post regarding the grill, it was
suggested to contact him personally, not via the list.. but I
could be wrong.

Mike
84 Westy



On Fri Jun 04 09:48:00 EDT 2004, Bruce Nadig
<motorbruce@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> So now instead of having threads offering things for sale, which
> can
> subsequently be handled via p-mail, we will be having open list
> inquiries at
> to the value of any number of used Vanagon parts. Along with that
> will be
> the inevitable debates about what the true fair market value of
> any Vanagon
> part is. I really don't see that we are solving any problems.
>
> Let people offer thing for sale here on the list for $XXX dollars
> Or Best
> Offer. It can be handled via p-mail. The price for the buyer (a
> list member)
> will likely be less than on eBay because the pool of potential
> buyers is
> smaller.
>
> Doesn't bother me a bit. Just keep the use of bandwidth
> reasonable, and take
> care of the details via p-mail.
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce
> motorbruce
>
>
>> From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
>> Reply-To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: I don't like this Re: SA grille for sale.bidding
>> update
>> Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 20:57:48 -0500
>>
>> I agree. Auctions are for people in the business to make money
>> from
>> their auctions. If that's your bag, there's ebay.  The notion of
>> a
>> price dependent on demand seems to me to run contrary to the
>> spirit of
>> this list. If one were without the resources this list offers,
>> it would
>> be reasonable to claim that one didn't know the value of this
>> part or
>> the other, and needed an auction format to determine the value.
>> But
>> with a resource such as this list, it's not necessary to resort
>> to an
>> auction to determine a fair price. There's expertise here, let's
>> avail
>> ourselves of it.
>>
>> I think if someone has an item to sell to the list, they should
>> ask
>> first what is a fair price for it. I imagine they would get an
>> honest
>> answer, and think they should sell the item accordingly.
>>
>> I don't have anything against auctions, but there's ebay for
>> that.
>>
>> Just my .02
>>
>> Jim
>
>



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