Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!bellcore!faline!thumper!ulysses!mhuxo!mhuxt!mhuxi!mhuxh!mhuxu!smh From: smh@mhuxu.UUCP (S. M. Henning) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: SIMM auctioneering Message-ID: <7595@mhuxu.UUCP> Date: 2 Jun 88 12:41:05 GMT References: <5000@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 18 In article <5000@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, cooper@odin.ucsd.edu (Ken Cooper) writes: > I have been criticized for auctioning SIMMs using electronic media. I'm not > completely sure why. 1) The net is not to be used for personal gain. 2) Items on misc.forsale are there for the convenience of the seller and the buyer. 3) Placing an item on misc.forsale more than once only benefits the seller. 4) Placing an item forsale on another news group is rude. 5) Placing an item forsale more than once on a news group is very rude. 6) Conducting an auction on any group is extremely rude. P.S. Simms are readily available off the shelf from a number of dealers at market prices. For details look at the adds in Mac magazines or send me mail. **** Lang May Your Lum Reek **** Steve Henning, AT&T Bell Labs, Reading, PA UUCP: att!mhuxu!smh