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From: werner@utastro.UUCP (Werner Uhrig)
Newsgroups: news.admin,comp.sys.mac,misc.forsale
Subject: Re: 1 Mb SIMMs for sale
Summary: in my opinion, this is beyond "acceptable use" of the net
Message-ID: <2716@utastro.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 88 21:15:30 GMT
References: <4980@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>
Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX
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Posted: Fri May 27 16:15:30 1988

In article <4980@sdcsvax.UCSD.EDU>, cooper@odin.ucsd.edu (Ken Cooper) writes:
> I posted a message a few days ago advertising four 1 Mb SIMMs for sale. 
> I've received many offers, and I just want to let people know what the 
> current high is, to prevent people from being disappointed when they 
> come in with a low bid. I have an outstanding offer for $1200 for all four.
> 
> To reiterate: four 1 Mb 120 ns SIMMs for sale. High bid after June 6 gets
> them. I am willing to package them in groups of 2 Mb if I find this to 
> be the best solution.
> 
> Ken Cooper
> 
> ARPA:			cooper%cs@ucsd.edu
> UUCP:			...!ucsd!sdcsvax!cooper
> COMPUSERVE:		71571,407

Mr. Cooper has posted several messages regarding his SIMMs.

Wheras I have no problem with someone posting a "for-sale", I think that
it is abuse of the net to conduct a "bidding-war" as Mr. Cooper is doing
here.  He should not *ABUSE* Email for such things, nor should he post
updates as to the latest price offered.  I suggest that if a person wants to
post an article for sale, he either announce a fixed price, or conduct
bidding and other negotiations by phone.

I suggest we adopt such a rule, so we can "stomp" on the next abuser;
as it stands, Mr. Cooper may just have a "confused" understanding of "fair
use" of news-groups ....

on the other hand, until the net decides to adopt my suggestions (or similar)
I may be the one that is confused ...

		---Werner