Brian, I agree. We used to have a rule of thumb that for sale ads would have
the subject prefaced with "FS" and all items listed would have a price.
That seems to have gone by the wayside, which I consider a shame. I prefer
the unambiguous approach on the list. If I want to bid, I go to espay.
-Mickey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Swale" <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 6:28 PM
Subject: [OM] ( OM ) Just a thought on FS
> Hi folks,
>
> I often look at the lists members put up of items FS, without suggested
> prices.
>
> And I usually pass them by. Why?
>
> Well in my case I'm always looking for bargains, and I have no idea how
low I
> can suggest without causing offense to the seller. Often I have no idea on
the
> going rate anyway. So I let them go.
>
> Who else feels like this?
>
> Brian
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