[meteorite-list] eBay sellers not yet in our guide
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:20:59 2004 Message-ID: <6d.14d93258.2c3922f8_at_aol.com> --part1_6d.14d93258.2c3922f8_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit mlblood_at_cox.net writes: > I was looking on eBay and found these people selling meteorites. > If anyone knows who any of them are, please contact me off list > and I will add them to our list of eBay names. > Thanks, Michael > > brightstar......Sharlot, NC > meteoritesandmore....Kansas City > meteormagic > rocman..........Kingman,AZ > Michael, with all due respect to you and the very-useful idea of a list of ebay-sellers, I really think you need to ask permission of the sellers concerned whether they want their personal identities included on a list, not merely ask any listees who might happen to know who they are. There's a reason why ebay doesn't just use people's real names -- everyone has a right to as much or little anonymity as he or she might prefer. Sure, there will always be those who will misuse the anonymity to cover up less-than-ethical practices, but some people just simply want to keep a low profile for their own personal reasons, and surely they have that right if they so choose. I personally happen to greatly prefer knowing who ebay-sellers are before I buy, and I clearly state who I am when I sell, but that's my choice - I have to think that having one's identity revealed on a widely distributed list should be up to each individual person, not up to unrelated third parties wishing to assemble that list. Gregory --part1_6d.14d93258.2c3922f8_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> mlblood_at_cox.net writes:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I was looking on eBay and found= these people selling meteorites.<BR> If anyone knows who any of them are, please contact me off list<BR> and I will add them to our list of eBay names.<BR> Thanks, Michael<BR> <BR> brightstar......Sharlot, NC<BR> meteoritesandmore....Kansas City<BR> meteormagic<BR> rocman..........Kingman,AZ<BR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> Michael, with all due respect to you and the very-useful idea of a list of e= bay-sellers, I really think you need to ask permission of the sellers concer= ned whether they want their personal identities included on a list, not mere= ly ask any listees who might happen to know who they are. There's a re= ason why ebay doesn't just use people's real names -- everyone has a right t= o as much or little anonymity as he or she might prefer. Sure, there w= ill always be those who will misuse the anonymity to cover up less-than-ethi= cal practices, but some people just simply want to keep a low profile for th= eir own personal reasons, and surely they have that right if they so choose.= I personally happen to greatly prefer knowing who ebay-sellers are be= fore I buy, and I clearly state who I am when I sell, but that's <I>my choic= e</I> - I have to think that having one's identity reveale= d on a widely distributed list should be up to each individual person, not u= p to unrelated third parties wishing to assemble that list.<BR> <BR> Gregory </FONT></HTML= > --part1_6d.14d93258.2c3922f8_boundary-- Received on Sun 06 Jul 2003 03:00:08 AM PDT |
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