[meteorite-list] eBay no longer a community

From: Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 21:02:57 -0800
Message-ID: <BAY119-F392088B384BC5F441B29FDCDAE0_at_phx.gbl>

Hi Nick and list,

I agree.
I like to see also who was the highest bidder and who bid.
There are a couple of meteorites that I have and I could offer a person who
lost the bid.
In case of the same classification that is.

If there is a way to write to them let me know too.

With best regards,
Moni


>From: Nicholas Gessler <gessler at ucla.edu>
>To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] eBay no longer a community
>Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:35:14 -0800
>
>Hello All,
>
>I was grossly disappointed at eBay's new policy of hiding the
>identity of all bidders
>in auctions over $200. Knowing at least a few of the bidders made
>one feel like he
>was taking part in a community. "Oh, Fred bought that," or "Sam
>didn't bid high
>enough," was part of the fun of knowing who was who - who was
>building their collection
>with similar items, who was buying and who was selling. Knowing who
>was present
>at the auction made a person feel he was among friends. Entire
>networks of collectors,
>list-serves, and even get-togethers evolved because of that comradery.
>
>Now eBay has killed that!
>
>Imagine going to a live auction where everyone who entered was hooded!
>I'd like to see Sotheby's or Christie's try that. What a damper that
>would put on
>the friendly competition.
>
>If anyone has an "in" to the eBay policy makers, please let me know how to
>make
>a very loud protest heard!
>
>I just called eBay and talked to a junior customer "handler." He was
>really only
>interested in giving me "the party line." "Is eBay likely to go
>back?" I asked.
>"No, that won't happen," he said.
>
>The "official" BS reason is to prevent us from getting fraudulent
>counterfeit eBay
>offers. Yes, I get 20 of those a day. Also adverts for Viagra,
>notices that someone
>wants to send me $20,000,00, mortgage and lottery offers, etc. That
>is the price
>that one pays for a freely networked community.
>
>Wait until one of the massive online communities starts putting up
>auctions, where you
>can walk into a bourse and see all the meteorites or cryptographic
>equipment nicely
>displayed. It is coming, and eBay won't be there...
>
>Cheers?
>Nick
>gessler at ucla.edu
>
>
>
>
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