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Re: [OM] eBay madness, NOT!

Subject: Re: [OM] eBay madness, NOT!
From: Gary Schloss <schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 11:59:41 -0800
Jan Steinman wrote:

>Hey, there's a 10- Zuiko 80/4 auto macro with 9 hours left, currently at a
>bit over $200. I paid $300 for mine, which is Paul Farrar's low end price.
>Now don't everyone jump at once and drive it into the stratosphere!

Jan, no offense, but on eB*y -- 9 hours is ETERNITY (and I don't mean this
in the Calvin Klein sense :-)).  I saw bids on attractive, highly sought
after items go up as much as 50%, and sometimes double(!), in the last
2-5 minutes of an auction.

>: Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>: 19xxx R***an Court, West Linn, OR 9xxx8 USA
>: +1.503.***.3229

Again, no offense to Jan, but I recommend that every net dweller use
extreme caution in disclosing excessive amounts of personal info. in
their .sig files.  By doing so, you are exposing yourselves to inane
quantities of "spam", junk mail, unsolicited phone calls, and maybe
even personal visits by weirdos, dangerous criminals, (or fellolw
Zuiks who lust after your toys ?! :-)).

While I am not a proponent of the often paranoid(!) disguise techniques
that one can see in the newsgroups, eB*y, and other public fora, and
a mailing list is inherently more secure, I would still plead with
everyone to err on the side of caution.

Cheers,


/Gary Schloss.
Studio City, CA
schloss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx



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