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It's FA not FS
On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:08:30 -0500, "TJ" wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...17&refid=store |
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Hey internet police...does it really matter whether a person uses FS or FA?
I mean, on auction sites, people are either BUYING or SELLING stuff. It appears to me that this guy is SELLING a scanner, so FS is just fine. "dontspam" wrote in message ... It's FA not FS On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:08:30 -0500, "TJ" wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...17&refid=store |
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TJ and Hamguy,
For years, we as a group have been torn on eBay listings so as a compromise, it was generally accepted that we would all use the policy that if an item is for sale directly and is not listed on eBay, add FS to the subject line, if it is an eBay listing, add FA to the subject line. This gives readers who do not like the idea of eBay items being listed on this group the option to skip over the post. This policy also stopped a long running battle on listing eBay items on this group at all. It is appreciated when the correct preface is used. Bob Hamguy wrote: Hey internet police...does it really matter whether a person uses FS or FA? I mean, on auction sites, people are either BUYING or SELLING stuff. It appears to me that this guy is SELLING a scanner, so FS is just fine. "dontspam" wrote in message ... It's FA not FS On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:08:30 -0500, "TJ" wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...17&refid=store |
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"Hamguy" wrote in message
... Hey internet police...does it really matter whether a person uses FS or FA? I mean, on auction sites, people are either BUYING or SELLING stuff. It appears to me that this guy is SELLING a scanner, so FS is just fine. No, at this point he can't sell the scanner, even if I offered him the money right now. Because it is listed with Ebay, he has to sell it through their system. It is a part of the deal of listing it with Ebay. Some of us are not interested in doing the auction thing and would rather just buy something outright, rather than wait a week trying to see if we can have the best bid. On the flip side, I am sure there are some people that would rather go through Ebay, because of the security that Ebay offers both parties on the transaction. Of course, Hamguy, this will mean nothing to you, because you keep posting your site on here and have yet to say in any of your postings, why anyone would be interested in visiting it. To me, it appears that you site is a redundancy of so many others, because you have the same things as the others. (i.e. ARRL newsletter) |
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On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:49:51 GMT, "Hamguy" wrote:
Hey internet police...does it really matter whether a person uses FS or FA? Yes. FS means a quick exchange: "I'll give you $XX for your widget." "Ok, done!" Whereas FA / eBay means a user must be registered on eBay, perhaps have a paypal account if the seller requires paypal, etc. I mean, on auction sites, people are either BUYING or SELLING stuff. It appears to me that this guy is SELLING a scanner, so FS is just fine. No, it's not. http://www.faqs.org/faqs/radio/swap-guide/ is this groups FAQ: It has become common practice to append "FS" ("For Sale"), "WTB" ("Want To Buy"), or "WTT" ("Want To Trade") to the subject line of an ad. With the new online auction service, eBay, we ask that you include "FA" ("For Auction") and also "eBay" to your subject line if you choose to place an auction notice. (Note that a recent straw poll revealed that many readers are not happy seeing auction notices on r.r.swap - post such notices at your own risk! If you fail to append "FA" and "eBay" in your subject line, you will surely be flamed.) -- To reply, remove TheObvious from my e-mail address. |
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"Pat Stevens" wrote in news:SToTd.34490
: No, at this point he can't sell the scanner, even if I offered him the money right now. Had you looked at the auction when originally posted, it had a buy it now price which would have ended the listing immediately.. john |
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"John P Vassel" wrote in message
. 97.142... "Pat Stevens" wrote in news:SToTd.34490 : No, at this point he can't sell the scanner, even if I offered him the money right now. Had you looked at the auction when originally posted, it had a buy it now price which would have ended the listing immediately.. john My point is, that he can't take my money, it has to go through Ebay. It is being sold through Ebay and with that, he entered an agreement to sell it only through Ebay. Again, if I offered him the money right now, he would still not be able to give it to me, because the transaction must go through Ebay. Not everyone likes dealing with Ebay, nor does everyone want to. The point is, if you are going to post something, then be honest. |
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Hi all, just my .02 cents here.
I have been reading these ham radio groups for many years now. Every now and then somebody goes into a tizzy about somebody used FS instead of FA. Then the thread goes on forever because the Tissy guy is really nasty about it using a lot of potty mouth. Some simply say, use FA, not FS. I think that is OK. Even though items are for sale at auction. I always use the FA: when I list my auctions. And I only post it every couple of days and the last day of the auction. On many systems the original posting drops off within a day or so while some systems show postings forever. I however do not list every day, this can be annoying to the reader. HOWEVER, people who absolutely don't want to even see any FA's should use a filter so they don't see them. This would solve a lot of distress on the groups. I thank these groups for the use. Many, or most guys that read stuff here DO look at the auctions. The ebay counter proves this. You get a feel of how many hits you have in a given time. When posting on some of the groups the count goes up a lot in a few hours. Anyway, thanks again for reading my .02 cents! 73, and remember, it is only a hobby. Sky Hamguy wrote: Hey internet police...does it really matter whether a person uses FS or FA? I mean, on auction sites, people are either BUYING or SELLING stuff. It appears to me that this guy is SELLING a scanner, so FS is just fine. "dontspam" wrote in message ... It's FA not FS On Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:08:30 -0500, "TJ" wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...17&refid=store |
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If you want to get technical, why are people SELLING or BUYING things here
anyway...they should be SWAPPING/TRADING only, hence the Newsgroup name rec.radio.SWAP. There should be no monetary transactions at all! "Pat Stevens" wrote in message ... "Hamguy" wrote in message ... Hey internet police...does it really matter whether a person uses FS or FA? I mean, on auction sites, people are either BUYING or SELLING stuff. It appears to me that this guy is SELLING a scanner, so FS is just fine. No, at this point he can't sell the scanner, even if I offered him the money right now. Because it is listed with Ebay, he has to sell it through their system. It is a part of the deal of listing it with Ebay. Some of us are not interested in doing the auction thing and would rather just buy something outright, rather than wait a week trying to see if we can have the best bid. On the flip side, I am sure there are some people that would rather go through Ebay, because of the security that Ebay offers both parties on the transaction. Of course, Hamguy, this will mean nothing to you, because you keep posting your site on here and have yet to say in any of your postings, why anyone would be interested in visiting it. To me, it appears that you site is a redundancy of so many others, because you have the same things as the others. (i.e. ARRL newsletter) |
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