Home  >  Community  >  The eBay Outlook  >  Posting auction notices on the Usenet
<< previous topic post new topic post reply next topic >>
Community Guidelines 
 uaru
  		posted on March 31, 2001 10:38:54 AM new
Does anyone post their auctions listings on the usenet? I know there are many newsgroups that are very specialized with collectors but do people actually look for items there?

Just call this idle curiosity.

Many newsgroups don't welcome spam and you can get in trouble real quick with your ISP if you abuse the usenet. I know I don't appreciate most of the spam on the usenet.

 
 gjsi
  		posted on March 31, 2001 10:44:57 AM new
Unless the newsgroup has marketplace (or somthing real similar) in the name of the group, I wouldn't post to it unless I was wearing a full asbestos suit of armor (and wnated to leave my current ISP).

Greg

 
 Damariscotta
  		posted on March 31, 2001 11:03:30 AM new
If the collector is following the newsgroup, they probably are already checking ebay.

I used to follow an antiques newsgroup that tried to prohibit this. The most annoying aspect was the number of messages that essentially said:

"I have some stuff on ebay right now; check it out".

Great sales pitch. I'll drop everything and go look right now.

 
 Empires
  		posted on March 31, 2001 11:27:25 AM new
Buyers there are frugal- No offense meant!

 
 abacaxi
  		posted on March 31, 2001 02:52:00 PM new
There are two kinds of newsgroups ... the ones peiople READ, like rec.antiques (no ads welcomed, spammers are reported to eBay, and eBay will spank their hands) , and the ones no one reads, like rec.antiques.marketplace (allows ads, is nothing BUT ads, and worthless).

So either way it's a waste of time.

 
  Return to top of page 
<< previous topic post new topic post reply next topic >>
All times are Pacific Time

Jump to

All content © 1998-2026  Vendio all rights reserved. Vendio Services, Inc.™, Simply Powerful eCommerce, Smart Services for Smart Sellers, Buy Anywhere. Sell Anywhere. Start Here.™ and The Complete Auction Management Solution™ are trademarks of Vendio. Auction slogans and artwork are copyrights © of their respective owners. Vendio accepts no liability for the views or information presented here.

The Vendio free online store builder is easy to use and includes a free shopping cart to help you can get started in minutes!