Miata Mailing List: May 1997, Message #19
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From: 	"Gordon J Choate" <gchoate@infoedge.ca>

Subject: ENOUGH! Re: 1.8 Jackson Cold Air Intake for sale

Date: 	Thu, 1 May 1997 02:49:03 -0500













Gordon J Choate@INFOEDGE.CA

01/05/97 01:43 AM



bilner@loop.com wrote:

>Only on car 2000 miles before I got a Bell turbo installed, so it's like

brand new. All >kit parts and instructions included. Paid $475, CURRENT

BEST OFFER: $400 INCLUDING >CONTINENTAL US UPS SHIPPING. Please make a bid.

<other stuff offered in separate posts>



This is what, your 4th or 5th time soliciting bids for this stuff?  I may

only be speaking for myself, but I'm getting a bit tired of seeing the same

items pushed over and over on this list in an attempt to wring a higher bid

from someone.  I have absolutely no objection to someone offering an item

for sale to the list (have purchased an item or two this way myself), but

this is a bit too much.  Personally, if I were to make an offer for an item

which was the highest offer (and fair to boot), I'd be offended by seeing

that offer reposted to entice a higher bid - especially for this long a

period.



Might I suggest that you could take advantage of the classified service on

the Miata.net web site, rather than pestering the entire 1100+ mailing list

subscribers with your repeated extended virtual auction?  Failing that,

maybe you should at least be up front when you post these items and

announce that these are offered for sale on an extended, highest bid basis,

and at least offer a deadline?



Respectfully,

Gordon Choate & Artoo

Calgary, Alberta

96 BRG/tan