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From: kms@uncecs.edu (Ken Steele)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: ADMIN: "For sale" postings
Summary: wrong assumption?
Keywords: WRONG GROUPS
Message-ID: <1991Apr9.030944.7626@uncecs.edu>
Date: 9 Apr 91 03:09:44 GMT
References: <2272@cluster.cs.su.oz.au>
Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
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In article <2272@cluster.cs.su.oz.au>, ronny@minnie.cs.su.OZ.AU (Ronald Cook) writes:
> I wouldn't mind people posting "for sale" postings in
> comp.sys.amiga.games if they limited their distributions appropriately.
> It is unlikely that someone in Australia will want to buy a bunch of
> NTSC-based games or incompatible hardware from someone living on the
> other side of the world. 
> 
> Unfortunately, we still get these postings, with "world" distribution,
> even here - and they're a waste of my time and that of others in other
> countries. Come to that, they're a waste of time for many people living
> in the US. I doubt that someone from California is really THAT
> interested in a second-hand game for sale in New York.
> 
> So please, keep them off!
> 
> 		...Ronny


Living in the wilds of Western North Carolina in the
Southern USA, which is located many miles from civilzation
(almost as far as Australia :-), I find that I do
my business with places and individuals in California,
Massachusetts, Texas, and other such exotic locations.
I have shipped packages to Germany, Norway, and England.
The point is that IF someone in Australia or New Zealand
had something I wanted then I would do business with
them.

Bernie Cosell is right.  It makes much sense to post
for sale notices in the appropriate topic group, and
requires little perspicacity to recognize and bypass
such a posting if one is not interested.

-- 
Ken Steele   Dept. of Psychology    kms@ecsvax.bitnet
             Mars Hill College      kms@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
             Mars Hill, NC 28754    {some big name site}!mcnc!ecsvax!kms