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From: andrew@teslab.lab.OZ (Andrew Phillips)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: ADMIN: "For sale" postings
Summary: Cross-post but use distribution
Message-ID: <1228@teslab.lab.OZ>
Date: 10 Apr 91 06:20:26 GMT
References: <2272@cluster.cs.su.oz.au> <1991Apr9.030944.7626@uncecs.edu> <1991Apr8.144654.3905@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Reply-To: andrew@teslab.lab.oz.au (Andrew Phillips)
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In article <1991Apr9.030944.7626@uncecs.edu> kms@uncecs.edu (Ken Steele) writes:
>It makes much sense to post for sale notices in the appropriate group, ...

In <1991Apr8.144654.3905@vax5.cit.cornell.edu> kxgj@vax5.cit.cornell.edu writes:
I personally do not think the 'other group postings' should be encouraged
(allowed, if you must) because I want to see the postings.  One of the
things I have liked most about the reorg. was the ability to go to one
group and what ggodies might be offered (boy I want disposable income  :-).

I agree with Ken.  But to satisfy people who are only interested in
spending it would make immense sense to cross-post any games for sale
to c.s.a.games and c.s.a.marketplace.

In article <1991Apr9.030944.7626@uncecs.edu> kms@uncecs.edu (Ken Steele) writes:
>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.
> ...
>The point is that IF someone in Australia or New Zealand
>had something I wanted then I would do business with them.

Here I have to agree *strongly* with Ronny.  It seems that many in
the U.S. seem to think that world=us or world=na.  It gets a little
annoying to see masses of news articles that are inappropriate
outside the U.S.

Most for sale postings should be restricted to the local city or
state.  Under *very* rare circumstances it should perhaps be posted
world-wide.  I have (successfully) sold games in this group with a
distribution of syd (Sydney) or nsw (state).

Inappropriate use of the distribution feature is a waste of time and
money.  Not only are they a waste of time for the people who have to
wade through them, they are also a burden on the intercontinental
links.

Andrew.
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