Re: For everybody who hates ebay...

Hello,

      OK, I'll admit it, I really don't like e-bay ( I'll be pollitically
corrupt, uhh, I mean correct for once, and once ONLY). I'm sorry if my
renaming the internet idiot auction site offended anybody. True, I do bid on
(and occasionally buy) items listed there, but I liked things better when the
average idiots were oblivious to our hobby.
      When I wrote the Amplifone HV faq, I was told by some long time vector
phreaks that:
     "It isn't allways benificial to educate ignorant masses on something
that will become increasingly rare. Watch what your little "guide" does to
the average price of Amplifone HV boards, working or not..." (I hate to
paraphrase one person; but I didn't mention the author's name, though I'm
sure he'll be reading this...)
     Well, he was right. The price of Amplifone HV boards has really gone
up. So has the price of about everything else we're interested in. E-bay,
IMHO, has brought more new people into older arcade stuff than anything else.
     My problem is that virtually NONE of these people are interested in
contributing or LEARNING anything, most just want to know these things, (not
necessarilly in order):

1. Where can I find________
2. Where (or how) did you get_______
3. What is ________ worth
4. Can YOU fix _________
5. Will you sell _________
6. Why won't you sell ______

     Maybe I'm getting old (at the age of 33), but am I the only one who
feels this way? I'm sorry if this seemed a bit off topic, and if I offended
anyone on the list with my previous renaming of the internet idiot auction
site. However, I've allways looked at Vectolist as a forum to help fellow
Vector phreaks out, to share ideas, and to LEARN. It seems to me that this
happened alot more (on both RGVAC and Vectolist) before e-bay was around...

getting off my soapbox (again),

MK
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Received on Wed Aug 9 01:32:48 2000