In a message dated 10/29/02 9:43:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:
<< There is a joking (I hope!) reference to someone being lazy, but I have to agree with John in that it should be the seller's obligation (and in his/her interest!) to make finding their "For Sale" items as easily and quickly as possible! If you want the most potential buyers to view your offerings, you should be more serious in your own efforts...Supplying a URL is very easy and less time consuming than opening Ebay, opening the search mode, conducting a search, etc. For dial up folks especially, this can take up valuable time. Personally, I simply do not bother looking at those offerings without a URL. If you wanted me as a bidder, you are SOL. >>
A lot of sellers, including Hilary Stone, give their seller name, not the
URL. I have "ebay search" bookmarked as a "favorite" (fav-or-EET?) and it's
pretty simple to click over to search by seller. I bother because certain
sellers have great stuff, and if that's how I have to find them, I "just do
it". I'm pretty sure Matteo was kidding. His computer is in the shop and he's
using a Super Slo loaner. If someone doesn't want to search that way, it's
your choice, you're just decreasing the competition for the items.
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA