Brian, first off it is an auction, not a sale as someone pointed out so it is a misleading advertisement, but second you are posting as a commercial entity in a newsgroup that specifically forbids commercial posts here.
Actually - No. I make my living in the publishing Biz. I haven't sold a single Jeep item on ebay or anywhere else since about 1998. See the website - that shows the LAST published catalog of 1998. You do the math and check your charter. :) It's a hobby at this point. It used to be a biz years ago. B
That is like saying it is false advertising to describe a CAT as a MAMMAL, Yes it might specifically be a Persian, but there is nothing wrong with calling it a mammal.
The dictionary uses the word SALE, and TO SELL. The method of arriving at consummation of the sale does not in fact negate the fact that a sale is made. An auction is one of the types of sales possible.
Main Entry: [2]auction Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): auc·tioned; auc·tion·ing /-sh(&-)ni[ng]/ Date: circa 1798 : to sell at auction
Main Entry: [1]auc·tion Pronunciation: 'ok-sh&n Function: noun Etymology: Latin auction-, auctio, from augEre to increase ?more at EKE Date: 1595
They Float - see the website for pics of the WWII Jeep floating with a load of GI's inside. In addition, there were Trailer paddling races this summer in the River up at Lodi, CA Have a look at:
So what, do you think we are just stupid or mind readers, " Brian of 'Brian's Military Jeeps' "?
You are posting as a commercial entity.
That is against this groups Charter.
The 'whole' world saw your post as a commercial post.
You 'might' know something about old Jeeps, but abusing this group tosses all that in the garbage and you turn into just another very unwelcome commercial spammer!
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
I think this is going way out of hand. Brian has made a valuable contribution here and there is no reason to doubt that this is a private sale ; one For Sale instead of For Auction does *not* turn him into an abuser. Secondly, only the most braindead of people would not spot the ebay and realise ebay is an auction. I really dont believe that now, in the age of broadband and even 56K modems ( as opposed to the old 300 baud ones ), that anyone would be that upset that they downloaded the message body unnecessarily. You are making a welcome distinction between For Auction and For Sale, but its not exactly a train smash if it isn't made; For Sale is perfectly correct if not precise, and isn't worth bickering about.
No Mike, neither, there is a guy about 30 minutes away who runs a jeep parts store called "Brian's Jeep Parts"
I get lots of calls from his customers, and I am sure he gets a lot of my customers calling him, cause someone at ATT looked it up wrong.
At jeep meets I have to constantly tell people "No, I am Brian, from Brian's MILITARY Jeeps', not Brian from 'Brian's Jeeps' they then get a huh look on their face, and I have to explain that there are more than one jeep guy named 'brian' to go ask questions and get info on parts from.
So, to avoid more of that long winded explanation typing a short 23 character "from Brians Military Jeeps' saves time & writing and is what common sense dictates one do.
And just because I used to sell seat frames, and distributer caps - what has that got to do with selling a personal vehicle? Just because someone works at a parts store and one day decides to sell vehicle, that doesn't make him a car dealer.
i'm not sure about the ebay/usenet thing someone else brought up - i've seen many, many other ebay postings with no followup warings, so I don't know why this one is specially chosen to ruffle feathers. Brian
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