Please Ignore unless interested in VW Trends back issues

Hi Folks!

Sorry for intruding on the group today. I thought some here might have an interest in the mag's. I have posted on eBay. I hope it's not out of line to post FA listings here. I have 11 issues of VW Trends from 2002 FA. Click or copy & paste the link below to view auction. Thanx! E.R. Bolivar, oHIo

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Four Play
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...............This news group is not a marketing site for interlopers.

......Your magazines aren't worth much at this time but in a few years they might bring maybe 50 cents per issue. The flea markets at the car shows have stacks of them available for pennies per issue.

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Tim Rogers

Hello folks, I do not feel I am an intruder here. I have had my 2 Type 1's ('72 daily driver and '67 future resto project) for many years. I have spent many hours reading posts (I particularly enjoy Mr. Hoover's posts when he decides to visit) in the news group and appreciate the help when I have asked questions in the past. Obviously whether or not VW Trends magazines become collectors items is speculation (as is any purchase by someone for the purpose of profit) on my part. I am not in the business of selling (or marketing) but only trying to recoup some of my investment and the cost of getting the material out to someone who might want (or be interested in) it . I don't see any harm in that and I tried not to take up any ones valuable time by stating that in the subject line of my posting. I have seen posts in the past about people being unable to get a subscription to this magazine, or that magazine for whatever reason and that is what gave me the idea to put these up for auction.Someone may have missed out on the earlier editions and want back issues at a reasonable price or may be looking for a particular issue to complete their collection. They may not have the time, ability, or desire to visit the shows or meets and this method provides a convenient way for them to acquire these magazines. I don't think many of you will be reading this (because of the subject line) but I felt a response to another readers post was necessary as I think he may have misunderstood my intentions and I may not have explained them well enough in my first posting. Thanx for your time! E.R. Bolivar, oHIo

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Four Play

People have put For Sales up here with no objections from anyone. I think someone was just edgy. No harm done, I think. Regarding the magazines - I collect certain books and literature and had a huge collection of certain photography magazines from 1953 - 1970 and could not for the life of me sell them because of the shipping hassle and expense. I hope you fare better.

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jjs

................Before we get into a pissing contest about how "edgy" I've been lately (maybe true), take a look at this John:

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Newsgroups: alt.models.railroad.ho From: Four Play - Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 18:43:32 -0000 Subject: Ignore unless interested Mod R,Roader Mags up For Auction

Hello Model Railroaders, Sorry for intruding on your forum but I thought some of you might be interested in the Model Railroader magazines I have up for auction at ebay. I hope it's OK to post FA listings here. There are nine in all from the year 2000 and they are in good condition. Might be worth a look if you are just getting started in the hobby or looking to add to your collection. Here is the item # and a link. item # 5955304703

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?ViewItem&item=595530470­3Thanks for your time!E.R. Bolivar, Ohio

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Tim Rogers

i don't understand Tim....the guy didn't post his vw mags in that forum or his railroad mags in this forum...whats the big deal? he didn' crosspost, nor was he rude, and he has been in this group before.....im not understanding....a couple years ago(or less, can't remember) i wanted to get rid of close to ten years worth of hot vw and trends magazines, i posted it here...i didn't get any crap for it....

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Joey Tribiani

.............He's been here only a handfull of times over a period of several years and he's not a regular contributor. He is trying to generate an income by selling a variety of unrelated items (currently including soft balls and water skis) on Ebay and has been doing so for some time........A second income?

........Those of us who participate in this group and want to do a favor and let our friends here in on a good deal are perfectly welcome. I bought my '77 from a fellow member of RAMVA who wanted to let the group know before he started advertising it. This guy comes here to make money and that's the only reason that he's here.

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Tim Rogers

reguardless he has as much righ to post as you or I.....he also did a *good* job of letting you know what was in the post without opening it....if we give everyone a load of shit that posts something forsale, we may miss out on exactly what we are looking for......

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Joey Tribiani

..................Yeah. This an unmoderated newsgroup and anybody can post anything they want and I can express my negative or positive opinion about some of the things that appear here. And then you can express your opinion about my opinion. And then I can....................

.........Of course, there's also a 'miscellaneous' classified section at

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If someone isn't a known regular here, why not list your Ebay link to some magazines there? And if you're looking for something like that from someone that you don't know, why not browse through those listings or even go straight to Ebay and start looking? I just don't think that it's a good idea to encourage people to come here for reasons other than to participate and maybe even contribute if the opportunity arises, in my opinion.

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Tim Rogers

Life is too short...

"Stupid people are funny." - me

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Shag

Tim, you do realize that you can start a usenet group, right? and it can be by your rules...you can then be the moderator....win/win situation for you....till then i'll catch the occassional "good deal" that i wasn't exactly looking for but couldn't pass up when they are posted here....i wasn't looking for a Bently manual, but someone here(happened to be a regular) posted they had one and i bought it....i'm not looking for an owners manual for a 68 bug either, but if someone happens to post one for sale, i'll buy it too....

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Joey Tribiani

..............As an actual contributor here, you can offer any damn thing you want for sale and I wouldn't say anything unless it's maybe something about your southern pedigree or your lack of culinary acceptability to those of us nawthonas who don't butcher baby pigs in the kitchen sink.

timmy

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Tim Rogers

.............Why would I want to do that? These rules that you mention aren't 'my rules'. It's my opinion that someone who has a 'side business' where he spends a lot of time selling on Ebay over a period of several years doesn't qualify as a 'private seller' as mentioned below.

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Tim Rogers

HAHAHA! Comedy gold. :-)

"Stupid people are funny." - me

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Shag

................Your writing skills are quite good. You could even pass for a yankee.

lol

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Tim Rogers

Hey, now. Let's not start with the name-calling. ;-)

"Stupid people are funny." - me

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Shag

Shame nobody else has ever bothered to read that.

K.

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Kidd Andersson

but you said it is okay if they are contributors, as this fellow has been for several years....who know's he may read this board everyday yet not post...kinda hard to exclude him from what is considered "okay" as far as the "rules" if you want to enforce *that* part you have to enforce them all....including board ettiquette and such....we probably don't want to go there....

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Joey Tribiani

...............It looks like we're going to have to agree to disagree. I don't think this guy was ever much of a contributor in the past and he certainly isn't one now. I also don't think that he qualifies as a private seller. When a member of this group, whether they're a newbie or a longstanding regular, offers something for sale here, it's implied that they're acting as a private seller. The recent episode with kafertoys comes to mind as an example of why it's important to not condone commercial activities here in the guise of a private seller who just wants to help others.

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Tim Rogers

won't be the first time...

. I

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