[78-L] hoping for advice on selling a collection of Paul Robeson 78s

[Paul Christenzen]

Excuses, excuses, excuses - and it's always good to hear from an 
unbiased source/employee like "fl" - I rest my case!

Graham Newton wrote:
> Paul Christenzen wrote:
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>> Don't bother with 78c - the gestapo over there will just bounce it as
>> wasting bandwidth since it doesn't offer anything for sale.
>>      
> And David Lennick set him straight, more or less
>
> David Lennick wrote:
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>> 78-C doesn't bounce messages with links to specific listings or to eBay, or
>> inviting potential buyers to see complete lists privately. Long laundry lists
>> or extraneous comments may be another story.
>>
>> Gestapo!?
>>      
> Paul Christenzen wrote: (he does keep trying, doesn't he!)
>    
>> But he has bounced selling related queries that don't contain specific
>> items for sale.  And when he finally gets around  to passing the
>> gestapo-like censored posting thru, they're sometimes several days late
>> - check your rec'd dates with the sent dates on some of nickjay's lists
>> - missed several records I've been looking for years  'cause he delayed
>> them - cherry-picking time in Georgia...?
>>      
> Paul... you should try moderating a list like 78-C sometime.  We presently have
> almost 1,000 members world-wide.
>
> You are barking up the wrong tree and clearly you have some sort of perceived
> axe to grind.  Your repeated "gestapo" and other "cheap-shot" comments are
> offensive to a lot of people, uncalled for and only make you look like the
> troll you appear to be.
>
> I do not censor posts to 78-C.  A member's post either gets approved as written
> or rejected off list and re-submitted after correction by the member, if the
> member chooses to do-so.  There is a monthly info message sent to all members
> containing posting guidelines for 78-C and if the guidelines are not followed,
> messages get rejected.
>
> 78-C is NOT FOR RESEARCH AND GENERAL COMMENT... that's what 78-L is for.  78-C
> was formed for buying, selling, wants and auction pointers.
>
> A lot of early members are on direct posting to the list although there are a
> lot who are moderated including all new members.  You'd be amazed at the spam
> and other trash that is blocked that way.
>
> I have a life outside of 78-C and sometimes posts get delayed, not necessarily
> by me but sometimes by Yahoo Groups or other misadventure, and I have commented
> to the list and posters like nickjay when it happens.
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> ... Graham Newton, 78-C moderator
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