In a message dated 10/29/2002 11:39:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, bikehunter@msn.com writes:
<< As for the URL not working, that may be a personal email problem, since I find that the ebay URLs work about 80% of the time, for me. If they don't work, THEN it's NECESSARY to do a search. Tom may be forced into this since his email program, apparently needs some upgrading, but I, for one, will not waste my time if I have to do the seller's work. I'd be willing to bet that there are others that feel the same. >>
I have to agree.. Let me go further:
If copying and pasting a URL in an e-mail DOESN'T work, it seems to be a serious flaw in that particular e-mail service, as this is about as basic and universal as can be in this web world we use...
Now, I can perhaps understand if it is not a "clickable" link... That is not necessarily what we are asking for ... we just want the literal URL address, for instance, like this:
This may appear as an active link on some e-mail services but at least it should appear as a series of letters and numbers that can be highlighted, copied and pasted quickly into the recipient's browser.
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.
For a seller to accuse their potential customers of being lazy, and not wanting to perform extra steps to arrive at your auction, is...... not smart business.
Just my 3 cents...
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina