From:	hansen <hansen@********.COM.SG>
Subject:	Re: Proposal for an SRTRADE list.
Date:	Sat, 23 May 1998 07:37:25 +0800

>On Mon, 18 May 1998, Andy Scheffler wrote:
>
>> I know I speak for most people on this list when I say I don't give a
hoot
>> about people trading on this list. I have no intention of trading, and
if
>> I needed to, I would go to newsgroups or such.
>>
>> So why don't we go about creating a separate list for trades? That way,
>> it could be filtered out by people who want to have it, but not have them
>> get in the way, or just have people not subscribe to it if they don't
want
>> trades at all (like me).
>>
>> -Andy
>
>Admittedly there have been a lot of trades that should have been private
>that got posted to the list accidentally or at least unintentionally. I
>have to disagree that trade lists should be eliminated. I don't think
>that you speak for most people, because I have personally traded or am in
>the process of trading with well over 50% of the people who are constantly
>making remarks. Not everyone has the money to go out and buy all of the
>cards they want or need, either because it's not the ruling passion in
>their life, or they are going to school or whatever. To eliminate trades
>lists is almost like making this an elitist group where only a select few
>can talk and discuss. And really, how long does it take to read in the
>subject line that the message involves a trade and skip right past it.
>Anyway, that's my $1.72 about that.
>Chad


I've been reading all this discussion on taking trading out of the list and
I seriously disagree. When I joined this list the intention was to be able
to do trading. I'm happy to say that I've got almost all the cards I've
wanted. Yes true, there have been alot of replies that were supposed to go
private but came on to the list. (I've been guilty of that transgrssion
before). It's almost always a mistake. Anyway if you really arn't interested
in trades, how much effort does it take to push the delete button?