Re: [APML] Astromart-Baseballs & Bibles??

[KGKIRKLEY@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/15/02 7:37:00 PM, katzung1@attbi.com writes:

>Hi Kent:
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>I'm baffled---when I go to the Anacortes site
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>(http://www.buytelescopes.com/) and click on Classifieds, I get a screen
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>that says AstroBird Classifieds. If I then click on All Categories, I only
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>see bona fide astro equipment listed. How do you access this other stuff?
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>(Not that I want to, it's just that I don't think I've ever seen any of
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>these bibles and baseballs.)
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>
>
>Maybe you happened to catch  Herb in a tired & testy phase and maybe that
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>got your own dander up a bit ??? It's clearly possible to avoid the
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>non-astro stuff very easily (since I'm doing it, although I'm not sure
>how).
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>
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>Anyway, I think Herb is providing a real service with AstroMart and should
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>be applauded for it. If he has another classified BBS that you somehow
>got
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>linked to that's not his fault. It's not your fault either, but it seems
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>like clearing up the problem should just involve finding the right links.
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>
>
>Bert

Bert:
Thanks for the response.
I have 'Astromart' ads sent to my mailbox and I've never received any non 
astronomy ads, however, I often go to the classified site and scan the list 
directly. This is where the baseballs and bibles show up, the astronomy ads.

This happened today which was why I emailed Herb with my question and 
suggestion.
I gave him a list of ad numbers and subjects which were non astronomy related.
I have never had a problem with Astromart or Herb for that matter, but his 
response was not consumer friendly. Maybe he was taking a bath in the stock 
market. 
Late this afternoon I checked and those numbers were no longer in the 
astronomy ad section.

Kent Kirkley

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