I suspect the concern is and was not so much about who would subscribe to these lists but rather RootsWeb providing an outlet for those who wish to post this type of notice --- and being told NO on the regular genealogy lists. Being found in a search of all list archives might be as fruitful for the commercial posters as having subscribers read the post via email on the list. Joan In a message dated 2/16/2013 11:03:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, ovington1@sky.com writes: Out of curiosity I just had a brief look at Gen-Books and Gen-Mat lists Although they have what appears to be a healthy volume of posts, a cursory inspection shows that they are all from three commercial businesses (the same three on both lists) So anyone subscribing to those lists will either need to have an interest in their offerings or would quickly unsub I wonder how many are subscribed to them (3 perhaps?) I think the theory is good but they simply don't work except as an avenue for businesses to advertise their wares Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 16/02/2013 15:13, Lynne wrote: > What about the Genealogical Materials mailing lists? You can buy or sell on these lists: > > ANZ-GEN-MAT > GEN-BOOKS > GEN-MAT > GEN-MAT-15 > GEN-MAT-HX > GEN-MAT-UKI > > > Lynne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message