I've also found family treasures on EBay, and one of them was just because someone posted a link to a list. I've always been VERY grateful that the person had the time and courtesy to make a post to a mailing list. Bonnie wrote: >Hi, >I can understand why you do not want people advertising ebay items, but.... >Alot of reports on Rootsweb being a fraud and selling our information to >Ancestry.com but we still use it. > >I have used Ebay for over 4 years and never had I had a bad seller, i'm sure >i'll run up on one oneday, although, if you look at the sellers feedback for >the most part it will let you know what type of seller they are, honest or >slow shipping, or not so honest. >If you see photos on there that are family, you don't have to bid on them, >right click and copy. >If you see some old family bibles, most people have most of the information >wrote out on the page. Take it and use it as a research source for your >family history! >Many free things on Ebay for genealogy researchers. >They have old school yearbooks which I have found my grandfather in dating >1885, which I didn't even know they existed back then, but you can find >hundreds up there like it for all states and many counties. >I also found some old letters that my great uncle wrote my aunt, only mushy >love letters while they were courting, but they are now mine and I am so >happy to have found them on Ebay. > >Thanks, >Bonnie >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 2:01 PM >Subject: [PADAUPHI] Hershey book > > > > >>List, >>Please no e-bay commerical on the list. >>I tend to be sketical of ebay also since all the >> neagative news reports. >>If you do a search of e-bay fraud it turns up a lot. >>http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3078461/ >>Anyway it is a commerical site and against Rootsweb.com >>policy. >> >>Nadine >>List Admin >> >> >> >> >> >>==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe first check and see if you are getting list or digest mode >> >> >then e-mail [email protected] or >[email protected] with unsubscribe in message. > > > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 1/30/04 > > >==== PADAUPHI Mailing List ==== >http://www.rootsweb.com > > > >