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To: Lynn who wrote (3932)	6/29/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: Annette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

Thta is something...making YOU do THEIR work!!! Ebay right now gives this when you click on an item... ERROR The requested URL could not be retrieved -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While trying to retrieve the URL: cgi.ebay.com The following error was encountered: Read Error The system returned: (131) Connection reset by peer An error condition occurred while reading data from the network. Please retry your request. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Generated Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:57:37 GMT by cacheraq2 (Squid/2.1.PATCH2)

To: Lynn who wrote (3932)	6/29/1999 1:17:00 PM
From: Robert Rose	Respond to of 7772

Hello Lynn, how you doing? As you know, I have read your public and private posts regarding ebay's shortcomings for some time now. Have you looked into amzn as an alternative? (Sorry, Stewart, but I just don't consider yhoo a serious contender yet; maybe someday that will change....) I ask because doing so might save you some of the aggravation you've been experiencing. After all, let's face it: ebay is not tending to its knitting in a host of areas. While I do not buy or sell online auction items myself, I have followed my own advice as an investor. After going long ebay in 9/98, I sold my last position in the company during its latest major system mess-up in early 6/99 or whenever. Best regards. Rob Disclaimer: Long amzn, yhoo, no position in ebay at present.