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To: bozwood who wrote (15176)	11/18/2003 4:11:49 PM
From: Tradelite	Respond to of 306849

<<Tradelite may still miss your point.>> It's not Tradelite who needs to see your point. It is NAR. And most people don't seem to understand NAR's point, either. Can understand why so few understand it and why one poster accused me of being in "fantasyland". You don't see this stuff covered very well in the media. All you see is the same old broad-brushed rehash of superficial arguments--all of which are cast in terms which make brokers sound awful and the cyberspace realty crew sound wonderful, charitable, and as if they're acting in consumers' best interests. It doesn't benefit consumers much if commissions get even higher because someone out in cyberspace continually has his hand in someone else's pocket. Like I said, if brokers want to give their MLS data away, people like me can always stay home in front of the computer with a license to steal. With the right tools and enough data to create a content-rich website, I can look like a real business out there. And by the way, I'm not picking on any particular broker out there who has a website, either. I believe the concern is about the potential for unlimited cyberspace thievery.