Okay, thanks for making your position clear, chas_kit. Allow me to consider your objections in relation to my linking of the Fabulous Plaids auction:
Point 1. Irrelevant in this case
Point 2. Unlikely, considering the item in question.
Point 3. ("not the point of this forum") The context of my linking this item was the "How Unknown Can You Go" competition, and the fact that one of my entries became available on eBay. My motivation was simply pointing it out for the benefit of anyone who may have liked it and wanted to own it. It is definitely NOT a big-ticket item likely to generate high bids.
As a more general observation on what you've raised, most people don't have the time (or perhaps choose to prioritise it otherwise) to scour eBay everyday for their wanted records. On the other hand, there are, no doubt, individuals who have plenty of time on their hands, or perhaps no life outside of record collecting. I can understand them wanting being very secretive about their finds, and having no need for "tips" from others. Most eBayers, I would suggest, have a foot in both camps: not having a lot of time to scour eBay, being glad to receive alerts on wants, but being secretive about anything they find which they want for themselves. That's just human nature. There has to be a balance in life: not all take and no give. Please understand that not everybody shares your world view or conditions, and allow for this.
On the subject of "the point of this forum", and assuming you mean G45 generally, my understanding is that the object is the dissemination of information for the mutual benefit of members, and ultimately, the mutual enrichment of our music collections. Nothing I have done is in contravention of this. Please share with us how you see the object of G45.
Furthermore, my linking of the Fabulous Plaids auction resulted in your post, in which you mentioned that it came with a picture sleeve. This was something I didn't know; therefore, I did ultimately benefit from it. Maybe then point 1 does apply
