eBay posters are welcome here or anywhere. If it is an auction, it is
customary to put FA in the subject so people like MRR can reduce the
number of items available to them thereby increasing their expenses.


Exactly! That's where you have a fair and open market. Not this secret
"if you sell it to me i'll..." e-mailing society. I know how this type
of usenet group works and ebay levels the playing field...