Ebay Deck ID
Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 14 Feb 2005, and now archived in the Forum Library.
| Kiama |
14 Feb 2005 |
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Hi folks,
Anybody know what this mysterious deck is on Ebay?
edited by forum moderator to remove e-bay link
I've never seen in before...
TIA,
Blessings,
Kiama
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| fyreflye |
14 Feb 2005 |
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It's the "Servants of the Light" Tarot by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and Jo Gill.
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| fyreflye |
14 Feb 2005 |
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It's the "Servants of the Light" Tarot by Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki and Jo Gill.
I should have added "and Anthony Clark, who painted the minors."
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| Kiama |
14 Feb 2005 |
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Ah! I've heard of the deck so many times, but never actually seen it...
Thanks fyrefly!
Blessings,
Kiama
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| DollieAnna |
14 Feb 2005 |
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why are ebay links removed?
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| all78degrees |
15 Feb 2005 |
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why are ebay links removed?
That is what I was thinking!
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| DollieAnna |
15 Feb 2005 |
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That is what I was thinking!
especially cuz I've seen links to trifloni, bunning, tarotgarden, tarotpassages, everywhere!!!!! etc. They are never removed!?!?! just askin....
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| MeeWah |
15 Feb 2005 |
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Excerpt:
"No Advertising
We work hard to maintain and improve this forum and we'd rather not have our members or traffic diverted to other sources. Therefore, we don't allow self-promoting, advertising, or soliciting visitors to your own or an affiliated website, service, product, workshop, conference, auction, etc.
All advertising will be removed unless you have express written permission from administration, or:
* You are a Forum subscriber posting in the Advertisements forum;
* You are a Tarot deck creator posting in the Tarot Deck Creation board;
You have a Tarot-related product and you are responding to a directly relevant thread or question. For example: Does anyone make Tarot bags; Any ideas for Xmas Tarot gifts?; and so on. Caution: multiple self-promoting posts may be considered spam.
Spam, links to eBay auctions, affiliate links, email addresses and links to other forums will be removed without notice. Posts including Amazon links may be altered to include Aeclectic Tarot's affiliate ID."
To see the guidelines in their entirety:
http://www.tarotforum.net/faq.php?faq=ourrules_faq_item#faq_ads_faq_item
Also accessed via "FAQ" to the right of "User CP" at the top of any forum screen.
Moderator's Note: A personal website can be listed in the Member Profile.
Your understanding & cooperation are appreciated.
~MeeWah
Co-Moderator, Tarot Decks
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| all78degrees |
15 Feb 2005 |
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Spam, links to eBay auctions, affiliate links, email addresses and links to other forums will be removed without notice. Posts including Amazon links may be altered to include Aeclectic Tarot's affiliate ID."
Ok I can see this in a I have something to sell sense but not in a what is it sense, which this link was supposed to do.
Oh well,
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| felicityk |
15 Feb 2005 |
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I believe it's OK to post the title or item# of an eBay auction, so that people can find it themselves, just not an actual link. I agree, though, that it seems unfair if one is not the seller to consider it "advertising".
Felicity
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| MeeWah |
15 Feb 2005 |
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As Aeclectic Tarot has not the means to determine whether or not a personal interest exists (for advertising or self-promotion purposes), a general policy is observed regarding the posting of links to an auction or to a website.
Exceptions are the "one-time" mention in response to a query for information or research purposes; where administrative permission or approval has been acquired.
Some link postings are overlooked/missed. If there is uncertainty, please do contact the Forum Moderator.
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| skh |
17 Feb 2005 |
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Could anybody send me the link or ebay # as private message? I'd like to see the deck, too.
Some moderator decisions are hard to understand.
thanks,
Sonja
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| Diana |
17 Feb 2005 |
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The rationale behind removing e-bay links to decks is also difficult to understand for me. There is no problem when people link to decks at Tarot Garden, or Lo Scarabeo for instance. It's done all the time.
If a brand new member pops up and immediately starts by posting decks for sale at e-bay, that's obvious that he/she is just trying to use Aeclectic for advertising. When Kiama posts a link to an e-bay deck, is is pretty obvious that there is another reason for this.
I don't see the difference between pointing out a sale at Tarot Garden or Llewellyn (wasn't it Llewellyn who were selling decks for 5 dollars recently? There was a whole thread about it) and a rare or unusual deck being sold on e-bay. On the contrary, rare and unusual decks should be spoken about...
If I decide to sell all my decks through e-bay, will I not be allowed to let people here know about it?
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| skh |
17 Feb 2005 |
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And apart from what Diana said, sometimes ebay links are the only way to see images of rare and out of print decks, and these discussions have happened before on this forum without trouble.
Anyway, I'm just curious to see the deck. Have a nice day,
Sonja
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| MeeWah |
17 Feb 2005 |
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As mentioned previously, there is permission arranged between certain individuals/parties for the posting of links to specific websites. Some do not have permission. We try to address these as they occur & occasionally miss.
We are aware that eBay offers an opportunity to view a rare or hard-to-find deck not otherwise accessible for view. The decision was made reluctantly based on the difficulty in discerning who is a seller or not. The general application of the intent to be fair as some members do conduct auctions on eBay. As far as I know, there is no problem with verbal referral to an item.
Since Subscriber Members have posting privileges in Advertising, ostensibly an announcement can be posted therein for a private sale or other venue of personal interest (as Subscribers have done so) if the Tarot Trading Forum does not apply or is not suitable; however, check with Solandia first regarding the nature of same.
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| Kiama |
17 Feb 2005 |
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Hi folks,
Many apologies for posting the Ebay link: I have not read the forum guidelines in a while, and was unaware of the rule.
I have PMed those who requested the Ebay Item number for the item, so they can see the images of the cards.
If it is Servants of the Light (which makes sense, because it is an Egyptian themed deck, as the auction says) then I'm sure you can find images of it on places like Tarot Garden or Tarot Passages.
Blessings,
Kiama *Watching the auction eagerly* })
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| Umbrae |
17 Feb 2005 |
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The rationale behind removing e-bay links to decks is also difficult to understand for me.
I concur, there is a difference between advertising and using an e-bay link for reference.
The difference is obvious.
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| Solandia |
17 Feb 2005 |
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The general policy of no eBay links was a decision made by administration after some consideration. As MeeWah has already explained, it was made because there's no real way to tell if someone is advertising their own auction and profiting directly from its visibility on the forum.
~ Solandia
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| Lillie |
19 Feb 2005 |
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Now there is a 'servants of light' deck and book set for auction.
Search it, you'll find it.
The buyer knows what it is and has put a reserve. (it's not me.)
I am always tempted to bid, just to see what the reserve is!
One day I'll do that and end up winning someting I can't afford.
The most annoying thing is when a lot just says 'tarot deck', so I have to have a look, and it is always a 'Jonathan Dee' deck.
Anyhow, servants of the light, it's there to be looked at.
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The Ebay Deck ID thread was originally posted on 14 Feb 2005 in the Tarot Decks board, and is now archived in the Forum Library. Read the active threads in Tarot Decks, or read more archived threads.
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