--- Forwarded Message from Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]> --- >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 11:08:29 -0800 >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >From: Judi Franz <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7685.4 eBay (was Where in the World) >--- Forwarded Message from "Edmund Dente" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >More importantly, I just assumed that our Purchasing Department would never >allow us to buy things from eBay. I assumed they would allow sales only from >established, incorporated companies -- ones that had real accounting >departments, etc. >Much to my surprise, I learned that this was not the case. In fact, I was >encouraged to look on eBay by our Purchasing Agent. >Judging by the responses from others, this must be the case at other >schools as >well. What about the rest of you all. Do you purchase items on eBay for your >labs? Am I living in the wrong century by asking this? We have purchased headsets from eBay, because we were looking for a particular model that is no longer manufactured, and found someone with a stash of them. Our Purchasing Department will only let us buy through eBay if the vendor has a real business as well, though, and is not just an individual cleaning out their attic. Judi ________________________________________________________________ Judi Franz, Director U C Irvine Humanities Instruc. Resource Ctr. 269 Humanities Hall (949) 824-4500 Irvine, CA 92697-3775 (949) 824-2803/fax http://www.humanities.uci.edu/hirc 2003-05 IALLT Programs Director http://iallt.org * LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask])