[AT] Lancaster Farming ads

[Herbert Metz]

ATIS group,
I can just hear the groans resulting from Mikes email.  I am sure that most
of us are hoping that Lancaster Farming changes their ads to Mikes
suggestion (or close enough to Mikes suggestion) so Mike can continue
enlightening us on antique farm equipment availabilities in that important
area.
Golly, years ago, couple years before Beilers closed down his two day
auction business, I bought an Allis G (sight unseen, because it included a
FEL).  Talked to the owner a couple times before sending him a down
payment. He was to remove the endloader, store at his home within half hour
of Beilers, and deliver the Allis G to Beilers. I arrived day before the
sale, we went to the sale, the G sold for close to what I was hoping, I
stuck around for the rest of the day, then picked up the endloader, paid
the balance, and went home.  Still have the endloader. 
Thank You Mike; otherwise I would not have even known about this endloader.
I returned the nest year and had an enjoyable visit with Cecil Monson; he
went home with a full trailer.
I imagine many others could share similar stories.
Occasionally (unusual AC things) I will share some of Mikes listings with
the large allischalmers.com group; do not know whether anyone has
successfully pursued any of those ads. I am quite sure they have; at least
they have had opportunity to do so.
Herb


> [Original Message]
> From: Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net>
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: 8/30/2010 5:57:06 PM
> Subject: [AT] Lancaster Farming ads
>
> You might have noticed that I haven't sent any Lancaster Farming 
> "Mailbox Markets" ads for the last couple of weeks. It isn't because I 
> am lazy or sick; the newspaper "updated" their website and somehow lost 
> my login and password. I finally got that straightened out and got in, 
> only to discover that the "new" format is very readable but has only 5 
> ads per page. So for 500 listings (which is average) I would have to go 
> through 100 pages, cutting and pasting the ads one by one. Well folks, 
> that ain't gonna happen.
>
> I sent them a friendly note suggesting that maybe they could offer 
> people the choice of 5 ads per page or the old listing (which was about 
> 25 ads/page in a linear format.
>
> So, unless they change things, there won't be any more of my weekly 
> listings. (I guess there will be some people will be happy to hear that 
> news. :-) )
>
> Mike
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