Hello--
        I'm not at a museum, but I have one big warning about e-bay: stay
away from PayPal! To see some reasons why, do a search with "PayPal" and
"complaints."

        Adrienne DeAngelis, Editoress
        Resources in Art History for Graduate Students
        (http://www.efn.org/~acd/resources.html)
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On Wed, 5 Feb 2003, Hugh H. Genoways wrote:

> Does anyone have experience with buying items on e-bay for your museum's
> collections?  Has it been successful?  Did you encounter any problems?
> What were they?  Any recommendations for other museums looking to fill
> specific needs for the collection in this manner?  We are particularly
> interested in any attempts to purchase Civil War related artifacts in this
> manner.
>
> Thanks for your insights.
>
> Sincerely,
> Hugh
>
> Hugh H. Genoways
> University of Nebraska State Museum
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> University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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