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) [log in to unmask] 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 > W436 Nebraska Hall > University of Nebraska-Lincoln > Lincoln, NE 68588-0514 > > Telephone: 402-472-2012 > FAX: 402-472-8949 > > E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> > > Professor > University of Nebraska State Museum > School of Natural Resource Sciences > Museum Studies Program > > Chair > Museum Studies Program > Visit our website at <http://www.unl.edu/museumstudies> > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).