Any idea why Yahoo!, et al, don’t disintermediate this service?
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Who really wants to copy — or worse, type — this mess: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/freecycleseattle/lst?.dir=/1912+Smith+%26+Barnes+piano&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//briefcase.yahoo.com/ ?