>
>If I build a database to buy/sell items on-line, would you folks use it?
>Yes/no? Dumb idea or needed service? Now, before I sell my soul to the
>machines for a fortnight, I have to know what you want out of such a
>feature. Obviously, selling only Mac stuff -- parts, whole Macs, etc.
Great idea !
>Make it Duo/2400 specific or general Mac stuff?
How about mac stuff in general ?
>Is there enough demand/need to warrant such a service?
Count my vote as yes !
>Would you be willing to pay for such a service? (stupid question, but one
>has to figure out how he can afford the development time and maintenance)
I would pay for the Duo list in general. Maybe a yearly fee ? Or are
you thinkning of something Ebay-ish and formal ? I would like just a
place to list your stuff without any other formalities.
>If so, how would you want to pay? A price premium like eBay (starter fee
>+ commiss)? Subscription registration fee (can't see how that would
>attract new members of a "co-op"-like sales model, but who knows),
>purchase via escrow? Put up with bannerads and hope the marketing would
>cover costs?
Well, how many people are here on the list ? That tells you your $$$ base.
>What would you pay? (pennies on the dollar, $10/yr for unlimited access,
>free for buyers but fee for sellers, donations out of the general
>goodness of your heart -- the shareware of classified ads?)
I would be most willing to pay a yearly fee for the list in general.
>What kind of functionality do you want? Separate goods into categories,
>obviously. Would it be beneficial to separate into locales (States,
>etc)? Listing capabilities? Sorting by price, posting date,
>alphabetical?
For me, just a place (like a forum on a web page) would suffice.
>Y'all let me know what appeals to you (obviously, you want it free, all
>postings to be cheap, and totally unobtrusive... :) )
>
>Let me know, and maybe I'll build it.
>
>paul
Mad Dog
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