on 29/10/00 00:26, Tom P at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>
>> I don't know if there would sufficient demand for such a service. Right now,
>> I think that there are already a few large players in the field (eBay,
>> Yahoo, MacBid, etc.), so you would need to have a good incentive. It's like
>> the <insert your preferred brand here> sausages: more people eat them
>> because they're fresher, and they're fresher because more people eat them...
>>
>> I've been cruising all online auction sites I know of, and besides eBay,
>> there's not much going on anywhere else. The closest to eBay, IMHO, is
>> Yahoo. But I find the selection of stuff pretty small as they have about 2-3
>> pages in their Macintosh Notebook section, while eBay has more like 15-20
>> pages. And I usually find that I can get better prices on eBay than on
>> Yahoo.
>>
>> I also went to MacBid a few times, but it was even more depressing than
>> Yahoo.
>>
>> So, I think it's a great idea, but you need to have a way to attract sellers
>> so that buyers will come.
>>
>> -Laurent.
>
> If you are trying to attact new people, I dont know if having an
> auction site would work.
>
> Just to be able to list your "stash" would be a great service. Nothing formal.
>
Yes, I would see this more like a classifieds site. You wouldn't want to
re-list your items over and over. Yes, it might be very useful as a
classified ad site.
-Laurent.
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