on 29/10/00 00:46, Laurent Daudelin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 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.
>
Still thinking about this, one thing, I believe, that would be very helpful
would be a list archive. I'm pretty much sure that a lot of questions that
newbies like me ask have been asked before and got replies. I was surprised
to see that there is no archive of this list.
I think I've seen a couple of FAQs, but nothing decisive. That also would be
useful. The Duos are a specie that is decreasing. My relative short
experience showed me that you need to be technician a bit if you want to
keep those beasts running. And the need will only increase. So, I think a
good technical FAQ would be a good resource too. More than "to do this, get
that", but "if you have this problem, this is probably ..."
Just my $0.02...
-Laurent.
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