there is an archive of this list
it's how i found this list in the first place
search for pretty much anything to do with duo's on www.google.com, and
you'll probably find the archive of this list on there
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laurent Daudelin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Duo/2400 List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 10:15 PM
Subject: [Duo2400] Re: selling stuff (or, help Laurent build his beast)
> 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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