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studio47
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 Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: What's the obsession with online auctions? |
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| Please tell and what's wrong with other formats? |
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: Recommendation: Auction Selling 101 |
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Mark
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Studio47, Welcome to AuctionCUT.
For Sellers its simple:
Online auctions such as eBay offer the most exposure for your item, making sure the biggest relevant audience sees your item, which in turn makes sure you get the best price for your item.
It's also very easy and hassle free to list your item and only takes a few minutes.
For Buyers, It has it's advantages to:
You don't have to leave the comfort of your home or office to bid, it's easy to find exactly what your looking for and in most cases you are able to see a detailed description and image(s) before your obliged to bid.
It's not that there's anything wrong with other outlets or formats, Ebays not perfect by any means, but on the whole it offers these advantages allowing it to grow into the giant it is today. |
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studio47
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| Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks for your reply. I wonder if we want the giant, does that not stifle competition? Anyhow I found a site that has some great features and costs less than Ebay and it opened yesterday. The thing is it's not an auction site so perhaps that means it's doomed. |
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k700
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:55 am Post subject: |
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Whats the site? And are you connected with it?
No offence intented, but most people who "find sites" on forums, are the owners & are just after some publicity.
And if it's not an auction site - what type of site is it. I guess you can not post live links till you've made another post, but can I send you a pm? |
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studio47
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| Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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Lol, no offence taken, that's why i didn't mention the name as i guess most people would think that.
I'm not connected but I have put stuff on there now. People may or may not want to try it out. It's that "better the Devil you know" thing and also the auction format that no one seems to want to break from. So I thought I'd ask a few people why that was. |
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Mark
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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| So, whats the site? Let us know and we'll take a look. |
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studio47
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:58 pm Post subject: |
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It's bootfare.net my stuff is on the the pitch "hello world" btw 
looks like quite a few people have looked at my pitch (237 views). Will my car sell on there? maybe, but it didn't sell on Ebay either, lol. |
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Mark
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| Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Seems a pretty unique site, but still needs some work. The links on the left aren't working (at least in firefox) . We'll watch with interest and see how it develops. Let us know how you get on with your sales as well. |
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studio47
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| Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes it's a firefox issue doesn't work in firefox on my machine either, works Ok in IE. |
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BeerMan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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| For me, online auctions are fun and exciting. Seeing how much you'll get from for your auction sales and watching last minute bids arive. |
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expitlad
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| Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Had a look at the bootfare.net site.
ebay need have no fear.
Needs to be up front with the cost of 'pitching'
I don't want to leave all my details somewhere, to find out I don't like the charges.
As for the format,you can do the same on ebay. You just look for buy it now prices. |
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k700
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| Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I don't want to leave all my details somewhere, to find out I don't like the charges. |
I agree it could improve on this aspect. |
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ATABenjamin
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 12:03 am Post subject: |
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| I like online auctions for the wide variety of products you can find, the deals and the excitement! |
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AuctionMan
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| Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| For me online auctions offer the easiest way to market a product to buying base that would take years to compile on your own.. |
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light
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 12:11 am Post subject: |
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| auctions are fun and make money to |
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