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Re: Popula, the quirkiest auction site?
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lugnet.market.theory
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Thu, 24 Feb 2000 00:17:39 GMT
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2000 22:45:25 GMT, "Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com>
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> is unfortunate. Derick has offered (likely still standing) to provide free
> listings and no comission fees for Lego auctions; very few people have taken
> advantage of this.
If he offered this and people aren't taking him up on it they're
crazy.
> Any ideas why lugnetters are not using TSC, aside from the fact that their
> auctions would be lonely there? I mean, are other people seeing flaws or
> disadvantages that I do not see?
Probably the same reason people mostly stopped using BRICKS (which is
now dead, but not simply due to low usage) - sellers list things not
buyers and sellers want to make money. eBay is where all the money
is, since it has 1000x more buyers than anyone else.
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| Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) free (...) taken (...) Well, one thing which really irked me as a buyer was long auctions which then extended a week when a new bid was placed. It just became too painful to use, you never had any idea when (...) (27 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) Yes, The Serious Collector is definitely more dignified than evil Ebay. The best feature has always been the resettable auction clock which effectively eliminates sniping. I also like the seller option of extended auctions for as long as 30 (...) (27 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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