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Re: Where have all the bidders gone?
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Sat, 12 Jun 1999 14:45:49 GMT
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I think I am enjoying catching up on this thread too much. Its brought
up a lot of interesting "theory" though.
Ed Jones wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.market.theory, Bill Katz writes:
> > I just launched an auction this week, and it appears all of the bidders
> > have left r.t.l. (and lugnet). It took 3 days to get an opening bid
> > on a Guarded Inn, and I still have only 10 people watching, and half
> > of those are likely just to be watchers. Has the traditional r.t.l.
> > auction become obsolete? Parts only? I really like running my own
> > auctions. There's fun in watching the bidding, the occasional
> > programming to keep things running smoothly (although never quite
> > as smooth as Todd's :-) ). I like building up a rapport with
> > people. Am I going to be forced to eBay to get a decent price?
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> IMO, its a glut of auctions. Far too many to even check out, let alone • keep
> track of what I'm bidding on.
Way too many. Which is probably why I check out eBay first - since it
has the greatest selection. Whenever I go to the SeriousCollector, I am
very impressed by it and the selection, but have difficulty adapting to the
differences.
> Also, with Baylit, I can buy parts directly at a fixed price. The prices • on
> some items may be slightly more than I might have gotten through an • auction,
> but the service is excellent, I can get the exact number of parts that I • want,
> and I don't have to fight for them in a bidding war.
Another reason I use eBay. I am very close to complete with the Lego
stuff I am collecting, and I am willing to pay a very good price for what I
lack. If something I want turns up when I click my bookmark that searches
specifically for what I want on eBay, I am going to be sure and get the set,
regardless of price. Spending a minute or two a day looking is pretty easy,
but searching each auction site and the various newsgroups takes too much
time. I am willing to pay more to save time. I don't really see it as a
bidding war either, I just decide what insane amount I will pay for an item
and bid it, then not worry about it - what will be will be. Unfortunately,
I miss some of those things I want, because I don't have time to look
everywhere.
I liked Baylit when I first saw it, I really liked the online store idea
as opposed to an auction (very convenient and time saving), but like all the
other new sites that popped up at that time, I have not been able to go back
and keep up with it. I remember he was sold out of the one thing I really
wanted! I also like the Vault, but I wish Matt could let people know when
it has been updated.
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