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Re: CFD: e-bay (aka ranting and raving)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 11 Feb 1999 07:43:27 GMT
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Mike Stanley writes:
> James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote:
> >
> > community more than outweighs the (contestable) detriment of using an outside
> > auction service. Actually, it would be more than an inclination - I am
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> I'm snipping everything else because for this post at least I want to
> focus on this thought that using an outside service is even possibly
> detrimental to the community.
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> Sorry to be blunt, but do you know what the hell you're talking about
> when it comes to running a sale or auction? I'll take my lashes if
> you've run a dozen or so multi-set auctions or a few 10,000 piece
> parts auctions, but I don't remember you doing it.
You're right, I haven't. To-date, I've done nothing more complicated than a
straight sale. I am gearing up for a small set auction, and am considering if
the amount of work that would go into a parts auction is worth it to me.
I am aware that it is literally hours of thankless, boring and relatively
pointless work.
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> That having been said, what am I and others supposed to do when we
> have something to sell and we don't want to devote hours every day to
> updating web pages, sending out e-mail, yada, yada, yada?
You use e-bay, and to h#!! with people like me. And I'm absolutely serious.
My opinion should mean jack squat when it comes to how you choose to spend your
time. I apologize if it came across that way.
<snipped most of explanation>
> Honestly don't mean to sound mean here, but I'm so sick of people who
> haven't spent days and weeks sorting out all this stuff by hand
> badmouthing a way that lets other people spend 10 minutes on the front
> end setting it up, then 2 minutes at the end sending an e-mail
> message.
That's fine. But I feel I should point out two things:
1: this is the first time the 'time & effort' has even been mentioned on this
thread, so I had no way of knowing that e-bay is easier on the seller (although
I had assumed that it was)
2: Simply because I haven't done the work doesn't mean I don't know what is
involved, and either way, it doesn't make my opinion less valid, but it is just
that. An opinion.
> I tell you what, and this is a blanket offer to ANYONE. You come up
> with an internal way for me to run my parts auctions that have these
> features:
> <snipped desired features>
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> You, or anyone else do that or something close, with the setup section
> being probably a little more important than some of the rest, and I'll
> give you a reasonable percentage of the total. Screw 2%, 5% would be
> easy, maybe more.
If I were able to, I would. But I can't so the point is moot. And as you
pointed out, Todd is doing it.
James
http://www/shades-of-night.com/lego/
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