6 Nov
2003
6 Nov
'03
11:49 a.m.
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Teo Zenios wrote:
ebay. I am going to continue looking, but I dont like
how a few horror
stories are making ebay sound like such a shithole when its not, especially
when people are just promoting a new avenue of selling vintage equipment.
When you've had enough bad experiences with eBay, whether it be with eBay
itself or various sellers, then yes, it becomes a "shithole". There are
many people who've already swore off eBay, but eBay's massive advertising
budget enables them to keep growing despite its many flaws.
If the Vintage Computer Marketplace takes off its
because people will have
found what they wanted at the price they would pay , not because people are
thumping the fact thats its not ebay (just like linux isnt getting anywhere
when all they talk about is how microsoft sucks instead of making their
product more apealing).
Computer collectors should use the VCM because it is just better than
eBay where this hobby is concerned. That will be clearly evident once
the needed critical mass is reached.
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintage.org
[ Old computing resources for business || Buy/Sell/Trade Vintage Computers ]
[ and academia at www.VintageTech.com || at http://marketplace.vintage.org ]