ClassicCmp Auction Site?

Howdy Marvin! LTNS I agree with you completely about SellYourItem.com, I know from past experience that the support will look seriously at opening up cat's for the serious seller. I have had several opened up by them for classic mauals, and electronics, etc.. If those reading this thread would take a look at the site, it may just work out for the list. Bill Marvin Johnston wrote: > I think this is a great idea, but I'm not sure we need to re-invent the > wheel here. There are existing auction sites that will do what needs to > be done. SYI, for example, has been mentioned here in the past (and I am > taking a look at them again getting ready to list some stuff.) And if we > approach such a site as a group of interested people, they are more > likely to incorporate things we would like to see. > > >From my perspective, there are two issues. 1) wanting to get the most > money out of something, and 2) wanting to get it to a collector/user ... > they are not necessarily exclusive :). There is probably not much doubt > that ebay is the place that will usually bring in the most money. But > the pricing (and philosophy) there does drive some collectors away. > > Things I would like to see in a ClassicCmp auction site: > > links/descriptions of equipment that could be incorporated in listings > a mechanism to allow trades of equipment > a way of qualifying buyers and sellers before they list/bid/trade. > > And the list could go on, but this is a start. > > Jeffrey Sharp wrote: > > > > Forgive me if this has already been discussed today; I don't have time at > > the moment to scan the entire thread. > > > > With this latest round of discussion about eBay, the thought crossed my mind > > that maybe we need our own WWW auction site. It would only contain classic > > computers and related items, and it could be designed in such a way that > > would please a large number of list members and colleagues, including those > > who avoid eBay. Could I hear some opinions on this, please? > > > > My WWW-related programming skills -- not my traditional forte -- have > > seriously improved since the last time we discussed ideas for the CC site. > > In fact, I've been doing it for money at my workplace for the last few > > weeks. For several months now, I've been increasingly interested in > > implementing some of the ideas I've had for ClassicCmp improvements, and if > > people think it is a good idea, an auction subsite would make for a very > > interesting project. Don't worry; there are no weblogs up my sleeve. :-) > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Sharp