16 Jun
2000
16 Jun
'00
3:44 p.m.
William Donzelli <aw288(a)osfn.org> wrote:
Hi
I still think it would be to Ebays advantage to keep such
things as at least item, purchase price, seller and buyer.
I often look to use what resources they have. Finding buyers
of rare old equipment is desirable. Keeping a list
of where and who is one of the ways that we can realisticly
keep many of these old machines form ending up in the recyclers
masher. List of this type can also help to distribute information
that is common interest to that group.
The way it would help Ebay is that, it is like advertising. By
having this resource, they could also make links to current
auctions that are related. This would draw people, by both
making it a regular place in the book marks and direct advertising.
Dwight
Why
doesn't eBay realize the great value they have in the historical
database of sale prices, pictures and descriptions. They're throwing
away the content that has been created for them for free. They should
archive the picture.
Ebay does not want keep all of the auctions as a publicly accessable
database, simply because it is not their job. After a few months, they
can "wash their hands" of the deal, and with it, any disputes that may
come up afterwards (problems in the car auctions leap to mind). They don't
want the legal hassles, basically.