5 Nov
2003
5 Nov
'03
6:15 p.m.
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003, Teo Zenios wrote:
Last time I checked there were onyl 112 listing at the
marketplace, and a
few of the prices seemed kind of high to me. The whole point of EBAY is that
Yeah, I know. But we're not in the business of editing auctions or
e-mailing each person that lists a Compaq Portable for $350 to let them
know that they are insane.
That being said, there are some incredible bargains to be had on the VCM.
I've partaken in a few myself.
there are 100,000+ auctions going on and good deals
are still there to be
found. Of course EBAY will do anything to please the seller because thats
I'm not concerned about the 100,000+ auctions but the 3,000 or so that
have to do with vintage computer items. The VCM is a far more suitable
venue for the trading of vintage computers and its ilk, and I won't stop
until we've conquered that market from eBay.
I dont see how a small closed group of collectors can
reach critical
mass to rival EBAY for sellers attention.
Hmm. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people use eBay strictly to shop for
vintage computers. The vintage computer categories on eBay have over
3,000 items listed at any time. No critical mass? Hardly.
eBay is a mess and there's no reason this hobby should be held hostage by
it any longer. Join the Vintage Computer Marketplace to take the market
back for yourself!
http://marketplace.vintage.org
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