2 Mar
1999
2 Mar
'99
1:08 a.m.
At 02:58 PM 3/1/99 -0800, Sellam Ismail wrote:
So far, as far as being THE venue for
buying/selling/trading old computer
things, I say that the VCF is second only to eBay. But the advantage of
the VCF is that you can get stuff MUCH cheaper than you would have to pay
on eBay. Last year all sorts of excellent stuff got sold for very
reasonable prices.
The VCF is an admirable effort, indeed, but I don't see how you're
going to avoid eBay's influence on the price of old computers.
For the booth sales, I'm sure eBay's prices will have an effect
on the initial price for some high-profile items, don't you?
The VCF isn't an auction, right? Or are you thinking of an auction
format for next year? If you took a small cut, it might be good
for the bottom line.
- John
2 Mar
2 Mar
5:50 a.m.
On Tue, 2 Mar 1999, John Foust wrote:
The VCF is an admirable effort, indeed, but I
don't see how you're
going to avoid eBay's influence on the price of old computers.
In fact I fear it helped fuel the fire.
For the booth sales, I'm sure eBay's prices
will have an effect
on the initial price for some high-profile items, don't you?
Yes they will. But the sellers are always welcome to go through the
hassle of using ebay rather than the simple immediate exchange of cash for
computers. Cleaner and easier than ebay.
The VCF isn't an auction, right? Or are you
thinking of an auction
format for next year? If you took a small cut, it might be good
for the bottom line.
I was considering an auction last year but due to time constraints had to
drop the idea. I may do an auction this year but we'll see.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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