collectors vs. enthusiasts

From: Eric Smith <eric_at_brouhaha.com>
Date: Thu Oct 14 01:16:01 1999

> > My main objection to e-bay (and to most other forms of selling,
> > actually), is that I don't know who the item is going to be sold to.
>
> The same could be said about newcomers to this list, and just about anyone I
> don't know. This is something only time will correct. The same goes on ebay.
> After a while, you see a lot of the same people bidding on stuff. The other
> not so minor detail is that people that pay for this stuff will probably not
> send it to that junkyard in the sky.

Yes, but you can at least talk to newcomers in most venues before you
agree to sell to them. With eBay, you're obligated to sell to the highest
bidder no matter who they are. You may not have so much as an email
address for them until seconds before the auction closes.
Received on Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:16:01 BST