Prufrock wrote:I would certain support any sellers by buying here first before going to ebay. I also think the storefront is the way to go.Martin
Mbassoc2003 wrote:You could always introduce a flat rate fee once you have a decent amount of bidders and sales established each month.
Xaxaxe wrote: I just don't see the appeal (from a seller's standpoint, that is) of an auction format here. Given the choice of audiences, I'd take my items to the place with more than 100 million registered users, not the one with 800 or so. Some thoughts: I think the main draw would be lower fees than Ebay. However, the question is whether the discount in fees is commensurate with the lower exposure to potential buyers. Most Buyers would still use PayPal, so Ebay would still get a cut... Another advantage could be focus. I'm more likely to notice, say, BeyondtheBreach's really nice copy of the Basic Set when it's posted here. On Ebay there's so much crap to wade through that some stuff gets missed. For example, searching Basic D&D brings up numerous new 3E Basic Sets. This advantage would be hard to quantify, though.
jasonw1239 wrote:How about limiting the number of items that you can list based on your total forum posts?Total posts divided by 10 = number of allowed listings at any one timeThat gives long term supporters of the forums some benefit and allows new users of the listing service to be unofficially "vetted" by the regulars.
GamersRest[FNG] wrote:Though I voted against the idea, I wanted to clarify something.I would take advantage of an Acaeum auction site, but I think Ebay still offers the best possible exposure for both sellers and buyers. We are a tight knit community, but we only represent a portion of the whole community. An Acaeum auction site would severely limit exposure of any item listed to just those who are aware of the site, a bad move for sellers to say the least. Buyers could benefit as there may be less competition in the auctions...but it would come from a very knowledgable base, meaning fewer "steals" for the high end items.just my .02~jeff
rmeints wrote:For the storefront side of this, you could actually see if it would work to have originals of an item available for purchase while viewing an item in the collector database.
One of the reasons Ebay has grown so much is because of the lack of alternatives, especially niche marketplaces that offer a narrow range of product with loads of background info, forums to discuss collectables, etc. Fixed price stores, especially niche ones, do quite well even though Ebay is an 800 pound gorilla next door.
When an item gets lost, damaged, uninsured, poorly packed, underpaid, pay-refuted, scammed, misrepresented, or delayed ... who is the go-to person? Foulfoot? A volunteer? No one, leaving the buyer and seller at each other's throats all over the forums? All I know is it sure as Hell isn't going to be me.
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:Gimme a break. There are no shady dealers in this place. In fact, we have a 93-page thread proving that.
darkseraphim wrote:Well, I think this is a fantastic idea ... until the first serious altercation between members. Then, it becomes a horrible idea.When an item gets lost, damaged, uninsured, poorly packed, underpaid, pay-refuted, scammed, misrepresented, or delayed ... who is the go-to person? Foulfoot? A volunteer? No one, leaving the buyer and seller at each other's throats all over the forums?All I know is it sure as Hell isn't going to be me.