Another bright idea from the big brains at Ebay

[ward]

I think most of you had better get a slightly more realistic view on how much auctions cost. I have been buying from auctions since I was a child and selling on them when I hit 16. I have had customers in my computer bussiness who were auctioners and have a slightly more realistic view of what a bussiness cost to run. They have to be heavily advertised you have to hire people to run the auction,you have to store the items,you have to clean them,you have to research the item, pay rent, catalogs are what the public wants, you have dead beat buyers. All of this cost real money. Maybe the huge auction houses are making incredible profits but I know most smaller auction houses are not making the dollars you think. Regarding ebay sometimes you do well sometimes not. Yes the auction fees are less but the seller does all the work not the auction house.I have been selling on ebay for a long time and so has charles and a few others ask him how long it takes to set up a auction.
I agree you should come to a auction with a set price of what you are going to pay for a item, but I do that whenever I buy antiques

[Andrew]

Originally Posted by ward

I think most of you had better get a slightly more realistic view on how much auctions cost. I have been buying from auctions since I was a child and selling on them when I hit 16. I have had customers in my computer bussiness who were auctioners and have a slightly more realistic view of what a bussiness cost to run. They have to be heavily advertised you have to hire people to run the auction,you have to store the items,you have to clean them,you have to research the item, pay rent, catalogs are what the public wants, you have dead beat buyers. All of this cost real money. Maybe the huge auction houses are making incredible profits but I know most smaller auction houses are not making the dollars you think. Regarding ebay sometimes you do well sometimes not. Yes the auction fees are less but the seller does all the work not the auction house.I have been selling on ebay for a long time and so has charles and a few others ask him how long it takes to set up a auction.
I agree you should come to a auction with a set price of what you are going to pay for a item, but I do that whenever I buy antiques

Who needs a "more realistic view"? We're talking about internet auctions. Specifically eBay. Forgive me for not feeling bad for that monster.

[ward]

Actually most of what I wrote refered to comments regarding standard auctions I do not have any love for ebay it is a tool I use for selling and if a differnet venue presents itself I would use it along side what I currently use