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Posted by FAQmeister on 11/16/05 21:52
"so57th" <so57th@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1132158903.142352.6840@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com
> I assume many of you buy AND sell on eBay.
>
> What is eBay without their listings? An empty venue that charges fees
> to
> host your listings.
>
> What is Yahoo Auctions without listings? An empty venue that hosts
> your listings for free.
>
> Why would sellers pay to list on a venue when they could list for
> free? It's a group mentality that says, I have to keep listing with
> eBay because that's where everyone else lists so thats where the
> buyers are.
>
> Assuming you list 100% of your items on eBay, wouldn't a smart seller
> move some of his items to Yahoo and encourage other sellers to do the
> same?
>
> This way you continue to make sales on eBay while the traffic and
> sales gradually increase on Yahoo where you keep all your profits.
>
> Ebay will be bending over backwards and lowering their fees to compete
> for your listings.
>
> Yahoo Auctions - Free Listing - No Fees
> http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Buyers don't know about Yahoo Auctions because they don't spend enough
to advertise it. As long as that's the case, it doesn't matter how many
listings they have.
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