kodiheglin
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posted on May 25, 2004 04:58:06 PM new
I closed Alaskan Auctions about 2 years ago slick.
I make about $100 a month at BV when I'm in the mood to sell.
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fenix03
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posted on May 25, 2004 06:36:13 PM new
Is $100 a month considered good at bidville? Just curious what the measuring stick it. I consider a $100 net day on ebay to be tolerable so if that is what is considered to be a good month there is no question that it is not a place to focus time on right now. That's not to say that I think it sucks, I just do nt think it is at a level where it fits my needs at this point.
Hollow - perhaps you can show me where on the home page the non sports card search engine box is becuase it surely was not there yesterday and the last thing that sight should be doing is making things difficult to find. I should not have to be motivated to find it, nor should any othr new visitor - it should be right there in front of our faces. I think that is the first thing taught in Marketing 101.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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hollowcreekfarm
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posted on May 25, 2004 07:58:15 PM new
Try the bright yellow box at the top of the page, the one that says...
Search Bidville For:
As a matter of fact, it's at the top of every page, and has been for quite some time. 
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stonecold613
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posted on May 25, 2004 08:22:22 PM new
I make about $100 a month at BV when I'm in the mood to sell.
Kodi,
You really shouldn't help us make our point, but you are doing a damm good job of it. Hey look, it's that parasite hollowhead. Enough said.
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justmypostingid
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posted on May 25, 2004 08:32:34 PM new
Arguing on this site is like running in the special Olympics. even if you win your still retarded.
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fenix03
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posted on May 25, 2004 10:37:12 PM new
Hollow - They need to work on their browser compatibility. The entire top toolbar, search box and even title are not visable in is Safari. They been to rework the code on that insert.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
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kodiheglin
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posted on May 26, 2004 01:30:45 AM new
I'm a hobby seller and thats fine for me, when I am in the mood to pay out the hiney for ebay I do about $200 a month. BV is not for making a living at this point in time for sure. Stonecold you remind me of bidsbids
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msCuFF2u
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posted on May 26, 2004 05:27:47 AM new
Come on Stone, go take a look at my About Me page...
http://www.bidville.com/trkpal/pref/aboutme_view.asp?uid=154083&itemnum=8905582
Kodi, I think you're right. I think Stonecold is bidsbids too
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tfs13
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posted on May 31, 2004 08:37:04 AM new
I know the one of the reasons people dislike Bidville has to do with the amazing bulk of sportscards.
Wasn't that one of the problems people had with Yahoo auctions? Of course, that ended when they introduced listing fee's. I remember at the time the argument was they should have just did FVF's.
Now Bidville has a FSF, but has that slowed the sportscard listings yet?
Seth
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stonecold613
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posted on May 31, 2004 04:16:08 PM new
Not only does bidville have crappy sports cards, they also have cuff, kodi, hollowhead, sketer, bidsbids and a few other whiners that for every little piddly thing, they go crying to the bidville board. I had my feelings hurt. Please remove any seller that sells good items so my crap can stay there. And no morons, I am not the idiot bidsbids aka auctionace. We already drove his a** from these boards for his incredibly bad info. As postingidiot states,
Trying to be a legite seller on bidville is like running in the special Olympics. even if you win your still retarded.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 1, 2004 01:59:59 AM new
Yeah, thanks for your eloquent post genius LOL.
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mgm209
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posted on June 8, 2004 09:39:01 AM new
After reading these postings, I decided to take a look at Bidville. What a junk pile! Looked at Civil War items, Robert E. Lee T-shirts! Looked at vintage toys, nothing older than 1985! Repro`s in every category! Until Bidvile cleans out or re-categories all this worthless trash, I can`t see anyone bidding on or selling anything! Nice looking site, easy to navigate, Too Bad, no collector would spend any time there!!
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 8, 2004 09:57:36 AM new
That's odd, the feedback of successful Sellers at BV says you're wrong. In fact, BV is one of the best places on the net to find vintage items, crafts and sport cards, too! We're getting new members with each passing moment... They must not agree with you.
It sure did take you a long time to find BV considering how often it's the subject of threads such as these. I sincerely doubt the validity of your statements, but that's just me
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kiara
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posted on June 8, 2004 01:22:23 PM new
BV is one of the best places on the net to find vintage items
I take it you haven't been around the net too much in your day.
How do you define "vintage"? To be honest, I've looked at Bidville more than once and I agree that the site is easy to navigate but it's full of repros and also ho-hum stuff like you see sitting in 2nd hand stores year after year.
If anyone had anything good to sell they'd head directly to ebay where they have a better chance of getting several bidders interested in it or they'd put it on their website to attract higher-end buyers.
Bidville is full of stuff that would never sell on ebay and I truly doubt it gets much action because it's stuff most people don't want.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 8, 2004 03:08:04 PM new
Oh, give me a break... EBAY is full of stuff that won't sell on ebay.
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kiara
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posted on June 8, 2004 04:20:56 PM new
Of course ebay is also full of stuff that doesn't sell but ebay also has a selection of some of the best vintage items on the net.
I'd like to give you a break but you made the statement BV is one of the best places on the net to find vintage items and that is not true at all.
Anyone that has bought and sold vintage items for any length of time will know that Bidville is not the place to go.
So I ask again, how do you define "vintage"?
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 8, 2004 04:36:44 PM new
I define vintage as anything over 20 years old. I define antique as something much older than that. Anyone who knows auctions understands that it's best to check a site out for themselve's rather than relying on the opinions (mine or yours) of a few obviously biased posters.
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kiara
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posted on June 8, 2004 05:46:33 PM new
It's been proven over and over that there are so-called vintage items that no one wants because there is no use for them or else there are just too many of them out there. Just because it's older than 20 years doesn't mean that it has any value or use to a collector.
Checking out Bidville off and on is exactly what I've done and I always come to the same conclusion that there is nothing of interest there for me to buy and it's not worth the time to list there because there aren't enough bidders.
I'm not being biased, if I thought it was a great place to buy and sell vintage items I would say so and give my praise because I'm familiar with that market.
To be fair I will say that I don't buy or sell craft items, repros, "made in china" crap or sports cards so didn't judge the site on those items.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 8, 2004 10:13:59 PM new
If your complaint is that there isn't enough traffic at BV to suit you that is quite different than saying that all vintage not listed at the wonderful and magnificent ebay is crap. Looking in the category Collectibles > Vintage > General at BV I see lots of interesting items for collectors, but I don't see much crap.
If you prefer to be rude and insulting while you convince yourself you're okay at ebay that's fine by me. Your reaction to my comments after having already determined long ago that BV is not right for you, and the way that you attempt to belittle others to elevate yourself says a lot about where you are coming from.
The operative words you seem to have overlooked in your fervor are "BV is one of the best places..". How many places are there do you suppose? Do you know? Is BV the worst of all of the places on the net where you can find vintage items? I don't think so. I have some vintage pieces I've picked up at BV, and am there on a daily basis looking at people's auctions as they promote them. I'm just not seeing what you are reporting and wonder why you are trying so hard to convince everyone that BV is HORRID. LOL
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kiara
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posted on June 8, 2004 10:49:19 PM new
I'm sorry if you think I'm rude or that I am attempting to belittle others as I'm certainly not. Perhaps I should have put in some smilies?  I don't even think I've ever addressed you before and I'm just expressing my opinion of Bidville.
Yes, I took time to look at the category Collectibles>Vintage>General and truthfully there isn't much there to interest an avid collector, but perhaps a newbie who has never collected much. If you think Avon bottles or cheapie stuff is desirable then that's your opinion.
Several times I've looked at the Pottery & Glass on Bidville and it's a very poor selection compared to ebay and websites. Most pieces are not what collectors search for.
How many places are there do you suppose? Do you know?
eBay does have the best selection in one place on the net but if you search websites you will also find a huge selection to choose from.
Remember, this is just my opinion from my own experience of many years buying and selling and I'm not being rude by expressing what I think. If you think Bidville has the best selection on the net so be it.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 8, 2004 11:00:22 PM new
Again, I said one of the best places, not the best place.
Search results ...
49 auctions found on BV for "avon bottle".
848 items found on ebay for "avon bottle".
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kiara
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posted on June 8, 2004 11:15:53 PM new
Of course ebay will have more Avon bottles. It's a huge site so it will have more of everything.
It's always been hard for another site to compete with ebay. If you can do better on Bidville than anywhere else and are happy, that's great. If some are content to make $100 or $200 a month that's fine too. It just won't work for me though.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 9, 2004 06:52:28 AM new
I don't personally care for ebay, but many Sellers use both sites and are quite content in doing so. No other site will ever be ebay, just like there will never again be a dot com revolution, but there is nothing wrong with having a viable alternative. BV has longevity, and there's a good reason it's still around.
I really don't get why so many ebay Sellers seem to be so against having an alternative. We should let the venues duke it out and realize that we are all Sellers in the same boat. There is nothing to be gained in stating that everything being sold at BV is crap compared to ebay. First of all it isn't true. Secondly, some of your friends probably sell there. Thirdly, nothing we say here will have any affect whatsoever on the success, or failure of either site. That being said I wish you great success at ebay.
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kiara
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posted on June 9, 2004 10:05:17 AM new
It's not that sellers are against having an alternative to ebay, there has never really been a viable alternative to ebay as far as auction sites go. Amazon and Yahoo were about as close as you could get as far as competition. Many sellers have put energy into starting websites as it's better for business than wasting time listing on 3rd rate sites. Bidville is sadly lacking bidders, but then you have to have something worthwhile to attract them.
No, my friends are not selling on Bidville though some have looked at it. They think that it would be a waste of time and a step down as far as business goes. Most of them that sell online are successfully selling on ebay and a few have their own sites as well. Most will stay with ebay unless ebay does something that really makes it impossible for them to make a profit anymore.
Checking the forums on Bidville it looks like the users bid on each others auctions to keep things going. They are also spamming sellers and buyers on ebay to try to get them over to Bidville.
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blairwitch
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posted on June 9, 2004 12:57:04 PM new
Another reason sellers stick with ebay is "if" bidville would take off they would raise their fees as well. Bidville did let it slip and called it a "misprint". Yahoo did the same thing and lost it all. eBay is still a very cheap place to sell. Bidville may be free, but it takes alot of time for little profit.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 9, 2004 05:52:42 PM new
BV stock is up Do you only report when it's down BW?
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blairwitch
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posted on June 9, 2004 06:25:28 PM new
Hmmmm, I dont see where the stock is up. Last time I checked it was around $.70 down from the $7.50 high. The stock is just like the site.....slowly going down.
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stonecold613
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posted on June 9, 2004 09:44:10 PM new
Yet another reinforcement by the loser cuff about the people and items at bidville.
Nothing but crap and a few whiners how can't sell their crap to any legite buyers. It is just a round robbin of crap swapping.
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msCuFF2u
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posted on June 10, 2004 03:52:50 AM new
The last time I saw you mention it, it was sitting at .50 which seems to prove my point... You mention it everytime it goes down a tenth of a cent, but when it goes up .18 you get quiet.
Stonecold, you don't rate a response.
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justmypostingid
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posted on June 10, 2004 04:42:58 AM new
Stoner just needs to do the world a favor and pull his bottom lip over his head and swallow.
[ edited by justmypostingid on Jun 10, 2004 04:43 AM ]
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