RB
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posted on May 10, 2002 07:49:22 AM new
It sounded like a good idea at the time ...
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reality1
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posted on May 10, 2002 08:47:34 AM new
Buzz
Have another hit, it might sound like a good idea again. LOL
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YourDesigns
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posted on May 10, 2002 10:25:25 AM new
Hey, at least it would be better than TNA! It might actually have personality! Or at least a nicer one.
OrangeAuction.com. 
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RB
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posted on May 10, 2002 11:14:45 AM new
Just trying to show how "fruitless" it is to try and start up yet another auction venue.
maternity clothing????? Jeez ...
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YourDesigns
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posted on May 10, 2002 01:02:28 PM new
RB:
How about usedjockstrapsauctions.com?
or we could try...
yetanotherauctionsitetryingtobeatebay.com
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wallypog
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posted on May 10, 2002 01:41:04 PM new
RB, I guess being a man you wouldn't understand. Geez, I'd have about given my eye teeth for something like that when I was expecting my children.
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caffeitalia
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posted on May 10, 2002 01:49:08 PM new
I thought this was going to be another bash Bidville posting. So much for getting my hopes up.
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RB
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posted on May 10, 2002 02:02:08 PM new
Hi Wallypog ...
Good point. Now, how are you going to convince enough pregnant gals to join this venue? Giving birth is a temporary thing, isn't it?
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wallypog
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posted on May 10, 2002 02:22:37 PM new
Sure, pregnancy doesn't last forever--but it can obviously happen more than once. Some women tend to build up a decent wardrobe the first go-round and use it several times over while others are more prone to buy what they need then get rid of it and buy more when they need it again. I honestly know women who seem to be in maternity wear more than they're not.
In my lack of experience (having never owned an auction site) I would think one of the best ways to promote such would be opt-in newsletters that target young mothers and such. Also, targeted advertising to print magazines would be beneficial I would think. And don't forget word of mouth. One mother goes to a day-care one day to pick up her child and is expecting another. She has a particularly stylish outfit on and of course the other mothers there (at least ones that may be expecting) are going to be asking her where she got it, and of course she's going to tell them. This will also happen in doctor's offices.
One thing I do know about expectant mothers is that they love to talk about the whole experience and compare notes. It's just the nature of it all.
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RichHillbilly
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posted on May 10, 2002 02:37:23 PM new
Buzz!!! ROFLMAO!!! Hey!! Let's bash them all.
Bidville
Auction Cow
TopNotch
E-Bay
Yahoo
Amazon
Carnaby
SYI
Fish & Tackle
Orange Peel
Hillbilly Cafe
Mootropolis
Auction Crotch
Auction Diner
And all of the other struggling sites that I failed to mention. Hardy!! Har!! Har!!
They all suck!! Now how is that for Public Relations? Am I doing a good job yet. Geesh!! I love it. Hillbilly
[ edited by RichHillbilly on May 10, 2002 06:50 PM ]
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bidsbids
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posted on May 10, 2002 03:11:49 PM new
That's the attitude that I like to see Hillbilly! They all suck! Damned auction gavels banging away.
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RichHillbilly
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posted on May 10, 2002 03:38:58 PM new
bidsbids!!! Actually it was sarcasm at it's best. LOL!!! Already received one e-mail from a complaintant. LOL!!! Hillbilly
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kodiheglin
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posted on May 10, 2002 03:40:10 PM new
barparts you nerd. It's obvious you changed your name.
Mercy.
Hillbilly, I am going to tell Mrs.H it's time to grab that Paxil bottle and get it refilled.lol
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RichHillbilly
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posted on May 10, 2002 06:53:44 PM new
[b]Testing to see if bold lettering will work. If not I will go ahead and say Hor$e$hit!!!
Kodi!! Believe me!! She knows. Hardy!! Har!! Har!!
We all have a good side sometimes it just takes longer for it to appear. HB[b/]
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bidsbids
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posted on May 10, 2002 07:47:50 PM new
Forward slash and then the b not vice versa. Also a reminder to not use the enter key once you start a bracketed command.
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RichHillbilly
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posted on May 10, 2002 09:57:29 PM new
Testing!! Hillbilly
[ edited by RichHillbilly on May 10, 2002 09:59 PM ]
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kodiheglin
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posted on May 11, 2002 02:06:35 AM new
I think you have to put a space between the bracket and the next letter Hillbilly.
yup
[ edited by kodiheglin on May 11, 2002 02:07 AM ]
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robnzak
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posted on May 11, 2002 07:32:44 AM new
...LOL!!! Already received one e-mail from a complaintant. LOL!!! Hillbilly...
*laughing*...Priceless!
robnzak - 1st editions
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wallypog
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posted on May 11, 2002 01:10:12 PM new
Geez! From all of the negativity that I've seen going on the boards in the past while I'm going to have to get out my happy dust and start sprinkling it around.
RB, if you have to be cranky, can you please keep it to yourself?
Really and truly, there are so many on-line auction sites that there's no way all of them are going to make a go of it, but I for one still try to root them on. At least they are trying and I have to commend them for that. They have more guts than I do at the moment.
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RB
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posted on May 11, 2002 02:11:40 PM new
Hi Wallypog ...
to you to eh!
I also admire the folks that are making a *serious* go at running an auction venue, including the Bidville, SYI, etc. people. It's just getting hard to tell those from the Tom, Dick and Harrys who think they can start a venue on their puny little servers and get rich quick by selling their own stuff. I found one the other day that had over 6000 items listed, every single one of them by the same seller! To me, that's not in the spirit of an on-line auction venue, but rather a feeble attempt at a high tech garage sale.
Rob
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comptalk
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posted on May 12, 2002 08:40:16 AM new
I think a new site is started once every few hours or so. There are so many, I do not know why people still try to open one. I would think that unless they have a good marketing and IT budget, it will be a hard sell.
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YourDesigns
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posted on May 12, 2002 10:33:48 AM new
I agree with RB, sellers that try to sell their stuff on their own venue (and end up being the only one) shouldn't be setting up auction sites. Why don't they just freaking setup a storefront/website for their garage sale?
I honestly believe people think that they can be the next eBay. That by some magical ability people will suddenly get tired of eBay and just go to THEIR site. LOL!
You know in NEW industries and markets, when everyone is on the same level there is a chance someone could be the next eBay. However, at this point I think the next eBay will have to be some VERY WELL funded venture with tons of money to burn on advertising. Microsoft and a few others are the only ones that I am aware of that could literally give things away for free just to gain market share. They did it with IE, and now 90% of the people use IE.
It gets to a certain point in markets that only the big boys can compete. There is that RARE exception sometimes when a small grass roots type company does indeed begin to pose a threat and make a large dent. Like I said, that is a RARE occurance.
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bidsbids
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posted on May 12, 2002 11:55:35 AM new
The people that start these new auction sites have to have some kind of smarts to even attempt it. There are a lot that just use the site as their personal store in an auction format ( all 'Buy It Now' prices? ). After seeing what eBay and Yahoo and even Carnaby want for a storefront that may be the cheaper route to go and the seller doesn't have to worry about an auction site going belly up.
The bigger startup online auction sites like ACow and Carnaby and AuctionDiner must really have high hopes as the odds are really stacked against them. But you see it all the time in the real world, in your own hometown. Someone, or a small group of investors, will open a bookstore or card shop or some other kind of store and in six months it is gone. When you see the shop open up you say to yourself that there is no way that shop can make it but the founders had different ideas and their false hopes may have blinded them to the reality that 95 out of 100 of those types of shops fail in the first year of operation.
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YourDesigns
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posted on May 12, 2002 12:22:08 PM new
Bidsbids:
That is true. Wal-Mart alone has put thousands upon thousands of mom-and-pop stores out of business. Heck, even in my old hometown the downtown business district is GONE. Wal-Mart put in one of those SuperCenters and that spelled doom for perhaps 25 stores alone.
I no longer live in that ghost town, but it had a nice downtown area. Darn shame.
Even advertising isn't the answer for these auction sites. I have seen many dotcoms that are six feet under now that spent MILLIONS on advertising (some even with decent ideas). Putting together a winning combination without the sheer financial deep pockets of companies like Microsoft is perhaps the Missing Link.
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bidsbids
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posted on May 14, 2002 09:15:10 AM new
I'll drink to that last post YD. Cheers.
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YourDesigns
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posted on May 14, 2002 04:26:14 PM new
I hope you have an extra bottle, cause I sure could use one.
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auroranorth
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posted on May 14, 2002 11:01:21 PM new
will Anita Bryant be the Host of Used Orange peels dot com the auction site of compost ?
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justmypostingid
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posted on May 22, 2002 07:38:20 AM new
You know a business woman's maternity clothing can cost anywhere from $100 to $250 for a shirt. Before you bash a market it's wise to have some understanding of the value of the items being sold there. Sure you can buy some 5x T-Shirts to wear around the house or some cheap cotton shirt made in Zimbabwe at Wal-Mart that falls apart after 3 washes, but to feel like you still look good is expensive. Because the cloths are only used for a limited period of time they don't wear out much.
Where I live we have a Super K-Mart, Target, and countless other small stores competing with Wal-Mart and Sam's.
Sooner or later people get tired of Wal-Mart and check out other places, if it's clean and has product at an reasonable price they almost always come back.
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RB
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posted on May 22, 2002 08:53:18 AM new
It really doesn't have a lot to do with the value of an item. "Someone" has obviously started this niche venue to either make some money, or unload a bunch of her used maternity clothing items.
In the first instance, if this person wants to make bucks in the on-line auction business, it would make more sense to try to attract thousands of lower priced items with some variety, rather than a few high value items in a very limited category. You gotta ask youself: "If every pregant woman in my target market area knew about my venue, how many would actually buy stuff here?". IMHO, I think very few would be interested in buying used maternity clothing sight unseen from an unknown person, especially the higher value stuff.
In the second instance, setting up an on-line auction venue to unload your personal belongings that you no longer need somehow just doesn't fit in with the spirit of on line auctions.
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