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The problem is two-fold: a new site can't attract sellers because there are no buyers, and it can't attract buyers because there are no sellers. If the sellers
by dhbradshaw 18y ago
The problem is two-fold: a new site can't attract sellers because there are no buyers, and it can't attract buyers because there are no sellers.
If the sellers come I think the buyers will come. Here's a potentially useful question: how can a site be made that is hassle free for sellers and also eliminates the risks associated with an initial lack of buyers? This may be easier to do for "Buy it now" sellers than for auction sellers.
- eru 18y agoBe a proxy to ebay initially?
- jam 18y agoSeems like you may be looking for some sort of aggregator that can interface with other auction sites (both buying and selling) as well as doing its own listings. What's eBay's precedent in allowing websites to repost scraped data from its listings? It'd be easy as all get-out. My guess is that something like this has been tried.
- maurycy 18y agohttp://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000054.html