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To: Tom Markowski who wrote (5657)	9/29/1999 11:22:00 PM
From: mrknowitall	Read Replies (2) of 7772

Tom, never assume you have something that someone else wants to pay you to acquire. That is why used car lots are still in business after all these years. The law of time eventually catches up with the owner. The vast majority of sellers think they know that something is worth, yet that same vast majority has little or no REAL marketing or sales expertise - - not a slam at you, of course, but I see so many things on auction sites that are obviously of great value to the sellers, but that show the lack of sales savvy or marketing sense to make them of interest. Auctions are not simple garage sales. The successful sales are typified by some of the marketing and advertising styles that are used to move consumer products. I have no details on which to judge your items, but having bought many things on ebay and few on amazon.com, I can assure you the more professionally it is presented, the more I have confidence in the seller. Perhaps you have overestimated the value - in that case, free listings on Yahoo are the ultimate free classified ad and it may eventually appear on someone's screen. On the other hand, if you really want to sell it at the market's going rate, ebay is still the first choice in the minds of buyers. There is one other law of internet auctions that appears to be taking hold - you get what you pay for. Yahoo is simply another attempt on the part of Yahoo to get more site hits. IMO They are the street garage sale realm of junk sales while ebay is an actual auction house. Mr. K.

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