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To: Terr who wrote (5656)	9/28/1999 5:28:00 PM
From: Tom Markowski	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7772

The problem I see with EBAY, is that after listing five different times, and paying over $12.00, I still hadn't sold anything. With Yahoo, there is NO risk, so I might as well try to sell there first. As far as deadbeats, if they don't send me the MONEY, I just list it again or contact the other bidders. EBAY may have started this thing, but their fees will limit their growth. TM

To: Terr who wrote (5656)	9/29/1999 12:32:00 AM
From: Doug Fowler	Respond to of 7772

Please! The success rate with eBay auctions is WAY, WAY, WAY above that of Yahoo auctions. In addition, deadbeat bidders are far more prevalent on Yahoo than on eBay. (They are also more prevalent on Amazon, but more of the bidders pay on Amazon than on Yahoo.) Sure, there will be exceptions where something sells successfully on Yahoo but which did not sell on eBay. Yes, I do think there is more saturation on eBay compared to six months ago, but Yahoo does not come close to producing the success produced by eBay. I have sold more than 500 copies of our software on eBay, several hundred on Amazon, and Yahoo? Zero.