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To: Scott Moore who wrote (1164)	6/21/1998 8:50:00 AM
From: chirodoc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4903

EBAY VS EGGS VS ONSL onsl now has sports and business eqpt. i do feel that it is a very user friendly interface and is very popular. also, their margins are higher than amzn, obviously. also they don't need to worry about borders and barnes and noble. as for eggs they are niched into computer for now. tell me about ebay. i don't follow it. symbol? curtis

To: Scott Moore who wrote (1164)	6/21/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: chirodoc	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4903

Posted by Mike on May 23, 1998 at 14:23:42: I have found a new(atleast to me)online auction that is very close to Ebay and hopefully not helping people off users like in Ebay with their uncaring pratice.The new auction is located at boxlot.com Unlike Ebay itthey do not charge you to list your items or $10.00 to register to sell,they instead charge a fee on the winnings.I have posted and told as many of the people that have been burnt in Ebay to look into this new auction site,at this time their might not be as many items listed but I'm sure that once the word gets out they'll give Ebay a run for their money.I have heard so many horror story from Ebay users that have gotten burnt and Ebay "We don't care" stand that I stop doing business with Ebay before it happens to me,be fair warn and when it's your turn to get burnt in Ebay and you can be assured it will happen don't tell me I didn't warn you.Ebay has the worst business practices I have ever seen,they seem to reward the users that rip off other users and tell those that have been burnt to bad "we don't want to get involved"Again the URL for boxlot is boxlot.com take a look it can't hurt but getting ripped off in Ebay can