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To: Doug Fowler who wrote (24)	8/24/1998 8:03:00 AM
From: Zena	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7772

I have to agree that the antique dealers who are pricing close to wholesale are very successful selling on eBay. Since I sell a broad range of antiques, I find that it's the unusual items that sell the best. Often these items go for way over retail price because of the auction-like environment. What I also like about eBay is their search engine. It has been greatly improved the past few months. I use it daily to check for prices on what items I have are selling for and find this more accurate than all those price guide out there because this is real time or what the market can bear at the moment. I haven't really considered the idea of instant or one-day auctions. I think that that would be a greater advantage to the buyer than the seller. All of my auctions run for 5 days but the greatest activity is always at the end. I feel that 5 days is long enough for people to spot what I have for sale if they only log on occasionally. One of the things that I've realized is that of all the people I've talked to about eBay, most never really use the internet for much of anything. But when they discover eBay, they're hooked and they love it.