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To: sam who wrote (2322)	12/4/1998 4:04:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 4903

No you are correct sam, Im trying to see the deliniation myself. Im just saying that overall there is a big difference between business e-commerce and person-to-person stuff just in general. Business-to-business is characterized by jit mfg techniques, long lead times, negotiations with a few key suppliers etc. Well these are the ideal mfg models today anyway. So if you had a company that was chartered with business-to-business e-commerce, then you would probably link up with the SAPs of the world for purchasing. In fact there is a company that sort of does that right now - Ariba. There is noplace in the business-to-business jit manufacturing arena for an auction really. Now on the other hand, you have liquidated merchandise, one offs etc that are technically business transactions that historically have been auctioned by Rose & co and other business auction houses. I think this is generally excess finished goods and office equipment etc. - it isnt stuff used in the mfg process thats for sure. Anyway this stuff is a one shot deal, and in my mind the transaction is identical to something that one individual sells to another. Technically there is no difference correct? Its just the medium. So the point is, you may not need a separate company to perform these transactions, its just marketing. Just trying to stir things up here. Michelle