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To: H James Morris who wrote (32190)	1/2/1999 5:13:00 AM
From: KeepItSimple	Respond to of 164684

>If you like ebay may I suggest that you buy Sotheby's (BID). Their margins would >even impress William. At least when I buy something auctioned through them I can be assured it is what it claims to be, and I can be assured that there are no fake bidders in the crowd who are just multiple screen names of the seller that are trying to jack up the price, and I can be assured that if I am selling something I will indeed get the money without someone stealing the merchandise. You see, a real auction house MUST add these services. Ebay is nothing more than a glorified usenet newsgroup. They totally disclaim away everything- their boilerplate can be boiled down to : "We dont guarantee anything at all, all we guarantee to do is take 5%" And you wonder why Ebay makes most of its revenue through Multi-level marketing pamphlets and beanie babies? Oh yes, I have this Monet handed down from my great great grandfather- I think I'll sell it through Ebay. I'm sure the buyer's check will cash!