Originally Posted by
johnwash1
Ah, I was with you up to there. And I like the upbeat style of your post, I agree eBid is a great venue for many things.
But everything? OK, let's take an example I'm very conscious of right now. I have a friend who's downsizing, moving into a small flat, and over the next few weeks he has to get rid of a load of furniture, things like chests of drawers, wardrobes etc. Quite nice stuff, not too bulky and I feel sure someone would be glad of it -- it would be a sin to take the easy way out and bung it into the council tip.
He knows nothing about computers so I'll auction them for him. On eBid?? OK, that would certainly be my preference, but let's do a reality check. Search for 'wardrobe' -- it's all doll's house furniture. Now why would that be?
Risk of stating the bleedin' obvious, but IT'S ABOUT POSTAGE ISN'T IT!!!
Who in their right mind is going to bid a fiver on a wardrobe and then pay 20 quid to move it to the other end of the country? Actually I've no idea of the charge, would 20 cover it, I guess it doesn't come within Parcel Force size limits, so perhaps it's a lot more.
[Warning, cover your eyes if the dark side upsets you] Now do a search for wardrobes on eBay. There's THOUSANDS of them. Now why would that be, I wonder? Could it be anything to do with the ease of finding items that are within 5 or 10 miles of home?
Well, could it?