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| Dec 28, 2009 11:18 pm |
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re: re: re: re: Vendio Anyone? |
Kurt Schweitzer
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Lamar,
My take on "real" auctions is somewhat different - for many people it's entertainment. Part of the rush is "scoring a deal", part is beating the other guy, and part is getting a unique find for your collection. Personally I don't like to shop all that much, so looking for a find in a large pile of old stuff doesn't appeal to me.
I've been involved in a few estate sales when a relative has died. You can hire someone to come out and go through the estate, identifying the valuable items and deciding the best way to dispose of them. Some go up on eBay, some are sold at a garage sale, some are sold at auction, and some are just thrown out. They then help prepare the house for sale.
Most consignment sales on eBay are done with a 50/50 split. You provide the object and collect half the proceeds. The seller prepares the object, photographs it, researches the sell price, writes the ad copy, runs the auction, and ships the object to the winner. For that the seller gets the other half of the proceeds.
Vendio seems to support both online retail shops selling new goods and sellers of one-off items (i.e. estate sale buyers). I've made a start at getting my online store set up - I've got about 40 items currently listed. The main challenges are attaching images to everything and writing the ad copy. After I've got them set up I then need to identify the appropriate eBay category for each item. Then I can start running some auctions!
You can watch over my shoulder at http://www.vendio.com/stores/uvscooters/Private Reply to Kurt Schweitzer (new win) |
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