Nazi eBay

[AntiqueMeds]

I'm thinking about an idea for a bottle sales alternative. Still working out the details. Its needs to be simple.

 

[tigue710]

I did a buiseness plan, created a site and worked out a working model but never moved ahead with it... Still got it on the back burner but the key ingredient is unavailable. It's very simple, and ideally a non profit, except for small maintainance fee

 

[Wangan]

I have said this same thing right along but I was told it would be way too hard to make your own equivalent of EBay.I thought there was a member here who had a site that sold bottles and I thought they were pretty reasonable too.I can`t remember who it was or if they still do it.I think it`s a good idea and anybody who would give EBay some competition,even a scaled down model,would probably do alright considering all the problems I`ve heard about on here.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

I'm not considering an auction format, more like a simple "craigslist like" clearing house for bottles. Think "very simple"[] Listing would be free. I just need to decide if I want to invest the bandwidth cost for it.

 

[div2roty]

I have said this same thing right along but I was told it would be way too hard to make your own equivalent of EBay.I thought there was a member here who had a site that sold bottles and I thought they were pretty reasonable too.I can`t remember who it was or if they still do it.I think it`s a good idea and anybody who would give EBay some competition,even a scaled down model,would probably do alright considering all the problems I`ve heard about on here

Dude was from Wisc right?

I doubt the computer code is that difficult, it would be getting the site off the ground. You would need lots of advertising money.

 

[cowseatmaize]

Many have tried and failed. Yahoo (good riddens). Garagesale.com, and others.
Except the mailing cost glassworks and others will still reign as the nearest equivalent and best alternative.
I think a start up will be taken as most likely worse than ebay unfortunately. It would be very difficult to gain a reputation beyond this community in time to make it sustainable, let alone profitable.
Trying to weed out the ex yahooers and bad ebayers would be a full time job.
Nice idea but...

 

[AntiqueMeds]

i'm assuming unprofitable from the start. I dont make money on any of my bottle related activities. So nothing new there. I'm thinking small and simple, no grand plans.
A reputation just in this community would be fine.

 

[div2roty]

I have never really used it, but http://www.icollect247.com/ looks ok. Its a fixed price listing and is only supposed to be for vintage items. I've thought about putting some of my antique store stock on there, but I don't spend enough time in the store anymore to really list and ship items.

 

[cowseatmaize]

Zippo lighter if the lighter is not a name brand Zippo.

Zippo® lighter if the lighter is not a name brand Zippo®. Get it right Brandon™.[]

 

[LC]

I had never heard of this site , went back to check it out . Did a search for bottles . Found some really nice Pepsi collectables , but boy , what prices ! But if you can get it , more power to you .