AeroBid - Online Aviation Auction

On Apr 4, 10:52 am, Newps wrote:
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What hand did you have in the creation of the site, Sasa?

None, just curious... I am a big supporter of niche auctions.

Yeah, right.

I am

also a pilot and love attending real life airplane auctions.

I've been to airplane auctions, what's the fascination?

I have

been disappointed for many years that nothing along the lines of a
specialized online aviation auction has been established on the web.

Tried and failed.

In sharp contrast classifieds in this area do great. Look at Trade-a-
Plane - 70 years in existance...

But what really sells the hot planes today is their web site, by the
time you get the paper version the good planes are gone.

When I came across AeroBid I wanted

to see what others thought of it. The idea sounds promising and is
the concept I have hoped would show up all these years.

Tried and failed.

Personally, I

plan on listing a few aviation related items that have been collecting
dust at my house. Only time will tell if this idea will catch on. I
hope that it does. I am looking to buy a Cessna 172 and I only can
find a dozen choices on eBay.

ebay is a poor place to look for a plane. When I was selling my 182 I
put it on ebay, not because I thought it might sell but simply to get
people to see it. Nobody with three brain cells buys a plane without
looking at it. I had about 2000 different people look at the auction.
It sold because of the ad in Barnstormers.

That's interesting, I curise Barnstormers sometimes, I always thought
it was geared more towards light sport and smaller planes, wouldn't
have looked for a 182 there. It's defnitely a fragmented
marketplace.