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Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay? Your
thoughts?

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Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.


Your
thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.

On Apr 3, 12:24 pm, Newps wrote:
wrote:
Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your

thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.

Well we could use something like this :-) eBay is like Walmart - has
a lot of stuff but does not specialize in things like aviation. I
just noticed that these guys launched the site a few days ago. I will
give them a shot - got some airplane parts I will list along with a
few flight sims. Hopefully with the right marketing they can get a
lot of traffic and users there. eBay was probably like that back in
1995 lol I mean - I never heard of them until 1999...

There have been several aviation auction sites in the last 10 years.
One was quite active as ebay was still getting known. ebay is not
Walmart, ebay actually has everything.




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On Apr 3, 12:24 pm, Newps wrote:

wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your


thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.


Well we could use something like this :-) eBay is like Walmart - has
a lot of stuff but does not specialize in things like aviation. I
just noticed that these guys launched the site a few days ago. I will
give them a shot - got some airplane parts I will list along with a
few flight sims. Hopefully with the right marketing they can get a
lot of traffic and users there. eBay was probably like that back in
1995 lol I mean - I never heard of them until 1999...

On Apr 3, 1:45 pm, Newps wrote:
There have been several aviation auction sites in the last 10 years.
One was quite active as ebay was still getting known. ebay is not
Walmart, ebay actually has everything.



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On Apr 3, 12:24 pm, Newps wrote:

wrote:

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay?

No.

Your

thoughts?

In order for there to be an auction there has to be stuff up for auction.

Well we could use something like this :-) eBay is like Walmart - has
a lot of stuff but does not specialize in things like aviation. I
just noticed that these guys launched the site a few days ago. I will
give them a shot - got some airplane parts I will list along with a
few flight sims. Hopefully with the right marketing they can get a
lot of traffic and users there. eBay was probably like that back in
1995 lol I mean - I never heard of them until 1999...- Hide quoted text -

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Interesting. Please don't get me wrong here - I like eBay but have
found their aviation related auctions to under represent the overall
GA community. There are for example 100,000 general aviation planes
in the U.S. alone. You will be lucky if you find 100 or so listed on
eBay... I hope that AeroBid brings aviation enthusiasts together in
the same way print publications like Trade-a-Plane have done for many
decades...

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Interesting. Please don't get me wrong here - I like eBay but have
found their aviation related auctions to under represent the overall
GA community. There are for example 100,000 general aviation planes
in the U.S. alone. You will be lucky if you find 100 or so listed on
eBay... I hope that AeroBid brings aviation enthusiasts together in
the same way print publications like Trade-a-Plane have done for many
decades...

Nobody with a brain buys a plane at auction unless it's salvage.

On Apr 3, 2:09 pm, Newps wrote:
wrote:

Interesting. Please don't get me wrong here - I like eBay but have
found their aviation related auctions to under represent the overall
GA community. There are for example 100,000 general aviation planes
in the U.S. alone. You will be lucky if you find 100 or so listed on
eBay... I hope that AeroBid brings aviation enthusiasts together in
the same way print publications like Trade-a-Plane have done for many
decades...

Nobody with a brain buys a plane at auction unless it's salvage.

I beg to differ. I know of several people that have gotten planes
from eBay. They actually visited the buyer in person before bidding.
It is better than buying from a classified ad as there is a chance you
may snatch a really good deal. Afterall if you can't afford to visit a
buyer and inspect an airplane - you should not be considering a
purchase anyway. :-) I am a huge fan of Trade-a-Plane and Aero Trader
but hope that a site like AeroBid may offer better deals on planes,
parts and service. Only time will tell... There are no listing fees
on that site (just reading their fee structure) - that is a good thing
considering eBay charges listing fees...

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ups.com...
Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay? Your
thoughts?

Forgive me if I am wrong, but this smells like thinly-disguised spam to me.
Whoever you are, if you think that spam is a great addition to your business
model, then I predict a very short, unhappy life for your enterprise.

Vaughn

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I beg to differ. I know of several people that have gotten planes
from eBay. They actually visited the buyer in person before bidding.
It is better than buying from a classified ad as there is a chance you
may snatch a really good deal. Afterall if you can't afford to visit a
buyer and inspect an airplane - you should not be considering a
purchase anyway. :-) I am a huge fan of Trade-a-Plane and Aero Trader
but hope that a site like AeroBid may offer better deals on planes,
parts and service. Only time will tell... There are no listing fees
on that site (just reading their fee structure) - that is a good thing
considering eBay charges listing fees...


I agree... Ebay opens up a huge market of potential buyers for
your plane. If you post good photos, provide detailed information
about the plane you are likely to generate more interest. I have
seen quite a few planes on Ebay that appear very attractive.

As with any other venue for selling aircraft, it is up to
the buyer to inspect the plane in person before making a
committment.

Even if Ebay charges listing fees, it is a great way to
advertise your plane... to a whole lot of people.

On Apr 3, 2:42 pm, "Vaughn Simon"
wrote:
wrote in message

ups.com...

Niche auction for aviation... Can it compete with eBay? Your
thoughts?

Forgive me if I am wrong, but this smells like thinly-disguised spam to me.
Whoever you are, if you think that spam is a great addition to your business
model, then I predict a very short, unhappy life for your enterprise.

Vaughn

Would you make the same accusation if you met me in person? I just
want your honest opinion about eBay vs. niche auction sites... That
is all - no need to get paranoid on me...