EBay middlemen
Interesting idea from the
Boston Globe:
bq. The storefront operated by AuctionDrop is an odd addition to the Montecito Plaza, a Bay Area strip mall. Unlike the Trader Joe's and the smoothie shop that are its neighbors, at AuctionDrop, there's nothing to buy from the two employees behind the counter.
bq. Instead, they want you to bring in your old golf clubs, laptop computers, Calphalon cookware, and Murano glass -- and let AuctionDrop sell it for you on eBay. It's an old-fashioned consignment shop, reinvented for the online era. On a recent Friday afternoon, a man strode up to the counter and asked whether they'd be interested in taking 24 pairs of his wife's barely-worn Manolo Blahnik shoes. "Her feet got too big," he explained. The answer: Bring 'em in.
Very clever! Despite the fact that people who read this blog are by default, internet users, there are lots of non-users (Luddites!) out there and offering this path to selling items on EBay is an excellent idea.
Here is their website:
AuctionDrop
Posted by DaveH at March 8, 2004 1:36 PM