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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 19619, member: 669&quot;]is that their lack of sellers leads to no buyers, which leads to no sellers, which leads to no buyers, which leads . . .&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A while back I posted a dutch auction at the (<img src="http://forums.collectors.com/i/expressions/censored.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to avoid&nbsp; self-promotion) site for a complete type set of Japanese bronze ¥10 coins - 4 coins including a one-year type.&nbsp; The price is $1.74 including S/H for one set, with reduced postage for multiples.&nbsp; That site charges no listing fees (thank goodness&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) and automatically renews the listing after 15 days.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I got the email - although there have been no bids yet, my listing has just been renewed for a third time!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; I checked out the site, and mine was the <i>only</i> world coin listing.&nbsp; On the US coin side, there were four (closed) listings for supplies. There is no hit counter on the site, so I have no way of knowing whether anyone even saw the listing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>So for a buyer, what&#039;s the point of visiting that site?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And, for a seller, why bother listing there?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>You can draw your own conclusions about why EBay, with all its risks and dangers, remains No. 1 by a huge margin. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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