John
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I would also take the money and run.
Unless ebay get shut down you've not got a chance.
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Austin
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you have no chance of competing with ebay imho
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Ally
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I dont think he wants to compete, just offer somthing similar with different benefits perhaps
Sell sell sell sell
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Austin
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i could never really see it working thou, ebay has the online auction market pretty much all to them selves. For any site to gain a percentage of the market it would require massive investment. millions.
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gianluigi
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FFS stop bringing Ebay into this.
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GREG 1
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quote:
Originally posted by Austin
i could never really see it working thou, ebay has the online auction market pretty much all to them selves. For any site to gain a percentage of the market it would require massive investment. millions.
It does make money mate, nothing to retire on  but does a little.
Massive investment helps yes BUT with time it can also get there from search engines, feeds & people talking etc etc
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what's the point of selling for a measly 2k? What can he get with that? He's better of sitting on what he's got and waiting to see what 2006 has in store for the site.
You're right, it could never compete with ebay but like I said to him in a u2u, the sheer fact that people are interested and willing to offer 2k means that it must have some potential.
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Brett
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Originally posted by gianluigi
FFS stop bringing Ebay into this.
Yes, lol, we went through this shit a few weeks back and i ended up getting slated for saying that
The question is to sell or not. Not if he could possibly compete with the likes of ebay.
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sxi16vjoe
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Dont sell unless you really have to. I didnt know bout u being made redundant. Did you get redundancy money?
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Ojc
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An offer from your dad to get you off the computer and stop wasting his time doesn't count Greg.
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GREG 1
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I have a few tricks up my sleeve (fingers crossed) including 1 which involves a deal from Alex who owns that milliondollarpixel site.
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Brett
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Everytime i'm out of work (which is at least once a year. Contractor  ) I always sell all my possessions to get me by, then when I have a job again I go out and buy them all again, it's daft but I never learn.
The point is, don't sell just for the sake of money to get you by. Sell because it's the right price and you no longer have a need/use for the website and it's something you won't miss/regret.
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Austin
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ebay has everything to do with this
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GREG 1
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Originally posted by sxi16vjoe
Dont sell unless you really have to. I didnt know bout u being made redundant. Did you get redundancy money?
Joe 
Not yet mate, find out on Tuesday.
Its lovely here at the moment, great atmosphere....... not !
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John
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Originally posted by Austin
ebay has everything to do with this
I agree totally.
Whether he wants to compete with ebay or not thats what its always going to be.
And as pointed out by other people, its called uk flava, which to most people suggests some sort of uk garage music site.
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sxi16vjoe
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quote:
Originally posted by GREG 1
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Originally posted by sxi16vjoe
Dont sell unless you really have to. I didnt know bout u being made redundant. Did you get redundancy money?
Joe
Not yet mate, find out on Tuesday.
Its lovely here at the moment, great atmosphere....... not !
Yeah I bet mate. Welcome to the world of unemployment.
I'm bored out my nut. Cant even go up the pub anymore cos my kidneys are fucked 
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GREG 1
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I know the name doesnt work well BUT i have invested alot in this (business cards etc etc) and also would mean a MASSIVE change in alot of things within the site, not to mention the amount i have spent on search engine optimisation etc etc
Would all be a waste and rankings would be wasted.
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Ojc
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Nail on head Johnboy
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Ojc
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But then when I first heard of E-bay I thought it was some Bay for docking ships.
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Austin
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the decsion to sell or not should be based on if greg thinks he can make this a success or not. this would mean getting more members to register and start selling on the site, members who probably currently use ebay.
[Edited on 12-01-2006 by Austin]
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by John
quote:
Originally posted by Austin
ebay has everything to do with this
I agree totally.
Whether he wants to compete with ebay or not thats what its always going to be.
And as pointed out by other people, its called uk flava, which to most people suggests some sort of uk garage music site.
OK then, he is competing with ebay now and someone has still offered £2k was it? If he develops the website more then it will be worth more, surely?
SO does this mean nobody should ever setup an auction website in the world ever again because ebay is there 
Should microsoft not have bothered with the xbox because sony had already done the PS2?
Should SonyEricsson not have made phones because Nokia already owned the market? Personally I think SonyEricsson mobiles are much better these days.
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GREG 1
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
But then when I first heard of E-bay I thought it was some Bay for docking ships.
Snap
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GREG 1
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loafofbrett - Very well said fella, i have said all that from day 1
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Austin
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if someone was to set up an auction site, they would have to match the investment ebay have put into it. Just like with all your other examples.
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by GREG 1
loafofbrett - Very well said fella, i have said all that from day 1
total opposite from what I was saying the other week, another one of my unpredictable changes of heart 
But I can always see things from both sides, right or wrong 
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