RE: MCG's Bid Mopar Site

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good points! I wish them well and I am all for any ebay alternatives. I 
understand the extra $10 charged to get sealed priority snail-mailed 
pulp. But I think their online auction will live or fail based on the 
sheer total volume number of items listed; opening the auction up to ALL 
their magazine subscribers as part of the basic subscription would 
increase the potential items listed and be a good business move in the 
long run. (More subscribers = more items listed.) <2 pennies tossed 
again>  

Gary H. 

Dan McCormack wrote:
> 
> Actually membership is part of the Elite Subscription package which is 
> an extra $10 a year. It includes some other perks too, one of which is 
> getting my magazine in a plastic wrapper, that alone was worth the $10 
> to me. If you look at the history of MCG it was started as an 
> alternitive to Hemmings just for Mopar items. It's taken years but I 
> think we can all see the success of MCG. Rob Wolf has started Bid Mopar 
> as an alternitive to Ebay again just for Mopar items and I'm sure it 
> will take years to catch on too. If you look at the fees that ebay 
> charges for listing and selling I think you'll agree that $10 a year is 
> a real bargin.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> Gary H. wrote:
> > 
> > You don't have to pay a fee to join ebay, (though they get ya later). 
> > Mopar Collector's Guide probably needs to follow that no-upfront-fee 
> > model to generate any significant sized number of listings. At minimum, 
> > any of their rag subscribers should get access to the auction  as part 
> > of their subscription, not by paying extra. As noted, listings are what 
> > draws eyeball traffic, and love it or hate it, ebay has tons of 
> > listings. 2-cents tossed.
> > 
> > Gary H.
> > 
> > Lee Sumpter wrote:
> > > 
> > > Anybody on this list ever check out the Bid Mopar site sponsered by
> > > Mopar Collectors guide? It's like Ebay, but for Mopar stuff only. It
> > > costs an extra 10 bucks on the magazine subscription to join. I
> > > thought it might be a good idea, but the site hasn't taken off yet
> > > like I thought it would.
> > > -- 
> > > Lee Sumpter


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