Ebay launches want-it-now

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Posted By: CowboyNealatthewheel

I'm sure this has already been covered, but thought it interesting and that others might be as slow as me on the uptake.


http://pages.ebay.com/wantitnow/

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Posted By: Trae R.

That is awesome! Thanks for posting the link - I hadn't yet heard of it.

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Posted By: warshawlaw

They should require specifics as to what you will pay for specific cards, not just I want this generic thing. It would be a very useful tool if the posts required you to say, for example, paying 100% of 2005 SCD for Zeenuts HOFers. As it stands, all I see are a bunch of dealers asking for lots of cards.

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Posted By: Trae R.

I am sure it will develop into a useful tool with time - or atleast a less useless tool. However you want to look at it.

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Posted By: Gary B.

but it gets me thinking - isn't ebay asking for a lot of trouble (and lost income) by encouraging people to get in touch with each other with the strong possibility that this will generate a lot of private sales outside of using ebay? I know people aren't supposed to do it, but doubtlessly some will - just a thought.

Cowboynealatthewheel - love your name, comes from my favorite ever GD song.

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Posted By: Marc

Ebay is smarter than that! You cannot see who posted the Want It Now listing - so the goal is to have seller "respond" by listing cards for auction up on Ebay.

See the following example:
http://wantitnow.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?WantItNowView&adid=5146092356

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Posted By: Dave

I put up a post, I like it!!! Give me your golf shirt cards!!!