Its a way for them to get closer to the people buying stuff, and circumventing the fees of:
1) Auction software, particularly the high price that simple auction site charges
2) Ebay listing fees
3) Paypal fees
It makes it cheaper for you, better for the board and better for the seller while keeping the same format that currently exists.
If you had to ask me. The end game is to have seller based auction listings with real auction software like ebay has, rather than through postings.
There are a number of free scripts out there to accomplish this and might be a better route than simply making threads with auction listings.
Kevin
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