Is Retail the Answer?

[4815162342]

Originally Posted by Section103

Even with a convention or show, it's essentially still a temporary brick and mortar. Sure, the National and other large regional shows will draw; but there is simply no way it will ever have the market reach of the internet. People cant or wont travel at nearly the rate they can simply pick up their phone or laptop. Its easier to search on-line than it is in a convention too.

Rich, Internet retail is still retail. By retail, I mean fixed-price purchases instead of auctions.

[Section103]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Rich, Internet retail is still retail. By retail, I mean fixed-price purchases instead of auctions.

Aha! Never mind.

[bn2cardz]

I find that when something is listed retail that I let it sit there and keep saying to myself "when I have the money saved up I will buy it."

Then when I have the money I find something in an auction I put the money towards saying to myself "well the retail item hasn't sold yet, it may still be there when I have the money again. Whereas this auction item has a bid on it so it won't be available if I wait around for it."

I think that is the issue. Auction items have a feeling of "Now or Never". And retail has a feeling of "It will still be sitting there when I am ready".
Neither of these are always true. Flippers buy auction items and put them back up for auction and Retail items can sell at any minute, even quicker than an auction item can since there isn't a forced date of sale. But the feeling that it is true is still always there.

[h2oya311]

duplicate post.

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

I find that when something is listed retail that I let it sit there and keep saying to myself "when I have the money saved up I will buy it."

Then when I have the money I find something in an auction I put the money towards saying to myself "well the retail item hasn't sold yet, it may still be there when I have the money again. Whereas this auction item has a bid on it so it won't be available if I wait around for it."

I think that is the issue. Auction items have a feeling of "Now or Never". And retail has a feeling of "It will still be sitting there when I am ready".
Neither of these are always true. Flippers buy auction items and put them back up for auction and Retail items can sell at any minute, even quicker than an auction item can since there isn't a forced date of sale. But the feeling that it is true is still always there.

great point!

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by 4815162342

Rich, Internet retail is still retail. By retail, I mean fixed-price purchases instead of auctions.

From my perspective there is still a great deal of retail out there.