It's my opinion that eBay is holding on to auctions as a way of differentiating themselves from all the other general merchandise sites online.
And it is quite noticeable, that most Auctions seem, to my eye, to be run by new or occasional sellers, while experienced sellers and larger businesses use Fixed Price listings.
Experienced auctioneers do exist, and a lot of them use the Buy It Now option to get their price quickly.
Fast nickel over slow dime.
Or maybe fast nickel over slow penny or no bids at all.
catering to cell phone use
Well that's a 21st century preference.
When my 80 y.o. sister carries her iPad everywhere and the babies at the funeral I attended today were pacified with an iPhone game and cheerios, the mobile has become a necessity.
And we Boomers are no longer the biggest demographic, those darn millennials are.
And there are now more people who were born since 1990 in Canada than were born between 1946 and 1964.
So there is eBay's customer base.
If they are impulse buyers, cater to them.
Fixed Price, not Auction.
One click payment.
One day Handling.
The customer may not always be right, but she 's got the money and we want it.
