Goodbye sold.com.au

[Ken]

Thought those of you that frequent the likes of eBay, Sold and Tradingpost
might like to know that there is soon to be one less online auction site (I
know of one person that'll be happy at least)

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[url]http://au.docs.yahoo.com/docs/sold/annoucements.html[/url]

SOLD.com.au Announcement

On August 20th, SOLD.com.au will be closing its auction service. Until then,
all current auctions will continue to run until their natural close.

We would like to thank you for using SOLD.com.au and we hope you have
enjoyed the experience.
We recommend that in the future, our customers try out the great service
offered by eBay, our preferred auction service.
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Used to be a good auction site ... back before "Yahoo!" bought it. IMO it
has been in a state of decline ever since. Lately just too many trader ads
with retail reserves and too many pawnbrokers with unrealistic reserves
relisting the same shite week after week for 6 months.

Oh well. RIP sold.com.au, may all your pixels be recycled and go onto
bigger and better things.

KC

[Miro]

The only reason it was setup was so that it could be sold - it was nothing
more than a marketing ploy.



"Ken" <n e w s (at) k e n c h a n d l e r . c o m> wrote in message
news:3f338c65$0$10360$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...

> Thought those of you that frequent the likes of eBay, Sold and Tradingpost
> might like to know that there is soon to be one less online auction site

(I

> know of one person that'll be happy at least)
>
> ---------------
> [url]http://au.docs.yahoo.com/docs/sold/annoucements.html[/url]
>
> SOLD.com.au Announcement
>
> On August 20th, SOLD.com.au will be closing its auction service. Until

then,

> all current auctions will continue to run until their natural close.
>
> We would like to thank you for using SOLD.com.au and we hope you have
> enjoyed the experience.
> We recommend that in the future, our customers try out the great service
> offered by eBay, our preferred auction service.
> ---------------
>
> Used to be a good auction site ... back before "Yahoo!" bought it. IMO it
> has been in a state of decline ever since. Lately just too many trader

ads

> with retail reserves and too many pawnbrokers with unrealistic reserves
> relisting the same shite week after week for 6 months.
>
> Oh well. RIP sold.com.au, may all your pixels be recycled and go onto
> bigger and better things.
>
> KC
>
>

[Graham]

It was CRAP anyway


Ken <n e w s (at) k e n c h a n d l e r . c o m> wrote in message
news:3f338c65$0$10360$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...

> Thought those of you that frequent the likes of eBay, Sold and Tradingpost
> might like to know that there is soon to be one less online auction site

(I

> know of one person that'll be happy at least)
>
> ---------------
> [url]http://au.docs.yahoo.com/docs/sold/annoucements.html[/url]
>
> SOLD.com.au Announcement
>
> On August 20th, SOLD.com.au will be closing its auction service. Until

then,

> all current auctions will continue to run until their natural close.
>
> We would like to thank you for using SOLD.com.au and we hope you have
> enjoyed the experience.
> We recommend that in the future, our customers try out the great service
> offered by eBay, our preferred auction service.
> ---------------
>
> Used to be a good auction site ... back before "Yahoo!" bought it. IMO it
> has been in a state of decline ever since. Lately just too many trader

ads

> with retail reserves and too many pawnbrokers with unrealistic reserves
> relisting the same shite week after week for 6 months.
>
> Oh well. RIP sold.com.au, may all your pixels be recycled and go onto
> bigger and better things.
>
> KC
>
>

[Ken]

"Graham" <me@home.com> wrote:

> Ken <n e w s (at) k e n c h a n d l e r . c o m> wrote:

> > [url]http://au.docs.yahoo.com/docs/sold/annoucements.html[/url]
> > On August 20th, SOLD.com.au will be closing its auction service.
> >
> > Used to be a good auction site ... back before "Yahoo!" bought it. IMO

it

> > has been in a state of decline ever since.

> It was CRAP anyway

*top posting fixed*

Don't keep it bottled in Graham, tell us what you /really/ think :-P

[[BnH]]

It was a very good auction site before eBAY.au era.
Less fraudster and many genuine seller was there.

Not internationally linked .. but hey .. who's overseas want to buy overseas
made product from Australia ? ;)
US offers a better price anytime !

=bob=




"Graham" <me@home.com> wrote in message
news:bh04ok$13j4$1@otis.netspace.net.au...

> It was CRAP anyway

[Andy G]

yeah i used it before it was sold to yahoo.
yahoo imho f**d it
i got pissed off and went straight to ebay
"Ken" <n e w s (at) k e n c h a n d l e r . c o m> wrote in message
news:3f338c65$0$10360$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...

> Thought those of you that frequent the likes of eBay, Sold and Tradingpost
> might like to know that there is soon to be one less online auction site

(I

> know of one person that'll be happy at least)
>
> ---------------
> [url]http://au.docs.yahoo.com/docs/sold/annoucements.html[/url]
>
> SOLD.com.au Announcement
>
> On August 20th, SOLD.com.au will be closing its auction service. Until

then,

> all current auctions will continue to run until their natural close.
>
> We would like to thank you for using SOLD.com.au and we hope you have
> enjoyed the experience.
> We recommend that in the future, our customers try out the great service
> offered by eBay, our preferred auction service.
> ---------------
>
> Used to be a good auction site ... back before "Yahoo!" bought it. IMO it
> has been in a state of decline ever since. Lately just too many trader

ads

> with retail reserves and too many pawnbrokers with unrealistic reserves
> relisting the same shite week after week for 6 months.
>
> Oh well. RIP sold.com.au, may all your pixels be recycled and go onto
> bigger and better things.
>
> KC
>
>

[Lisa Duskis]

"Brenton" <neuschulz@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:3F345D2B.2080400@bigpond.com...

> But a quick check on ebay last night saw EOS 1Ds's selling with "buy it
> nows" of $2500au... sellers with 1000+ ratings... yer right.
>
> BRenton

yeah, and if you read the small print - it says that you gotta be on the
seller's pre-approved bidder/buyer list...

[Biggus The Greatest......]

I liked it less buyers, meaning you got better prices!


I dislike Ebay, too many dodgey so-called-sellers now... Auctioning
stolen shit, and amazingly you hear of all these stories of people
never recieving stuff...

[adphoto]

yep and there arent dodgey deals on sold.com however my opinion is there is
dodgey sellers everywhere
even of photo.net
"Biggus The Greatest......" <junkmailplease-fu_kew@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:vrodjvc7cjh5pgjjrtp6f2ifpi0i9edc62@4ax.com...

> I liked it less buyers, meaning you got better prices!
>
>
> I dislike Ebay, too many dodgey so-called-sellers now... Auctioning
> stolen shit, and amazingly you hear of all these stories of people
> never recieving stuff...