Now that's a clever way to support and promote Listia!
I guess books would be the things I would list most frequently if I were to sign up. I always try to get rid of some books when I move to a new flat (which I seem to do every (second) year or so). I'm not sure my books would get as many bids as this little gem though :)
The "I Made Something People Want" t-shirts are actually for purchase. You have to be Google,etc. and armed with 7-8 figures :-D. Shipping is free at least.
Listia is extremely fun. Just paging through some of the auctions, you see the goofiest stuff. Ex: PG's dracula cape (I think worth at least 10 credits...). http://www.listia.com/auction/197
1. Is there a way to sell your credits back? If not, won't black market deals just be created? e.g. creating an auction for a useless item?
2. If a new user signs up after viewing a listing for MY item, shouldn't I get the credit for the referral? Why not cookie them after they view my listing?
I don't quite get the black market thing though. If they can't trade the points for dollars, what's the motivation for creating useless auctions? Doesn't seem like a way to launder money.
1) Nokia cell phone is up for bids. Winning bid will be 1000 points.
2) I want to buy it. You don't.
3) The Nokia cell phone is worth $90 to me. It's worth $60 to you.
4) You have 1000 credits, from selling random stuff.
5) I could either buy $100 of credits and receive 1000 points, or I could give you $60 and receive 1000 points, making your life more convenient (you don't have to buy the phone, and then ebay it (credits->item->ebay->dollars ==> credits->dollars)
6) The best way to get 1000 points off of you is to have me PayPal you $60, and then for me to create an auction for some obscure useless good, and have you bid 1000 points for it. This strategy would require you to have a confederate to bid 999 points, although this is trivial if a black market is already established.
7) Alternatively, Listia could price its currency near to its sell price. This makes it unappealing to execute laundering schemes for small margins.
A couple questions...Why would i buy more points when i can re-register and get points for free? And what if i made referrals to myself to accumulate points?
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 64.6 ms ] thread"Signed copy of On Lisp" http://www.listia.com/auction/207
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I guess books would be the things I would list most frequently if I were to sign up. I always try to get rid of some books when I move to a new flat (which I seem to do every (second) year or so). I'm not sure my books would get as many bids as this little gem though :)
Heh. That would be pretty fanboi of me...
I really like the clean interface; this site is one I will put next to Etsy on my list of good content site designs.
You're giving away a DVD and on top of that you're going to pay for the shipping?
on the other hand, if someone saw something he really wanted it might seem worthwhile to do extra work in exchange.
The only problem is, you'll get the T-shirt delivered, but it will be worn by your newest set of employees.
1. Is there a way to sell your credits back? If not, won't black market deals just be created? e.g. creating an auction for a useless item?
2. If a new user signs up after viewing a listing for MY item, shouldn't I get the credit for the referral? Why not cookie them after they view my listing?
I don't quite get the black market thing though. If they can't trade the points for dollars, what's the motivation for creating useless auctions? Doesn't seem like a way to launder money.
2) I want to buy it. You don't.
3) The Nokia cell phone is worth $90 to me. It's worth $60 to you.
4) You have 1000 credits, from selling random stuff.
5) I could either buy $100 of credits and receive 1000 points, or I could give you $60 and receive 1000 points, making your life more convenient (you don't have to buy the phone, and then ebay it (credits->item->ebay->dollars ==> credits->dollars)
6) The best way to get 1000 points off of you is to have me PayPal you $60, and then for me to create an auction for some obscure useless good, and have you bid 1000 points for it. This strategy would require you to have a confederate to bid 999 points, although this is trivial if a black market is already established.
7) Alternatively, Listia could price its currency near to its sell price. This makes it unappealing to execute laundering schemes for small margins.
I signed up and got 100 credits.
Why????
Also, do you cookie people once they click the referral link?
You have a bunch of typos on your About page
I want to be able to get email notification when I get outbid.
Feature requests: How can I report an auction that seems fake? This one seems very fake. http://www.listia.com/auction/276
Watch item.
More options for listing, like a 3 day auction instead of 7 day or making my item show up more prominently in listings for extra points.