[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ah. a sales corporation only acts as a method.
Example. The old geezer down the road drops dead. The son comes in to clean the house out before it's sold. If he lots out the stuff to an estate sale company, the estate sale company is the middleman. If the son sell it all on eBay, eBay only acts as a vehicle for the sale. Nobody buys it at one price to later sell it at a higher price. That type of middleman. Buy low; sell high. eBay makes money even if it isn't sold.
Now that digital cameras are almost cheap enough to become a prize in a cereal box, when today's middle-agers turn into old geezers, most are going to sell it off themselves before the sons can get hold of it.
You even prove the argument. The acceleration of turn around means there'll be less purchasing for resale--as a profession. As an occupation. As a main source of income. As a middleman.
William Taylor
Again, your example doesn't really cinch your case: I could argue that while 'reselling' as a career path is decling, it is merely being democratized and spread out. After all, haven't we all heard of all the people making a living out of buying and selling stuff on Ebay?
Also, Ebay making money even if an item isn't sold merely shows to what a peak of perfection they have refined their business model: no matter the risk, the buyer and seller bear it all, not them!
Also, the 'acceleration' of resale means that even more volume is sucked into its wake to make vast sums for the intermediary: do you really think there were merchandise being sold and resold before Ebay and its ilk, or rather after? I'd say after.
~Maru They are not dying, they've become even more efficient and profitable! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
