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<p>[QUOTE="sunday silence, post: 2206912, member: 6808"]Its been probably at least 2 years since they announced their intention to ship everything out of the Cincinnati location. Have no idea what their business plan is/was but that seemed to very questionable idea. They must make a lot on shipping. Shipping costs made it virtually impossible for resale people. </p><p><br /></p><p>WIth the current corona virus going on, it has forced nearly everyone to go online for better or worse. IT will change the industry immensly as some auctioneers are doing better than ever. Some are having a hard time with the online technology and they are suffering. In any case it seems to have made things more competitive. FOR INSTANCE: auction house are now much better with pickup times. SOme of them have found it better to offer shipping virtually AT COST. They are finding the increase in business makes up for the cost. </p><p><br /></p><p>I am guessing that these changes will put EBTH in bad place because people will see their shipping charges are insane. BUt I never understood how they could continue in the first place. Well I do. Usually when I picked up I would talk to other buyers and most of them are not resellers they are little old ladies who are more like the people who buy on QVC and not hard core resellers. That is their market. </p><p><br /></p><p>They are pretty good about returns.the rest of the complaints above I agree with.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sunday silence, post: 2206912, member: 6808"]Its been probably at least 2 years since they announced their intention to ship everything out of the Cincinnati location. Have no idea what their business plan is/was but that seemed to very questionable idea. They must make a lot on shipping. Shipping costs made it virtually impossible for resale people. WIth the current corona virus going on, it has forced nearly everyone to go online for better or worse. IT will change the industry immensly as some auctioneers are doing better than ever. Some are having a hard time with the online technology and they are suffering. In any case it seems to have made things more competitive. FOR INSTANCE: auction house are now much better with pickup times. SOme of them have found it better to offer shipping virtually AT COST. They are finding the increase in business makes up for the cost. I am guessing that these changes will put EBTH in bad place because people will see their shipping charges are insane. BUt I never understood how they could continue in the first place. Well I do. Usually when I picked up I would talk to other buyers and most of them are not resellers they are little old ladies who are more like the people who buy on QVC and not hard core resellers. That is their market. They are pretty good about returns.the rest of the complaints above I agree with.[/QUOTE]
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