RE: [Aroid-l] Selling plants on the aroid website??????

**"W. George Schmid" h*@bellsouth.net**

I second the discussion presented by Ken. The AHostaS talked about doing
that and it turned out to be too much work by too few people. The AHS is now
using auctions, but takes place at the national as well as regional
meetings. It has 8 regions and dozens of local societies. I realize the IAS
is not that large and that may not as yet be feasible. Running a bidding
site is a humongous job. George

W. George Schmid
Hosta Hill R. G.
USDA Zone 7a - 1188 feet (361m) AMSL
84-12'-30" W 33-51' N

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-
> bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Ken Mosher
> Sent: Tuesday, 01 November, 2005 0:51
> To: Discussion of aroids
> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Selling plants on the aroid website??????
> 
> Hi Brian,
> 
> I think one of your last statements probably settles the matter; "it
> will not be an easy task." You understate, creating an auction site is a
> huge task, and handling the money makes it even harder.
> 
> eBay has spent many millions of dollars just on the functionality of
> their site, and millions more to ensure security and confidentiality.
> The best we can probably do would be to improve the trading part of the
> site. I haven't been there in a while so I don't have any suggestions
> for improvements right now.

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