Comments on: Online Auctions

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:01:55 +0000

@Lady Rose… my biggest concern is OMG, another widget on my site. I’ve come to feel a certain loathing for widget in my card-dropping adventures around the blogosphere. LOL But if it’s a passive little thing like the Entrecard and Etsy ones, I could live with it.

@Peggy… my biggest problem with running auctions through comments is that it seems like a lot of work. And I’m inherently lazy. I’d have to get myself a secretary to deal with it. hee hee

@Entrepreneur… Excellent idea! How the heck do I check out their feed, though? For a geek, I’m woefully lacking in knowledge of certain areas of teh Internets (but I obviously know about LOLcats, which are a vital part).

By: Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:39:52 +0000

“They say that with their RSS feed, potential bidders would be directed to my site from theirs. ”

Before you buy, check out their feed and if people really do get redirected to the artists’ site- it will definitely be worth whatever the cost then.

Would love to see how it works too and if it gives a more legitimate feel than just having people place bids via commenting.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:20:09 +0000

I’ve seen artists hold auctions for their work on their blogs (mostly on MySpace blogs) by simply having people place bids by commenting.

By: Lady Rose

Lady Rose — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:34:15 +0000

That definitely sounds like a nice plugin, especially for a site like yours. If the price is reasonable, it may be a very good investment.