Originally posted by PGC
"An entrepreneur named Steve Lucas has just launched his latest endeavor: a gaming auction site. The site, Video Game Auctions, will provide a service something like eBay to gamers looking to purchase their software at auction.
The site plans to improve eBay’s video game section by offering a much more detailed service for gamers. It will attempt to eliminate misleading titles such as “mint,” “new,” and “rare” for games that are none of the above. It will also add new features such as a trading forum where gamers can formally set up game swaps with one-another. The site will also feature a wanted section where gamers can post their game desires for potential sellers to meet.
A beta version of the site ran for a short while and garnered 150 users from across the world and 170,000 hits. Lucas was pleased with his success thus far:
I'm delighted with the response, and the fact that we had gamers literally queuing up to post items before we officially launched the site. I knew the time was right to launch videogameauctions.com, I was increasingly hearing from disgruntled customers and friends who felt that other auction sites were no longer looking after their specialist needs. We've designed our site with gamers in mind and as keen gamers ourselves we have players' interests at heart. VGA is directed 100% at the gaming community. This will ensure that sellers’ auctions receive maximum coverage from an audience that is interested in their products, not someone looking for a five year old car or a fifty year old Teddy Bear.
VideoGameAuctions.com launches later this week. You may want to check it out if you have a hearty interest in games and like to use eBay’s supposedly less efficient software. Lucas’ site may offer a better alternative for game-related auctions."
The site plans to improve eBay’s video game section by offering a much more detailed service for gamers. It will attempt to eliminate misleading titles such as “mint,” “new,” and “rare” for games that are none of the above. It will also add new features such as a trading forum where gamers can formally set up game swaps with one-another. The site will also feature a wanted section where gamers can post their game desires for potential sellers to meet.
A beta version of the site ran for a short while and garnered 150 users from across the world and 170,000 hits. Lucas was pleased with his success thus far:
I'm delighted with the response, and the fact that we had gamers literally queuing up to post items before we officially launched the site. I knew the time was right to launch videogameauctions.com, I was increasingly hearing from disgruntled customers and friends who felt that other auction sites were no longer looking after their specialist needs. We've designed our site with gamers in mind and as keen gamers ourselves we have players' interests at heart. VGA is directed 100% at the gaming community. This will ensure that sellers’ auctions receive maximum coverage from an audience that is interested in their products, not someone looking for a five year old car or a fifty year old Teddy Bear.
VideoGameAuctions.com launches later this week. You may want to check it out if you have a hearty interest in games and like to use eBay’s supposedly less efficient software. Lucas’ site may offer a better alternative for game-related auctions."
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