You know, I bet that most of these criticisms about the lack of inventory on SD were first uttered/typed about PF when they first started. Most likely about any trading site when they started, for that matter.
SD just started January 31, 2006. What, do you expect Chris to start out with 10,000 + in inventory? Chris is doing this on his own, as far as I know. He didn't get $8 million in investment funds as did PF. I think he is doing a hell of a lot better job in the short amount of time that his site has been open and functional.
In a peer-to-peer system, you need members to increase the inventory.
As someone on the SD forum said (yes, SD already has a built-in forum), the beauty of setting your own price is that if you have a disc you really want to get rid of, you can lower the price by however much you want, lower than other members with the same disc. You can't do that on PF. And as Francesca pointed out, you can actually contact the member to ask questions about a certain item. Negotiation on price isn't out of the question either, because of this communication feature.
As JoeBlack said, Chris is hands-on and does respond to your questions personally, IN A TIMELY MANNER. Counter that one, PF.
Joe may be a bit - ok, a lot more aggressive than I, but I, like JoeBlack, am fully behind switchdiscs.com AND Chris. I have already offered to help him make this company grow anyway I can. And you know what? I KNOW he will respond. What he says in response, who knows? But can you say that you know PF will respond to anything? Ever? Experience has already answered this question: NO. |