[padobson]

I wouldn't mind seeing an auction site with a far more limited scope, and a limited number of auctions.

Say, like, a site for old video games. Anyone who wants to sell Street Fighter II for the SNES submits it to the Street Fighter II auction, and anyone who wants to buy it bids on it there. There aren't 500 Street Fighter II auctions, there's just one, creating a more efficient commodity market for Street Fighter II.

Maybe the answer here is a service where people can build their own auction sites around product categories they care about. The service, the auctioneer/curator, and the seller split up the proceeds of each sale.

[ccozan]

What could possible result by marrying Reddit and Ebay?

[emagdnim2100]

So an exchange like you'd see for stocks or commodities, but for specific real-world goods?