When I heard the vinfolio idea, I thought "too bad CT isn't part of this." A day later, whoa. This might sound like it's not that different from winebid/commune ideas, but the fact one can just put a price on a wine that one is wlling to sell without actively seeking to sell makes a huge difference. And on buying end, should greatly increase ease of finding particular bottles of older less traded stuff.
Thanks for this link, Dale. I wonder how massive this change in the secondary market will be in the end. It definitely will be a hit to Winebid's business, I predict, but the lack of provenance in (some percentage of) these sales will keep me away from participating. Where it might have the greatest value is in promoting swaps between individuals known to one another, much as "Commerce Corner" functions(ed) on eBob. We'll see, though.
Mark Lipton
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