I can auction anything? Really?

ebosa.com sign in convenience store window

You see these signs around Vancouver, often in the windows of convenience stores and Internet cafes.

Despite the fact that signs seemed to be ubiquitous, I didn't know anything about the firm, so I checked out the website.

How have these relics managed to stay alive all of these years? The following is a quote form the "History" section of the "About Us" page.

HISTORY
“ ebosa” started it's roots in British Columbia, Canada during September 2004. Throughout 2005, we will market and upgrade the site with many useful features as our member base grows. Currently “ebosa” receives an average of over 10,000 visitors per day from Canada, USA, and from other areas around the world. “ebosa” is rapidly growing with more users every day. This is partly due to the service that “ebosa” provides, complimented with the local and worldwide advertising done by ebosa and it's members.

I'll make sure to keep an eye on those 2005 site upgrades. I'm positive they will be great.

And that fact that I can auction anything is a real attraction. It is tough to find a way to get the best price for used diapers. Or perhaps I can't really auction "anything".

But even if I can auction anything, not many people seem to be bothering to use the site. I found only one auction for a bicycle, and this is a category that returned 17,388 listings on eBay.

Oh well, everything is not lost, at least the classifieds are free.