Total listings for all categories was over 4 million items at its peak!! Typical amount is about 2.5 million, so nearly double the usual amount.

The open question is, with so many items listed, are the collective buyers' pockets deep enough to buy all these items over the next week or so? My prediction is that the A+ level stuff will always find good buyers, but the more common items may not sell, or if sold, not at the highest bids often attained.

Interesting experiment though. Even though Ebay waived the insertion fees on Thursday, they still collect their commissions on sales, so they may come out pretty good on this after all. If I recall correctly, Paul, you're the one who advocates that a little reduction in mark-up in trade for a large increase in volume can be a good business decision overall. (Well, you say it better, but you get the idea.<g>)