Wasn’t this a Goodwill district office just a few months ago? This building on Flatbush Ave. is going to be a franchise location of i-soldit.com, a company that will list your junk on eBay so you don’t have to. They will also field questions from eBay shoppers and take care of shipping.
Sounds great to me, but it’s a huge space in a prime location, so it’s got to be an incredibly expensive undertaking (and a bit of a strange business decision, since apparently there’s a similar “EAuction” start-up company about a block away in a smaller space…). I’m going to drop off a few boxloads as soon as they open (provided their cut isn’t ridiculously large), but it’s a bit of a new concept… I really wonder if they will make enough money to cover the rent.
UPDATES: EmilyM writes: “I walked by this morning and this ebay place appeared to be open. I didn’t go in though because I had a heavy bag. The space does look really huge–can’t imagine what the rent must be.” According to daveb, they charge a 30% fee for listing your stuff, which if true, sounds reasonable to me.
More details and discussion in the Prospect Heights message boards.