One of the nice things about QFlea is that the first people to set up "tables" there, up until February of next year they hope, get to do so for free. Only after things start to get crowded are they planning on charging for table space. Here's a note from their intro page:

"QFLEA.COM is a virtual flea market, and a place where we also want you to have some fun. What we are doing here is building the largest virtual flea market on the planet catering to the small business site, you know .. the guy selling hot sauce out of his garage, or the woman who makes teddy bears for a hobby and needs a place to sell them. We want to allow for as many people as possible to have tables here. Hundreds, maybe THOUSANDS of tables! To start we're offering FREE tables to the first folks to join. As time goes on and we get larger and larger, we will start to charge for tables - a very small charge. And maybe, if we are successful enough, the early birds who got free tables might just keep them free!"

This is a kind of e-commerce I can get very much behind, little folks helping other little folks make some extra income from their talents. Since I'm in the shopping-on-the-brain frame of mind anyway, this will surely be one of my first stops. I love bargains.

The newsletter is a way for people to keep up with what's going on at the QFlea market, share ideas, and get help when they need it.

I only have one complaint for the people over at QFlea, and that is that they might consider using a more standard font on their main pages. That ragged font they use now, and the blue type was a little tough on these old eyes.

Obviously, you won't have to worry about that with the e-mail newsletter. Seems like a very exciting idea to me, and I wish them well. Check it out!