Feature request:
I think eBid will increase traffic to the site massively, if your developers found a way to offer a "Buddy Points" and/or the "Affiliate Link" via Commision Junction going to a user (seller) page and/or a user's(sellers) store, instead of going directly to the registration page.
The technology is out there, as a lot of other sites which you can become an affiliate of, offers the choice to create a "Custom Link" going to where ever within the site.
With the "Buddy Points" it's as simple as change the link to include a "Buddy Originator" code at the end of the any eBid URL, and then a cookie is set when a visitor follows the link for example sellers store. Then that cookie is read when the visitor registers, and sellers who provided link is credited Buddy Points.