03-24-2006, 03:43 PM
Oh I'd like it too.
If the ebay brand was no where to be seen.
Lets face it.
The eyeballs are not on ebay like they used to be for obvious reasons.
I still contend that even more people now than ever before
simply perceive ebay as a fraud / scammers haven and avoid the site
for online purchases.
So what will Express bring to the market to change that already tarnished public perception?
I also think 99 cent auctions will still be there
and the categories will still be over saturated.
I also think the confusion will even be higher
amongst any buyers when they "check out" with 8 widgets from
8 different sellers totaling $32.95 and their shipping is $67.50. :blinkie:
How many will be abandoning these shopping carts is yet to be seen.
Then there is that little thing of non registered buyers able to leave you a neg
should you decide to "decline" their PP payment because they are unconfirmed
and one would not rather take the risk of giving the product away.
I guess time will tell, but at this point I do still see it as a train wreck waiting to happen.
I think I said it before somewhere but I'll say it again.
Wife is surfing the net to buy some products.
Comes across eBay Express and says:
"hey honey it's not ebay it's ebay express so IT's got to be all good".
I just don't see this project converting those consumers who
don't shop ebay anymore or never did with a name change and some
so called "ebay proclaimed" streamlined check out feature.
I do see scammers lining up to rip off sellers and I see many sellers
using the fixed price format (that they may have not used before)
that COST them more in up front fees to list just to try it out.
At the end of the day I see ebay still being able to pull out record profits
while their sellers (as they refer to use), are further exposed to more fraud
and risk just to play the game.
If the ebay brand was no where to be seen.
Lets face it.
The eyeballs are not on ebay like they used to be for obvious reasons.
I still contend that even more people now than ever before
simply perceive ebay as a fraud / scammers haven and avoid the site
for online purchases.
So what will Express bring to the market to change that already tarnished public perception?
I also think 99 cent auctions will still be there
and the categories will still be over saturated.
I also think the confusion will even be higher
amongst any buyers when they "check out" with 8 widgets from
8 different sellers totaling $32.95 and their shipping is $67.50. :blinkie:
How many will be abandoning these shopping carts is yet to be seen.
Then there is that little thing of non registered buyers able to leave you a neg
should you decide to "decline" their PP payment because they are unconfirmed
and one would not rather take the risk of giving the product away.
I guess time will tell, but at this point I do still see it as a train wreck waiting to happen.
I think I said it before somewhere but I'll say it again.
Wife is surfing the net to buy some products.
Comes across eBay Express and says:
"hey honey it's not ebay it's ebay express so IT's got to be all good".
I just don't see this project converting those consumers who
don't shop ebay anymore or never did with a name change and some
so called "ebay proclaimed" streamlined check out feature.
I do see scammers lining up to rip off sellers and I see many sellers
using the fixed price format (that they may have not used before)
that COST them more in up front fees to list just to try it out.
At the end of the day I see ebay still being able to pull out record profits
while their sellers (as they refer to use), are further exposed to more fraud
and risk just to play the game.
"Tastes great"
