STORE COUNT
200 suckers
22 devout followers
11 kool-aid swillers
More negativity :blinkie:
Quote:I see no real advantage to this new wagglepop announcement if there is not going to be enough google exposure. The members can only do so much to bring in business to help out. Sorry it could not be what it was originally intended. I have met a lot of helpful folks on this venue, but I am afraid its time to say goodbye. Good luck to all who chose to stay on. I hope it works for you. I will be looking to new horizons to make an extra income.
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More negativity :blinkie:
Quote:I see no real advantage to this new wagglepop announcement if there is not going to be enough google exposure. The members can only do so much to bring in business to help out. Sorry it could not be what it was originally intended. I have met a lot of helpful folks on this venue, but I am afraid its time to say goodbye. Good luck to all who chose to stay on. I hope it works for you. I will be looking to new horizons to make an extra income.
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The "more negativity" has been deleted.Â
Over 20% of WP stores have 10 or less items. One of these is a Showcase store, the subscription of which will increase to $80 in two weeks and has less than $4 worth of inventory. Any bets on whether any of these stores will still be around in two weeks?
It is also curious to note that the home page still misleadingly touts the SmartSell Program as the best thing since sliced bread at $9.95/mo.
Nowhere does it say the fee will be increased 3-fold in two weeks. There is a link should you want to "learn more" about the Smart Sell program leading to a page describing all the wonderful attributes of the program, at the bottom of which is an aside indicating the program will be retiring on 6/1 in favor of the new and improved "Enterprise Package." Since there is
no mention of an associated fee increase there either, a prospective seller would again be MISLEAD to believe what he/she should be receiving in June is an increase in services, not an increase in fees. In order to find out what fees will be June 1, the prospective seller must click on YET ANOTHER LINK that takes that prospect to the grand announcement. Â
Good way of burying YOUR "negative" news to lookers, Ray, you asshat.
BTW: Does anybody know if Poppers have received ANY type of personal notification of the new fee structure? Or perhaps Ray was just planning to give the ignorant a grand surprise in the June invoice, followed by an excommunication notice and "pain of death" collection threat two weeks later should they not capitulate -- all of which culminates in the monthly "state of the union" address (a.k.a. board announcement) blaming deadbeats and miscreants for WP's dismal performance and financial woes.
Edit: Under WP's "Core Commitments":
"We pledge to always have the best interest of membership at heart when making decisions that affect membership."
Last I heard... unless the seller is a boardie, they either don't know or are finding out thru other forums.
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popper cheerleader with head up ray's ass Wrote:We will get to 300 very soon! I'm hoping to see 1000 by the end of March.
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Stores? :
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Bumping so I can laugh at both the 300 and 1000 predictions again.
(287 stores today)
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197
Has anybody but myself been wondering why PS and User have gone into hiding from this thread? Could it be they might be asked to defend the indefensible?
How long before buyers have to pay an "entrance fee" to get into the site and/or a registration fee to browse for cut out magazine ads?
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How long before buyers have to pay an "entrance fee" to get into the site and/or a registration fee to browse for cut out magazine ads?
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Go for it Ray! Do it, do it, do it! OLA charges $4 so you can charge $12! Buyers will pay to be part of your trust based community!
Quote:BUYER MEMBERSHIPS
BASIC BUYER MEMBER - BROWSE, BID, & BUY FREE
A Basic Buyer Member is entitled to bid on individual items up to $1,000 with a maximum of $1,000 in bids each day, communicate between Buyers & Sellers via a private O-Mail account, use Chat Rooms, and View/Post Feedback.
VERIFIED BUYER MEMBER - $4/month Best Value for Buyers
A Verified Buyer is entitled to bid without limitations, communicate between Buyers & Sellers via a private O-Mail account, use Chat Rooms, and view/post feedback. At OnlineAuction.com we are trying to build the safest place possible to do business. Registered Users with credit cards can enjoy safer, more efficient trading. Verified Buyers are security checked through a monthly credit card validation process identical to the Verified Seller process.
http://www.onlineauction.com/index.php?page=help:main&content=get_started
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STORE COUNT
200 suckers
22 devout followers
11 kool-aid swillers[/quote]
5 regular stores and 1 featured closed yesterday, listings fell below 80,000, and overpriced floormats rose to 23.8% of total listings.
194 Stores as of this morning...Â