08-15-2006, 09:26 AM
Article reviews and compares eBay Stores, Price Grabber Storefronts, eCrater Stores, Bidville Storefronts, and Wagglepoop Stores
full article: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essential...hp/3626191
Quote:Dave Stoup, a Connecticut-based-eBay Power Seller, has been on eBay for more than six years, and maintained his eBay store, eSales Central periodically over the last four years. To Stoup, the higher fees do make sense if eBay wants to maintain its current business model, focusing on auctions rather than retail sales. On the other hand, he feels eBay purposely reeled in new store merchants in the months leading up to the fee increases...
For Stoup and many other eBay store owners, the most important factor to consider when deciding whether to jump ship is traffic. There's no denying that eBay has the largest market share of auction-minded consumers, and store subscribers know all too well that a couple of auctions running on eBay with cross-promotion links to items listed in their eBay Store can lead to more much more exposure than other services can presently offer...
Most individual sellers (those without a brick-and-mortar store) want the luxury of an easy-to-use storefront that can offer traffic as well as cheap subscription, listing and final value rates. Fortunately, there are other choices out there other than eBay for those looking to set-up hosted Web stores. The issue for most vendors, however, is that many of the competing auction and storefront services just can't match the traffic on eBay. Many merchants, through an eBay Stores discussion forum thread (already deleted by eBay), offered advice and links to eBay alternatives that many were considering using...
full article: http://www.ecommerce-guide.com/essential...hp/3626191