Choice listings Are "eBay Legal" If Ya Got The Money

[bargainbloodhound]

Spend a minimum of $699 monthly to use Infopia, or a similarly high amount for Channel Advisor Merchant or Enterprise and you too can list endless choice auctions with eBay's full blessing.  Think of the fun you'll have as your choice listings sell while your small competitor's choice listings (you know the competitor who can't afford $699 plus per month for  auction management services) get pulled faster than you can say Meg's Bill's Big Thing!  :twistedevil:

Infopia's Configurator:

http://www.infopia.com/products/configurator.shtml

Configurator™ for eBay
A paradigm of sales is that you have to offer the right product at the right time. Yet the auction world is often hit or miss in terms of anticipating what consumers really want. Infopia is the first to offer order customization capabilities on eBay. Through the Configurator™, you can create listings in less time–with whatever inventory options are applicable–and let the consumer tell you what they really want. Adding the Configurator™ to your e-commerce solution can mean up to a 65% increase in average sale price, a 143% increase in gross merchandise volume, and an 87% increase in conversion rates. Timing is essential if you want to profit. Let the Configurator™ put the right products from your inventory in front of consumers.

Channel Advisor's Configurator:

http://www.channeladvisor.com/solutions/...config.asp

The product finder is ideal for sellers who have a wide ranging inventory—more than could possibly be economically listed on eBay. In this example, the buyer finds an auto part and the configurator locates it in inventory and then creates a custom eBay store listing specifically for that buyer.

In a listing featuring the builder, the buyer selects dependent attributes in a series. In this example, the jewelry seller has a very large selection of ring components. The build-a-ring application steps buyers through the process to build their own ring online.

The classic configurator, like dell.com, allows buyers to select their exact specifications. Once a buyer completes her selection, she is redirected to
a “Buy It Now” listing.

...and just introduced by Infopia, yet another fun eBay approved tool to tilt the playing field in favor of the very largest sellers:  The Trade-In System

http://www.infopia.com/products/tradein.shtml

Trade-In System
Trade-in functionality on websites and within auctions is a whole new way to enhance acquisitions and drive revenue capabilities. It’s a first in the auction world from Infopia. Trade-in gives you a powerful way to increase conversion rates and get the high-margin products you need to drive your profitability to new levels. By acquiring inventory less expensively, you can be more competitive across online marketplaces. Infopia customers are averaging a 90% margin on trade-in items and typically see the module pay for itself over an 8-week period. Tap into this exciting new functionality to increase your profit potential.

[Angel]

Well isnt that special...more crap I would never pay for.

You really have to love how level the playing field is  :


Angel 

[Anita]

You need to give this info its own space on the Stores Board.  It got lost within another thread. 

[bargainbloodhound]

It does deserve its own thread

This quote from OTWA by BigBill (former Ethical Tools employee)  about the "classic configurator" part of Channel Advisor's Configurator deserves a thread too:

This tool actually makes a new item # as a buyer configures what they want. you can never "win" the item that is listed.

[bargainbloodhound]

[quote author=Anita link=topic=129.msg466#msg466 date=1123535988]
You need to give this info its own space on the Stores Board.  It got lost within another thread. 
[/quote]

whatever.  :





http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=2000027726&tstart=0

...and for reference purposes, here is the ever pompous Jay of PeSA addressing his concerns to a fellow PeSA member after I first mentioned the use of the CA/Infopia Configurator tools to get around eBay's choice listing policies  a couple of months ago on OTWA:
http://www.otwa.com/community/showpost.php?p=284192&postcount=761