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Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
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11-13-2005, 04:03 AM,
(This post was last modified: 11-13-2005, 04:07 AM by bargainbloodhound.)
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Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?t...2000047031&start=0
QUICK, CALLING ALL VOICES MEMBERS: We need someone to go to this thread and lie tell everyone that eBay sales are just greeeeaaaat, never been better, much better than anyone could hope for on a web site...and tell them eBay fees are reasonable too! :twistedevil:
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"
"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site. best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011 |
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11-13-2005, 04:37 AM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
I've never done IT! Sell there, that is. Ebay is good to get below wholesale inventory deals.
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11-13-2005, 03:40 PM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
What bothers me the most about that thread is all the excuses for no sales. Its gas prices... its oil prices... theres a full moon out, no its cause the sun is shining... no wait it must be cause its the third tuesday of the month. I understand they are looking for reasons and hoping things will change but geez enough with the excuses already :
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11-13-2005, 04:06 PM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
My web site sales are kicking a$$.
So far this weekend alone over 400.00 and weekends are usually slow. ![]() Excuses is ALL ebay and its little cheer leading section have left. ![]() Remember the little 10 cent fixed price feebay sale last week? So far two sales for me. One paid and one NOT. A BIG $24.00 sale. WOW I'm so impressed. NOT 4 items offering 10 of each. Its now Nov. 13th and still slow at the bay???? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm The buyers are JUST NOT at the bay. Long live the all mighty web site. ![]()
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11-13-2005, 05:09 PM,
(This post was last modified: 11-13-2005, 05:12 PM by bargainbloodhound.)
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
Angel Wrote:all the excuses for no sales. Its gas prices... its oil prices I do think gas and home heating oil prices are having a negative effect on spending (and I've noticed a definite effect on our sales any time gas prices go up) BUT I don't think they explain why things are so slow for many sellers on eBay. I think more of the eBay slowness is attributable to the effects of a glut of sellers and products in many categories than it is to oil prices. I also think that fraud concerns are making many buyers: A. limit the amount they are willing to "risk" on eBay purchases or B. avoid eBay entirely. eBay's frequent glitches this fall probably have caused more than a few buyers to give up in disgust and go shop somewhere where they didn't have to jump through hoops to purchase and pay for an item. I woke up this morning and we had 5 sales overnight on Overstock...on eBay we've had a combined 1 sale in the past week from our 2 ebay stores. Our web site, Amazon, and Overstock sales are are a little lower than last year but still good. The year-over-year drop in our non-eBay sales is small compared to the huge drop in our eBay sales which are practically nonexistent this year. xppman Wrote:Its now Nov. 13th and still slow at the bay? This should be the busiest time of the year on eBay. xppman Wrote:Remember the little 10 cent fixed price feebay sale last week? We only run store inventory on eBay now, so we avoided that sale...paying 10 cents to list an item without a gallery pic that won't sell didn't seem like much of a bargain since store items are 3 cents including gallery. Even when we did run auctions on eBay I usually avoided those sales because the sell through rates were so much lower than normal.
"Well, Jay was so giddy that someone named Jay was involved with this site we posted our first non-eBay listing in 3 years here at Lunarbid (we tried two items at Yahoo once upon a time, they bombed)" -Marie posting in a LunarBid thread at OTWA in 2005 wins the award for 'most moronic reason ever given for choosing a venue"
"thanks twat u must have nothing better 2 do. do u talk to all your members like that. will not be recomending your site. best way to put it is TULIPTOOLS.COM IS REALLY SHIT. DONT JOIN." -pubescent owner of rinky dink off2auction.com in 2011 |
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11-13-2005, 05:23 PM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
I did the ten cent thing as an experiment and for some exposure.
I did use gallery so each listing cost .45 cents. My total out of pocket to ebay for listing 4 items (with fixed prices and 10 available for each) was $1.80. ![]() The way ebay is heading that 10 cent for any listing should be standard fee all the time. ![]() That is about all the value a ebay listing is worth anymore. IMO You hit the nail on the head here me thinks: Quote:eBay's frequent glitches this fall probably have caused more than a few buyers to give up in disgust and go shop somewhere where they didn't have to jump through hoops to purchase and pay for an item. I would add: bays frequent glitches and CONSTANT changes in the last two years or so, plus the jumping through hoops to purchase and pay for an item has sent many a shopper far far away. Thank You ebay ![]()
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11-13-2005, 05:31 PM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
Quote:I do think gas and home heating oil prices are having a negative effect on spending Ok you're right, gas and oil prices are having an effect. I know it has effected me and my friends as well but its not the whole reason that sales are down there. Quote:eBay's frequent glitches this fall probably have caused more than a few buyers to give up in disgust and go shop somewhere where they didn't have to jump through hoops to purchase and pay for an item I totally agree with this and will also add that its part of the reason that some sellers have closed up and left also. Low traffic, crappy sales and glitches, glitches and more glitches are why I closed up. A person can only take so much (buyer or seller), thats something ebay fails to understand or chooses not to care about. The whole thing is just sad when the sellers are struggling so much. I feel for them, some really need this to work so they can earn money for their families. I really do hope things turn around for them. Angel ![]()
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11-13-2005, 07:12 PM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
I stopped buying on Ebay. I can't stand the gouging on the shipping. I know why it's done, but I don't agree with it.
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11-14-2005, 03:38 AM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
Quote:http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?t...2000047031&start=0 That is one depressing thread
OAI Moron Hall of Fame
<i>sell-thru is an irrelevant and illogical consideration.</i> -KaRay, owner of WP giving selling advice, 2006 <i>the site was 'NOT' hacked but the little script that had recipes on had the link altered</i> -Plunderhere Owner Mark Taylor after his site was hacked by a Chinese hacker gang, 2008 Some people have it like that, others dont. I do. -Probidscripts owner Spencer Osama Binweb Laden Ray bragging about his ability to scam the OAI without feeling any guilt, 2008. How does an auction site get buyers? -question asked at PSU by owner of auction site BidBeaver.ca, 2008 How do I get sales? -question asked at PSU by online store owner, 2009. I was told by my Tech. Support that my site dont really need SSL.. his servers are well protected and that info your providing to join aint really top secret information -owner of auction site TheTraderOutlet.com discussig his site's lack of basic security, 2009 |
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11-14-2005, 06:08 AM,
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Re: Apparently IT isn't working. eBay sellers complain of slow holiday sales
"IT" is a stupid campaingn too. Who comes up with that crap?
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