Express Preview

[accentnepal]

:popcorneaters:  :popcorneaters:  :popcorneaters:
You folks have piles of popcorn all over the floor ... and all those empty bottles and glasses  .... 

Hey, this show has not really even started.

If Express starts to make money and the auction department thinks the sales are coming out of auctions ---- Watch Out! 

***wonders how to set a spy into that board meeting.....

[bargainbloodhound]

ding dong the wicked witch preview is dead!

***Lifting the Preview on eBay Express!*** 

June 14, 2006 | 02:06PM PST/PT

Hi...I'm Lara Bridges, Director of eBay Express. As Billy Cobb announced in last night's keynote here at eBay Live!, I am excited to let you know that we are bringing eBay Express out of Preview mode! eBay Express has been live for almost two months now, and we are pleased with the results to date. We have well over 19 million listings available on the site, and the feedback we've received from buyers on eBay Express has been overwhelmingly positive.

We owe a lot of thanks to the many sellers and buyers who have helped us "kick the tires" over the last few weeks. We've heard from many of you about what works well and what has needed some improvement. We've already released several rounds of enhancements, with more on the way in coming weeks. Here's a summary of some of the highlights we’ve been working on:

For sellers:

    * eBay Express sales tracking in My eBay. You've asked for this and we listened. Now it’s here! You can see which listings sold on eBay Express within My eBay.
    * Self-hosted gallery. Sellers can now use a self-hosted Gallery photo without needing to specify the URL.
    * New Search API. We've introduced a new Search API based on our new search engine, redesigned from the ground up to more easily allow developers and affiliates to drive traffic to eBay Express.
    * Same seller merchandising. Buyers can now "See more items from this seller" on View Item pages within eBay Express. This will make it easier to shop for more items that qualify for eBay Express from the same seller.

For buyers:

    * "Continue shopping" from shopping cart. We've improved the "Continue Shopping" button to make it more convenient and intuitive. Now it takes you back to the category where you were last shopping.
    * Related Searches. We'll be adding links for "Related Searches" (similar to what we have on eBay.com) to direct users to merchandise that similar shoppers have purchased.
    * Spell Check. We'll help you find what you are shopping for when there is a typo in your search term.
    * Save for Later. Not only will the shopping cart hold your items for a longer period (in case you are interrupted while shopping), you will also have the ability to save items in your cart for up to 90 days.
    * Cart Reminder Email. We'll send buyers who've left items in their cart a new reminder email to encourage them to complete the sale.
    * Search by Item Number. You can now search for an item on eBay Express using the item ID number. Just type the item number in the search box on any page of eBay Express.

Finally, as Billy mentioned at the keynote, and as we committed to you earlier, we're launching a major integrated eBay Express marketing campaign for the back-to-school selling season. The centerpiece of the campaign will be TV commercials that build on the strength of our highly successful "it" campaign. Stay tuned for more details on the General Announcements Board.

So we'll keep working hard on more enhancements to eBay Express over the summer, and I encourage YOU to keep telling us what you think! The Comments on eBay Express survey is available on the eBay Express homepage, and we're actively monitoring the eBay Express discussion board.

[iron_chick]

    * Save for Later. Not only will the shopping cart hold your items for a longer period (in case you are interrupted while shopping), you will also have the ability to save items in your cart for up to 90 days.

What a great idea.  Sort of like a watch list just for EE.

So, is the plan to p*ss buyers off by encouraging them to "watch" items in their cart and then letting them come back 89 days later to find that *their* cart item(s) have been sold to someone else?

Or, is the plan to p*ss sellers off by letting buyers place items in carts for up to three freakin' months, making them unavailable to other buyers during that time?  (If so, what a great way to corner your market during the holiday season.  Just put all your competitors widgets in your cart. )

[accentnepal]

[quote author=iron_chick link=topic=3470.msg16153#msg16153 date=1150331639]
    * Save for Later. Not only will the shopping cart hold your items for a longer period (in case you are interrupted while shopping), you will also have the ability to save items in your cart for up to 90 days.....

So, is the plan to p*ss buyers off by encouraging them to "watch" items in their cart and then letting them come back 89 days later to find that *their* cart item(s) have been sold to someone else?[/quote]

Iron Chick you just don't understand. Get yourself 1,000,000 identical widgets so that best matches works for you!      :-*

It would be best to steal them so you can compete with the others on price.

Ebay talked to three people and a dog who insisted they wanted to buy the exact same thing everybody else bought. It is the wave of the future. (The dog really wanted milkbone but the survey taker marked it "close enough".)
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[landofsmiles]

Ebay always gives you exactly what you ask for. Kinda like if you were to ask for fries at McDonald's and got fried squid instead.

[maggie777]

[quote author=landofsmiles link=topic=3470.msg16235#msg16235 date=1150456439]
Kinda like if you were to ask for fries at McDonald's and got fried squid instead.
[/quote]

I'd rather eat fried squid than french fries.  :twistedevil:

[landofsmiles]

True, nothing wrong with fried squid, as long as you call it calamari. 

And, of course, if you weren't expecting french fries.

[amy]

[quote author=landofsmiles link=topic=3470.msg16235#msg16235 date=1150456439]
Ebay always gives you exactly what you ask for.  Kinda like if you were to ask for fries at McDonald's and got fried squid instead.
[/quote]

Since we're talking about the product eBay provides its users, I would have said "sh.IT" instead of "fried squid" 

[quote author=iron_chick link=topic=3470.msg16153#msg16153 date=1150331639]
So, is the plan to p*ss buyers off by encouraging them to "watch" items in their cart and then letting them come back 89 days later to find that *their* cart item(s) have been sold to someone else?

Or, is the plan to p*ss sellers off by letting buyers place items in carts for up to three freakin' months, making them unavailable to other buyers during that time?   (If so, what a great way to corner your market during the holiday season.  Just put all your competitors widgets in your cart. )
[/quote]

The buyer and seller focus groups eBay tested the new cart feature on said they were 100% behind either scenario. 

[sneakymagenta]

Why are the thread titles on the EE board always ALL CAPS!!! 

[DecorativeDishes]

[quote author=sneakymagenta link=topic=3470.msg16416#msg16416 date=1150834261]
Why are the thread titles on the EE board always ALL CAPS!!! 
[/quote]

Because slique doesn't post there?? Kim