Poll: Who is to blame for sellers leaving Wagglepop en masse?

vitalfinds · (This post was last modified: 10-14-2006, 10:49 PM by vitalfinds.)

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cash1381 · 09-12-2006, 03:53 AM,

OK, we've watching this all unfold on WP and on TT... Happy1

We think you all have the right thoughts on the scenario..

We "were" the 6th largest store on WP...magically we dropped our inventory 500 items in the last 3 days...
There was a real feeling that the Protest

was going to hit....So in anticipation, we de-listed to another site...not E.
Within 24 hours we had hits on items that had not seen a hit on WP in 40 days....
not too hard to decide it was the right move... Wave

***mandy*** · (This post was last modified: 09-12-2006, 11:23 AM by mandy.)

Quote:Why does ~edit~ still have a store on Ebay?

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BellisimaJ. · 09-12-2006, 11:21 AM,

Quote:It was added 2 days ago. BBH read DRM's rants on OTWA (and 10 other boards) about PSU accepting advertising from auction sites and decided it would be humorous to add it to the 'other auction sites' forum here to annoy DRM even further. It's programmed to appear after posts 1 and 8 on the WP thread. It doesn't appear on the other 273 forums here--only this one.

Amy, you guys are sooooooo evil. Laughing4

Poor DRM/Brian1212/Bojangles/Waltherr/Greencreek Smileyviolin

He must be crying in his cereal. Happy001

More likely hatching further plots. :blinkie:

DRM does have a real "thing" for PSU. Violent1

Btw, Bob (at PSU) is a great guy and NOT in anyone's pocket.

DRM is a TOTAL :asshat2:

***regic*** · 09-12-2006, 03:09 PM,

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[quote author=amy link=topic=3775.msg22961#msg22961 date=1158029781]

Quote:I know I haven't had any WP sales for a couple of weeks.

2,288 items in his store. 3rd largest store on WP.

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Doug is not a fool. He won't stick around.
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Yup, he gave it everything he could give it, and now "edit" has changed his mind on his promises.
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He responds to Karen's reply to him

wp seller Wrote:Another reality check:

As a seller, I am ONLY here to sell. If sales aren't happening, I have no reason to be here. If all the current store owners have burned up their initial buying exuberance, there's no one left to sell to. You can't expect us to keep growing without telling the world that we're here.

I realize that $9000/mo (900 stores X $9.95 basic rate) isn't a lot of money to run a company with. But there's no real need to HAVE a company if the business needs of its participants isn't being addressed.

Regarding your expenses: I noticed that you mentioned "glaring upgrade needs..." Does this mean that all your initial assurances that your infrastructure was designed to meet the needs for years to come is not quite accurate?

BellisimaJ. · 09-12-2006, 03:18 PM,

Quote:Regarding your expenses: I noticed that you mentioned "glaring upgrade needs..." Does this mean that all your initial assurances that your infrastructure was designed to meet the needs for years to come is not quite accurate?

Go Doug!!

:popcorneaters:

***regic*** · 09-12-2006, 03:34 PM,

Quote:your initial assurances that your infrastructure was designed to meet the needs for years to come

He said the same thing before WP1 opened. WP1's infrastructure slowed to a crawl when the site hit 5,000 listings. : Smile

cranky_hippie · 09-12-2006, 03:35 PM,

[quote author=BellisimaJ. link=topic=3775.msg22996#msg22996 date=1158074308]

Quote:Regarding your expenses: I noticed that you mentioned "glaring upgrade needs..." Does this mean that all your initial assurances that your infrastructure was designed to meet the needs for years to come is not quite accurate?

Go Doug!!

:popcorneaters:
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You took the words right out of my mouth, Nicole!

I'll say it anyway since it deserves repeating. Way to Go, Doug! Thumbsup

cranky_hippie · 09-12-2006, 03:43 PM,

From the same thread:

Quote:Just to give you an idea of my budget to date on Wagglepop:

Store rental - $20
Business Cards - $5 - working for now but will change as other methods come available
Newspaper Ad - in the future but will cost me $300
Flyer Advertising - in the future $20 per show
Website - looking into one this will be my next advertising outlet.

How has this worked for me?

1. Regal Canada has sent me a catalogue of their products and want to enter futher discussions.

2. Kool Charmz have given me samples of their products to sell and see if their is an interest.

3. Az trading is looking to setup a meeting with me to sell their products online.

Well, whoopee! Those are some fine results. This guy is thrilled that he may have found some new suppliers, through his advertising efforts, but what good does it do him if there are no buyers?? Tard

bargainbloodhound · 09-12-2006, 04:06 PM,

Quote:Just to give you an idea of my budget to date on Wagglepop:

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Website - looking into one this will be my next advertising outlet.

Ummmmmm, I think he has that backwards. Wagglepop should be the advertising outlet that he uses to draw customers to his website...of course to do that WP would need traffic. Smile

Quote:As a seller, I am ONLY here to sell. If sales aren't happening, I have no reason to be here.

Exactly.

[quote author=amy link=topic=3775.msg22976#msg22976 date=1158031835]
[quote author=vitalfinds link=topic=3775.msg22975#msg22975 date=1158031400]
Is that "spam" programmed to kick off every once in awhile on it's own? See it's the Tulips fault ... all of this, for not "spamming" other options earlier.

Gen074

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It was added 2 days ago. BBH read DRM's rants on OTWA (and 10 other boards) about PSU accepting advertising from auction sites and decided it would be humorous to add it to the 'other auction sites' forum here to annoy DRM even further. It's programmed to appear after posts 1 and 8 on the WP thread. It doesn't appear on the other 273 forums here--only this one.
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That ad wasn't my first choice to put there but unfortunately Kool-aid didn't have an affiliate program.