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

UniqueSeller · 06-10-2007, 03:50 PM,

[quote author=Platzki link=topic=3775.msg56350#msg56350 date=1181490453]
[quote author=sherrand link=topic=3775.msg56340#msg56340 date=1181489198]
Store Update:

Quebec Records & CD's - 680 items, closed.
Creative Switchplates - 361 items, closed.
BoPeep Boutique - 278 items, closed.

Grandma Kathleen's Postcards Etc.now closed.
Teddy's Fluff-N-Stuff now closed.

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I used to talk to so many of these sellers when I was there... they are good people. Thanks for keeping us updated. I hope they find they're way here.
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I've been telling people to come visit this thread. It is very enlightening Idea1

~Patti~

Platzki · 06-10-2007, 03:53 PM,

[quote author=Riverwood link=topic=3775.msg56343#msg56343 date=1181489470]
Good Morning All!

You guys have been busy....thanks to all those who welcomed me!Â Hey Rebecca, I didn't realize you weren't on WP anymore.Â Things have been changing so fast.Â It seems the censorship on WP is becoming reminiscent of Nazi tactics - zero tolerance, my ass!Â Don't you just love it when a site owner starts treating grown adult business owners like little children?!Â No discussion of real issues allowed - only sweetness & light!Â I'm all for positive thinking, but isn't this a bit over the top?

Meows - sorry to hear your husband hasn't been well.Â Give him my best for a quick recovery!
Welcome MS Peep!

Can someone tell me how this karma works - we give it to each other?Â

-ShelleyÂ Â :turkey2:
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Hey Shel... just think of Karma as love.Â You can't spend it but the more you get and give, the better you feel.Â Love4

The credits you earn can be spent.Â You earn credits simply by posting. You can use it to buy ad space here on TT in the mall and such.Â Remember TT is not just this thread.Â There's tons of info here, web hosting (my site is hosted thru them) and domain names, selling ideas, etc.Â Take some time when you can and look around the site.Â Toothy10

Enjoy!!!

let the truth be told · 06-10-2007, 03:55 PM,

WP store count = 217
Showcase stores = 6 (what is that new person to showcase nuts?)
Featured = 18

With the amount of delisting going on for someone to upgrade to showcase has to be nuts.

let the truth be told
u1it4less - "it's all in the name.."

UniqueSeller · 06-10-2007, 03:56 PM,

A new topic started: What brought you here? and... some comments about negativity

Quote:10 Jun 2007 15:57

First, I have a comment about "negative" posts. I think that publicly posting a "negative" post has the potential to turn off would-be buyers. I am an eBay education specialist and I teach my students NOT to be negative in their auction descriptions because I think nothing makes a GOOD buyer run away faster than "I will report you and leave you negative feedback for nonpayment" and "Don't bid on my stuff if you don't intend on paying", etc. A potential buyer sees that seller as hostile and would think "How would this seller handle a problem with my order if there was one?... well, I don't want to find out. Next seller please." Buyers also peruse community boards and they do know who are the frustrated, hostile, negative sellers. No one expects a bright sunny cheerleader doing cartwheels when it is raining cats and dogs outside... but who wants to be stuck indoors with someone who is forever moaning about the bad weather all day? Here in Texas we have had storm after storm after storm... flooding for months... and my kids have had several of their baseball games cancelled. You know what we did in the last storm? We bought hula hoops, pushed the table and couch to one side of the living room and we spent the day hula hooping. Better than staring outside at the rain puddles and crying about missed baseball games. You get the point.

Continuting with my "negativity" comment... what does it matter if one of your posts was pulled? Will knowing the reason change anything (for you or for others) and why do you think you are entitled to get a public acknowledgement of your removed post? I know this comment is not going to endear me to most people but I just had to say it. If WP doesn't work for you then part ways with the site on good terms -- pay your outstanding bill and then go try something else. Email those customers or other sellers who have become your friends to tell them you are "moving on" and then do it... move on. Let others here have a chance to sell their wares and perhaps some day in the future you might want to come back ... and having left on good terms, I am sure you'll be welcomed back with open arms.

I am here to give Wagglepop a try. I'm willing to invest several months of time and money to try, during which time I will not rely solely on WP to promote my items for me. If it doesn't work for me then I'll close my store and I'll do so with respect for the owners of this site; I'll thank them for allowing me advertise my wares here by paying any outstanding bill. Then I'll continue buying from other WP sellers if I am still interested in their products and their good customer service. I view my selling relationship with WP as one in which I am buying an advertising space here on their spot that they won and that they have spent time and money building. Our company pays thousands of dollars a year in advertising, some of which we see an instant return and some of which we never see a return on. If a particular advertising venue doesn't work for us then we move on and try something else until we find something that works.

Now having said all of that......

I was wondering what brought each of you here? Specifically, what brought you to WP rather than some other auction site?

For me personally, I was looking for an alternative to the big "E" to supplement by sales. There are many reasons I have been wanting to try some alternative auction sites. I SPECIFICALLY chose Wagglepop because:

1. First impression was great. The site looks crisp, good colors, sharp professional lines, and doesn't have google ads plastered all over it. Very warm and inviting. Very professional.

2. After researching I saw that many sellers had obviously taken the time to create wonderful stores. I could see the effort and caring that had gone into creating some of the stores and stocking the WP stores with lots of different inventory. It made me want to buy... and I did! I've purchased from three different sellers so far and I'm no where near done purchasing from other sellers.

3. When I joined, the community board posts were mostly positive and there seemed to be a sense of "community". And I saw the caretakers of WP attempting to make improvements for sellers and taking an interest in improving the site. I do not envy them. I know what it takes to manage a website and I cannot even imagine what they must have to do to manage an auction website. My hats are off to them. I respect them and am willing to give WP a try without putting the entire burden of "generating traffic" on their shoulders. It's all about the people... the owners of the site and the other sellers. I hope to get the opportunity to purchase from a good many other sellers and really look forward to getting to know what each one specializes in that makes them and their stores so special and unique. I like purchasing from a seller who is obviously passionate about their wares, which I see a great deal of (passion) here at Wagglepop.

This question may have been asked before (forgive me I'm a newbie): Was there a particular reason that you chose to open a Wagglepop store?

[b]~Patti~

scoop · 06-10-2007, 03:57 PM,

Good morning everyone boy I missed a lot this morning I was up way too late last night.

mspeep Smileywelcome

it's so nice to see you here. There is life after WP there are other sites that sellers are making sales on and some of them are free. I think you could do well on other sites too I would have been a customer of yours already but my daughters keep having boys lol. If your unsure about anything you'll find there are many here who are very helpful.

Well if this latest news from WP doesn't make the sellers run as fast as they can to the door than I don't know what will. Basically what AndRay is telling them is you still pay your fees and we are going to do even less. They are cutting back on CC and it looks to me like the newsletter and sales reports are history (how convenient for Ray) and marketing forget about it. Also you as sellers will be allowed to say even less than before. I don't think there is any way that the poppers can put a positive spin on this one.

Platzki · 06-10-2007, 03:58 PM,

I am in a state of shock about the whole Karen leaving post. What a friggin' joke. I guess it's supposed to be like good cop/bad cop. What... is Andrew supposed to be scary or something? Happy001

Ray... you are a ridiculous man. Thefinger

Riverwood · 06-10-2007, 04:02 PM,

[quote author=UniqueSeller link=topic=3775.msg56355#msg56355 date=1181490970]
[b]A new topic started: What brought you here? and... some comments about negativity.... [/quote]

Hmmm!!....rather familiar tone in that posting, and such convenient timing!

Thanks Platz for the update on the karma, I figured it was something like that.

Platzki · 06-10-2007, 04:02 PM,

[quote author=UniqueSeller link=topic=3775.msg56355#msg56355 date=1181490970]
A new topic started: What brought you here? and... some comments about negativity

Quote:10 Jun 2007 15:57Â Â Â Â

First, I have a comment about "negative" posts. I think that publicly posting a "negative" post has the potential to turn off would-be buyers. I am an eBay education specialist and I teach my students NOT to be negative in their auction descriptions because I think nothing makes a GOOD buyer run away faster than "I will report you and leave you negative feedback for nonpayment" and "Don't bid on my stuff if you don't intend on paying", etc. A potential buyer sees that seller as hostile and would think "How would this seller handle a problem with my order if there was one?... well, I don't want to find out. Next seller please." Buyers also peruse community boards and they do know who are the frustrated, hostile, negative sellers. No one expects a bright sunny cheerleader doing cartwheels when it is raining cats and dogs outside... but who wants to be stuck indoors with someone who is forever moaning about the bad weather all day? Here in Texas we have had storm after storm after storm... flooding for months... and my kids have had several of their baseball games cancelled. You know what we did in the last storm? We bought hula hoops, pushed the table and couch to one side of the living room and we spent the day hula hooping. Better than staring outside at the rain puddles and crying about missed baseball games. You get the point.

Continuting with my "negativity" comment... what does it matter if one of your posts was pulled? Will knowing the reason change anything (for you or for others) and why do you think you are entitled to get a public acknowledgement of your removed post? I know this comment is not going to endear me to most people but I just had to say it. If WP doesn't work for you then part ways with the site on good terms -- pay your outstanding bill and then go try something else. Email those customers or other sellers who have become your friends to tell them you are "moving on" and then do it... move on. Let others here have a chance to sell their wares and perhaps some day in the future you might want to come back ... and having left on good terms, I am sure you'll be welcomed back with open arms.

I am here to give Wagglepop a try. I'm willing to invest several months of time and money to try, during which time I will not rely solely on WP to promote my items for me. If it doesn't work for me then I'll close my store and I'll do so with respect for the owners of this site; I'll thank them for allowing me advertise my wares here by paying any outstanding bill. Then I'll continue buying from other WP sellers if I am still interested in their products and their good customer service. I view my selling relationship with WP as one in which I am buying an advertising space here on their spot that they won and that they have spent time and money building. Our company pays thousands of dollars a year in advertising, some of which we see an instant return and some of which we never see a return on. If a particular advertising venue doesn't work for us then we move on and try something else until we find something that works.

Now having said all of that......

I was wondering what brought each of you here? Specifically, what brought you to WP rather than some other auction site?

For me personally, I was looking for an alternative to the big "E" to supplement by sales. There are many reasons I have been wanting to try some alternative auction sites. I SPECIFICALLY chose Wagglepop because:

1. First impression was great. The site looks crisp, good colors, sharp professional lines, and doesn't have google ads plastered all over it. Very warm and inviting. Very professional.

2. After researching I saw that many sellers had obviously taken the time to create wonderful stores. I could see the effort and caring that had gone into creating some of the stores and stocking the WP stores with lots of different inventory. It made me want to buy... and I did! I've purchased from three different sellers so far and I'm no where near done purchasing from other sellers.

3. When I joined, the community board posts were mostly positive and there seemed to be a sense of "community". And I saw the caretakers of WP attempting to make improvements for sellers and taking an interest in improving the site. I do not envy them. [b]I know what it takes to manage a website and I cannot even imagine what they must have to do to manage an auction website. My hats are off to them. I respect them and am willing to give WP a try without putting the entire burden of "generating traffic" on their shoulders. It's all about the people... the owners of the site and the other sellers. I hope to get the opportunity to purchase from a good many other sellers and really look forward to getting to know what each one specializes in that makes them and their stores so special and unique. I like purchasing from a seller who is obviously passionate about their wares, which I see a great deal of (passion) here at Wagglepop.

This question may have been asked before (forgive me I'm a newbie): Was there a particular reason that you chose to open a Wagglepop store?

~Patti~
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Bolding mine... 'nuff said on that...

Does this person really expect responses on this thread to answer their questions. PS and Tim will probably be the only ones to do so...

I want 1 2 · 06-10-2007, 04:03 PM,

Quote:I am an eBay education specialist and I teach my students NOT to be negative

One would think that an "education specialist" would have enough sense to research an endeavor like , oh, I don't know, jumping on a sinking ship.
Pah-Lease !!!!

isawthelight · 06-10-2007, 04:04 PM,

[quote author=Riverwood link=topic=3775.msg56343#msg56343 date=1181489470]
Good Morning All!

You guys have been busy....thanks to all those who welcomed me! Hey Rebecca, I didn't realize you weren't on WP anymore. Things have been changing so fast. It seems the censorship on WP is becoming reminiscent of Nazi tactics - zero tolerance, my ass! Don't you just love it when a site owner starts treating grown adult business owners like little children?! No discussion of real issues allowed - only sweetness & light! I'm all for positive thinking, but isn't this a bit over the top?

Meows - sorry to hear your husband hasn't been well. Give him my best for a quick recovery!
Welcome MS Peep!

Can someone tell me how this karma works - we give it to each other?

-Shelley :turkey2:
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I left a while back after sellers I personally knew were being treated like crap. It seems all surreal until you know someone going through it. And all just for asking legitimate business questions. Definitely over the top. There's positive thinking and then there's WP. Bizarre beyond belief.