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

youroverheadbin · 06-04-2008, 01:19 AM,

[quote author=Platzki link=topic=3775.msg70564#msg70564 date=1212541731]

I hate feet.
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Happy001

That's the spirit! Keep your chin up - you'll never spot them! Toothy2

Platzki · 06-04-2008, 01:20 AM,

[quote author=sherrand link=topic=3775.msg70565#msg70565 date=1212542370]
[quote author=Platzki link=topic=3775.msg70564#msg70564 date=1212541731]

I hate feet.
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Happy001

That's the spirit! Keep your chin up - you'll never spot them! Toothy2

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Holy crap! You're right! Happy001

myobeeswax · 06-04-2008, 03:00 AM,

HI Waggle-Lurkers!
Hi Ray!

I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am......

Alskling · 06-06-2008, 01:38 PM,

134 Stores

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"New Fire Gaming" -- Member since AUG. 18, 2006 (why no "Founding Member" icon?) -- ZERO FEEDBACK-- only 29 items -- recently upgraded to SHOWCASE level.

Um, go figure Big Grin

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Oh, and does anyone see a problem with these two statements?

From WP's TOS page

Quote:At no time does Wagglepop possess, hold, or offer any merchandise for sale or auction, nor are we involved in any part of the actual transaction

and from the "grand announcement" dated April 2

Quote:In the coming weeks we will be introducing Wagglepop Marketplace Marketshare. Marketshare has the sole purpose of "completing" the Wagglepop Marketplace by offering, direct through Wagglepop LLC via dropshipment and other agreements, the items and products that we do not currently offer within the Marketplace through lack of population from the online selling community. Basically, we will be "in the trenches" with our existing Marketplace Merchants attempting to fulfill the wants and needs of our shoppers.

Kaboing · 06-06-2008, 02:46 PM,

134 stores?

I wonder if he will see any income growth from the rate increase with the way stores are dropping. The amount of deadbeat stores should be huge this month.

youroverheadbin · 06-06-2008, 03:47 PM,

[quote author=Designers Bargains link=topic=3775.msg70606#msg70606 date=1212759503]

"New Fire Gaming" -- Member since AUG. 18, 2006 (why no "Founding Member" icon?) -- ZERO FEEDBACK-- only 29 items -- recently upgraded to SHOWCASE level.
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This conundrum isn't a founding member because they didn't open a store until recently, even though registration was in August 2006. Only active stores were gifted with this distinction.

Makes one wonder. Why were they not tempted to open in the summer of 2006 when the store count soared to 936?
Why were they not tempted to do so in the winter of 2008 when the store count rose again to reach a peak of 309?
Why wait until now to make a public appearance? And why jump into a Showcase/Featured subscription to the tune of $80.00 a month?

Goes to show...ours is not to wonder why. Confused

tolensmiley: You'll just get a headache. Tongue3

Quote:Oh, and does anyone see a problem with these two statements?

From WP's TOS page

Quote:At no time does Wagglepop possess, hold, or offer any merchandise for sale or auction, nor are we involved in any part of the actual transaction

and from the "grand announcement" dated April 2

Quote:In the coming weeks we will be introducing Wagglepop Marketplace Marketshare. Marketshare has the sole purpose of "completing" the Wagglepop Marketplace by offering, direct through Wagglepop LLC via dropshipment and other agreements, the items and products that we do not currently offer within the Marketplace through lack of population from the online selling community. Basically, we will be "in the trenches" with our existing Marketplace Merchants attempting to fulfill the wants and needs of our shoppers.

A bit of a contradiction - no doubt about it. Have no fear DB, Ka/And/ChrisRay will explain it away in due time. Doesn't he always?

[quote author=Kaboing link=topic=3775.msg70608#msg70608 date=1212763570]

I wonder if he will see any income growth from the rate increase with the way stores are dropping. The amount of deadbeat stores should be huge this month.
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At triple the price he'll still make out like a bandit in the interim; until he can launch and 'populate' his drop-ship stores to supplement his income. I too expect the June bloodbath to be a whopper. At least 18 empty stores should receive the axe. I can't begin to speculate about the active ones.

And there are still a few puzzlers out there. This is the biggest in MHO. Trying to figure out Gilbert the photography guy. A founding member who registered the day WP2 opened. Since then, one sale made according to feedback - no evidence found of additional sales. Therefore their track record would leave us to believe that this store, which has never listed more than 11 items at one time, which has had one sale in it's history under $20.00, and sits empty 6 months out of the year, has paid $248.75 to date in store fees to stay active.

He begs another question. Has life dealt him a career breaking blow? Did his camera break - can't afford a new one? Has his shutter pushing finger been damaged beyond repair? I ask because in the last 2 years not one new photo has been offered for sale. Just the same ones over and over again.

Based on this analysis I cannot recommend contacting this seller to take precious moment or scenic photos for your family album. Tongue2

**Kristijntje** · 06-07-2008, 11:31 AM,

[quote author=mandy link=topic=3775.msg69807#msg69807 date=1210157217]
Unique Visitors Update:

April traffic numbers from Compete:
wagglepop.com 47,219 -16.6%

April traffic from Quantcast
Uniques per Month 46,234 (down from 56,600 in March and 67,400 in February)
http://www.quantcast.com/wagglepop.com/traffic
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Compete and Quantcast released May traffic numbers yesterday and both show an increase in May traffic

Quantcast: 49,911 uniques
Compete: 56,113 uniques

Alskling · 06-09-2008, 04:00 AM,

Another conundrum: EMR Collectibles (Snugglepuppy). Registered in May, 2006. ZERO feedbacks in 6 months. 303 FBs total -- almost all as BUYER to other WP sellers. Hardly any sales (mostly to buyers back in 2006 who are no longer at WP) and suddenly she creates a SHOWCASE/FEATURED store. Hmmmm.

Did she sign up for WP Dropshippers Unite?

133

Edit: 132

Edit: 129 Smileyviolin

and tomorrow's invoice day, right?

Platzki · 06-09-2008, 08:44 PM,

[glow=red,2,300]129[/glow]

:turkey2: Another few bite the dust...

sneakymagenta · (This post was last modified: 06-09-2008, 11:58 PM by sneakymagenta.)

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