Wagglepop 2: Deja Vu as Auction Site That Left Sellers Stranded Reopens

[xwpopper]

Merchants with SSE accounts opened prior to January 1, 2009 receive no discount for multiple accounts.
 
Merchants with SSE accounts opened on of after January 1, 2009 through December 31st, 2009 are free for one full year.

Poppers question:

So if I am understanding this correctly. My two stores will now cost me about $80.00 per month ($20.00 more than I was paying) and my other two stores will be free for now.
 
I don't know how long I can manage $80.00 with very low to no sales. 
 
If I close one of my paying stores then my other two are no longer free, is that correct?
 
Again, Thank you for keeping us in the loop and anwering our questions.                       

Get packed for excommunication from the land of pop with that kind of speech. 

[Alskling]

OMFG!

I truly believe that if hell had frozen over only six months ago, and P.S. posted the following reply to AndRay's Koolaid defense of the new fee structure  her ISP address would have been blocked and she'd be "hitting the bricks" harder than a pregnant tightrope walker:

AndRay:
"$39.99 for SSE per month, discounts for multiple SSE accounts, and a free one-year trial offer through the end of 2009 for new sellers. For me that is a very fair and potentially highly profitable structure for potential or current merchants."

P.S.
"I will say that probably 99% or more of potential merchants will never perceive that fee structure as fair or potentially profitable, and that has caused and will continue to cause a major 'disconnect'." 

:turkey1:

Edit: Looks like the natives are restless. SHall we start taking bets as to whether Poopland will be history at the end of May?

[xwpopper]

AndRay says $379 monthly server costs...
https://www.ezzi.net/home/solutions/inde...=ShowPlans&ProductID=1&ItemID=3
The most expensive server lease offered by Ezzi is $199.
For reference, a site like Ebid needs a very similar server for their traffic (20X Wagglepop's highest) and disk space (20X wagglepop's highest.)
Plunderhere uses the same type of server that Ezzi offers for $79/month without any bandwidth problems, with nearly equal disk usage and traffic to WP. Their only problem is they can't remember where the "ON/OFF" switch is. 

Given that info, Ray is paying $379 for his server monthly. Not even all the extras he could add on top of the $199 with Ezzi would be $379.
Seriously, is he a real businessman or a really bad liar?
He is either the most stupid auction site admin on earth for paying that much, or he's a liar.

[bargainbloodhound]

Ray is paying $379 for his server monthly

the store is on a $140 dedicated server

The store was on a $140 server (AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ w/4GB RAM) but Limestone has frequent sales...it's now on a $135 Intel Core2Quad Q9300 with 8GB RAM, 750GB hard drive, and 2000GB bandwidth .

FYI, that server configuration is still on sale so Ray could save himself $244 monthly and upgrade to a more powerful server.

[bargainbloodhound]

EDIT: most of Ezzi's offerings are P4's which are almost as outdated as WP's RScript software. tolensmiley:  I didn't think anyone even offered them anymore.

[Alskling]

Quote from a "long hauler":

"So let me make sure I understand this also:

A new store owner (after 1-1-09) gets free stores.
A loyal store owner that has been here since 7-27-06 and stayed through all of this has to pay an increase of $10 for the store he owns and also has to pay $39.00 a month for any additional store he may want to open here.

To some this latest option may appear to be a reduction of $20 but to some of us it still appears as a $10.00 increase."

Reply from AndRay:

"Yes, those two SSE accounts will post at $39.95, up from $29.95 previously charged."


Hello, Popper! In case you're in doubt, Ray wants to get into your pants and suck you dry until you run screaming to the exit in disillusioned disgust.

[xwpopper]

From model 2 store Popper Sojo paid into the coffers:

And I guess its too late for input, but it does sting a bit not to get even a teeny "loyalty" concession on my 2nd store. Even a $2 discount (or an $8 increase instead of $10) would have shown a wee bit of respect for my having carried a heavier financial burden than the "average" Popper.

That is your reward for not taking your 663 items that have produced evidence of a whopping 28 sales since August, 2006, and moving them to the store that actually may make close to $40 monthly. You are only being forced to pay that much because... He knows you will!
I'd be working hard to get them copied  into one store now before I paid that "new owner" $80.

And the really silent one here is Way overpriced auto floor mat guy (Ray's 5th personality who happens to be 20 miles from the WP Whois address) who spent all his time promoting his WP store, and no other site else that Google can find, but couldn't even sell a single floormat in 2 years.

I am guessing that all the extra stores will now disappear, leaving about 30 total by the bloodbath due date.

Hey, Ray, why don't you tell them that the proof is in the puddin'. That's why you don't mention anything on the home page about the "free store for a year" and haven't since you announced it. You just show the monthly price, and expect no one to click to find out more. You just want to drain every dollar until there are no more. Just imagine, if you had kept your original promises when you had 900+ deadbeats, you would be making $10,000/month now.

My predictions:
WOAFMG will now post in 48 hours since his name has been mentioned.
The free store will be on the homepage tonight since it has been mentioned.
The bloodbath will be horrific.
The few, proud poppers will carry on until Ray can't afford them again and raises to $60/month.

[Platzki]

Cross over poppers!! Go into the light!!  There is peace and serenity... in... the light!!

... or at least at another venue...

[Alskling]

HEY P.S.!!


I DOUBLE-DARE you to come by and Defend your Boinktard leader now. You'll never know how good humble pie tastes until you try it.

[Alskling]

WP is down to 53 stores

Another "long-hauler":

"I am also trying to close my store. I have sent customer service 2 messages and they have not replied. Anyone else have problems with customer service not answering their messages??

I want to close before I have to pay any more fees.

Hope they answer me soon or just close my store."

Oh, oh -- another deadbeat candidate.