Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
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08-22-2006, 11:17 AM,
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Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
More strike/fee hike coverage, including reports of sellers cheering the fee hikes
Quote: Backlash Feared Over New Ebay Seller Fees full article: http://www.informationweek.com/internet/...=192202563&subSection=E-Business |
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08-22-2006, 12:32 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
"Have you ever gone to eBay to search for cell phone accessories or anything of that nature? There are TONS of (items) that are so cheap there is no point in me selling my own."
"Representative" my ass! What an idiot. It's the Chinese cluttering up the site and they din't get a fee increase. |
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08-22-2006, 12:44 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
Quote:"Representative" my ass! What an idiot. It's the Chinese cluttering up the site and they din't get a fee increase. That's for sure. |
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08-22-2006, 02:09 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
Girls the dilution of prices started way before China came on.
Yes the saturation since has been a problem but we have a bunch morons right here in this country that though if they under cut everybody else they will some how come out on top. You simply cant sell something for less than what it cost you to manufacture/ buy and process and expect to make a livable profit. There are so many US based idiots doing just that. Or were doing just that. I understand some of what they are trying to do at eBay but unfortunately they are targeting the wrong segment of ebay. It's the .99 cent sellers w inflated ship costs. It's the fact that any dummy with an ISP e mail address and a debt card can become Mr. or Mrs. eBay seller virtually overnight with out one bit of experience on how to properly price products and with little to no regard for the spirit of selling alongside others at a far market value. It's the competitor who basically has no clue and stays upside down and is simply on ebay to pay fees to ebay. Now ebay likes fees. It helps their profits. But eBay over the last few years has seen the decline and erosion of the market place and ebay is responsible for that for simply allowing all the above and more to continue for so long. Like many of us have always said. eBay wont change till it effects their bottom line and now it's a bit too late to turn it all around. IMO
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08-22-2006, 04:44 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
this topic hit somewhat of a sore subject with me... Although I would agree China's state-sponsored forced-labor-driven industry is one of the root causes of the pains all American sellers feel... I can't agree that's where it started. I mean, years before we opened the doors (flood gates, I should say) to the China market, we were buying from Central American and southeast Asian countries with similar working conditions and standards. The difference is that China's industrial output is many times greater than any of those countries. Ebay has become the bargain-basement of online shopping... but it's not limited to the competition from China. xppman summed my opinion up quite nicely about every seller undercutting the competition for their slice (or sliver, or crumb) of the ebay pie. I'll take that thought a step further, relating to my experience as an antiques/collectibles dealer: Here much of MY competition (please take no offense if any pertain to you!): 1) Hobby sellers - those who think selling on ebay is "fun"... who cares if I make money? 2) Part-time sellers - I call them "weeds", because each year, as some are eradicated, new ones sprout up 3) Full-time sellers with other incomes - usually retired folks, some can be grouped in "hobby sellers" 4) Just getting rid of Grandma's/Uncle Fred's/Aunt Hazel's stuff sellers - you know what I mean The first three I have to compete with not just when selling... but when I go to estate sales and auctions, I have to compete with them to BUY my merchandise. I need to make about 2-3 times what I pay for something to make a living, and hobby, part-time, and other income sellers don't really "need" to make anything on their investment. I see things all the time in the antique malls and shops that are prices just a few dollars more than the seller paid for them. Also, how many times do you see an item on ebay listed and relisted for WEEKS and finally sell for a pittance, knowing that the seller paid far more in listing/relisting fees than they made? Ebay has scores of these "types" of sellers... home-grown, right here in America. So ebay's "get it cheaper" image goes well beyond China. And of course, ebay has consistently encouraged the carp sellers by regularly lowering the 99 cents or less insertion fees. So yes, China is a problem... but the problem goes much deeper than even that. |
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08-22-2006, 04:57 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
The race to the bottom is definitely alive and well on Ebay. I've had items that I knew should go for more than they were going for on Ebay. I can take them to the flea market and do better. It's one of the reasons that I don't miss Ebay. The bargain basement mentality of buyers & sellers alike is not so prevalent elsewhere, IMO.
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08-22-2006, 05:27 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
Here's a Seller mentality that I had meant to mention: It's the "I can't do any better anywhere else, so I'm happy here (ebay)" mentality There was a discussion over at auctionbytes a few weeks ago regarding the fee hikes and one ebay seller stated that she's perfectly happy with her ebay store sales because her sales there were "excellent" I had asked what "excellent" meant to her, and the response what pretty vague. Come to find out, in the last 30 days she has sold a total of two items through her ebay store. One was a $12.50 item and the other was an accepted best offer for $200... original price $300! :blinkie: Excellent????? I've got no problems with sellers who stay on ebay... but let's be honest just how "good" ebay is, at least for the benefit of those that are venturing into online selling for the first time. |
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08-22-2006, 05:33 PM,
(This post was last modified: 08-22-2006, 05:35 PM by Anita.)
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
"It's the "I can't do any better anywhere else, so I'm happy here (ebay)" mentality"
And those that say... "I have to stay here. This is where the eyeballs are." Last but not least: The posting IDs always have the BEST sales. : |
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08-22-2006, 05:38 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
Quote:The posting IDs always have the BEST sales. Ain't that the truth! |
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08-22-2006, 06:26 PM,
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Re: Sellers with Lobotomies Cheer eBay Fee Hikes
Chinese sellers hopped on the bandwagon when they realized they could list more cheaply than their American counterparts. They're just opportunists.
The problems started years ago. Along with what I've said in another thread: I'm really confused by this new move. Are they really trying to dump all those extra listings? Do they even matter, since they don't even show up in the searches anyway? Here's one seller's ponderance (on the stores board): Quote:First Ebay said Open a Store......everywhere I looked....Open a store.....I did.....now it's You are a bad person for opening a store, trying to run a business and abusing us like that....we are an auction site....http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?t...1000321585 That's pretty much what I asked, except with more comma splices. LOL. Why on Earth did they raise auction fees so high, we all had to resort to stores? Why did they push the stores format so hard? Only three weeks ago I received a postcard in the mail, encouraging one of my IDs to OPEN A STORE! OPEN A STORE! Why did they ruin the auction format by telling all of us buyers prefer Buy it Now!? Why did they introduce BIN at all, if they always wanted to be just an auction site (which we know they didn't--their dreams seem to change frequently). Why is the site still pusing STORES in banner ads, emails, etc? Oh, wait. I think I've just realized the answer. They keep changing their business plan, and they aren't sure what they want from year to year. That has to be it.
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