Very well written and true. Best I have read on here/
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Peter
A very refreshing read.
But your final summary is that people should do their own promoting.
But the fact is that most new sellers just want to come here, list some items and see them sell.
And how are all those new Facebook pages promoting ebid going to be seen ?
Peter. A tremendous post.
I agree that it is time we stop comparing eBid with Ebay. There is no point. Most eBid sellers are here BECAUSE eBid is not Ebay.
I think it is obvious that the eBid management are not going to spend large sums on advertising. So, yes, perhaps we should spend more time developing our own stores and far less time telling Gary and Mark what we think they should be doing. As things stand why would they spend anything on advertising when there are so many people posting negative comments and comments criticising eBid on eBid's own forum.
Perhaps we shouldn't assume what sellers expect. I'm pretty sure if you look at the numbers (facts) not a wish, you will see sellers expect to come here list some things and sell.
I mean it is an auction site so a seller should really make that assumption instead of finding out much later that assumption was incorrect.
Al, that is why I said new members should read Cancel's post, If they are aware of the major difference between the 2 sites (advertising) then maybe it could stop a lot of future posts about not making lots of sales because they listed, sat back and waited.
At the moment the fact is that the majority of items listed will not sell but just go into the merry-go-round of countless re-lists or buried as run-until-sold.
Even if eBid did advertise, sellers should also self-promote wherever they can from day one, even if it's just telling customers from TOS about their move here.
TOS is the giant impersonal supermarket, eBid is the friendly corner shop.
Somewhere in between the two would be good
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i afree completely, i came here as an alternate auction site from Ebay, so why should i not expect things to sell "ON AUCTION", when i first came on ebid over 10 years ago things were different, the focus was on action item, then google was pushed forward as a way of advancing sales, I am a small private seller, Google means nothing to me with what i am selling, i dont buy boxes of 100 items for selling, its bits i pick up from boot sales and collectors fairs etc, what i am being lead to think is akin to Feebay, that Ebid is no place for people like me, Ebay has pushed small sellers out of the running, now i get the feeling that Ebid is not a viable place for small sellers
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Well, in a manner of speaking. My final summary is that sellers who come here and simply want to "list some items and see them sell" will be very disappointed. That's what I tried to do, back in 2011. EPIC fail.
This time around I intend to build each of my (3) Ebid shops to maybe 500 items, much like I were building a shop on my own web site, and then I will promote my shop, as an adjunct to TOS. I can do this because no listing fees allows me to (a) build a substantial stock without having to worry about a "fee clock" ticking and (b) I can list all those lower priced items that are not financially viable "over there," and (c) I can list viable but "thinly traded" stock (something stamp sellers often face) again without having to worry about a "fee clock" ticking.
Julie, it's conscious choice. You choose the low fees/no frills site (Ebid) you have to bring your own traffic. You choose the high fees/built-in traffic site (TOS) you pay dearly but make lots of sales without having to do much. Choices have consequences. But don't look under the hood of your Ford Fiesta and start complaining because there's not a Mercedes engine in there... why WOULD there be? Did you PAY for a Mercedes engine?
Depends on who has them. I deal with collectibles, so I can generate "likes" through twitter, niche blogs, forums and more. How someone else does something will depend on the degree to which they have-- and participate in-- a "community" related to what they sell. If you sell camping gear, are you a member of any camping/hiking groups online? If you sell vintage dolls, are you part of collectors' associations for doll collectors? And so forth, and so on.
Cheers,
Peter
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