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Thread: Getting Customers to buy through Ebid instead of Ebay???????

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    Default Getting Customers to buy through Ebid instead of Ebay???????

    Trying very very hard to get my Ebay customers to buy from my new Ebid shops. Keep telling them the prices here are much cheaper but they still buy through Ebay instead of Ebid. What more can I do? Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

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    Default Re: Getting Customers to buy through Ebid instead of Ebay???????

    Give your customers an incentive to purchase here ie 1st order 25% off purchase price - also, it is not necessary to sign up with eBid either. Customer just needs to click on the Buy Now price and follow from there.

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    Default Re: Getting Customers to buy through Ebid instead of Ebay???????

    Quote Originally Posted by Zeus2013 View Post
    Trying very very hard to get my Ebay customers to buy from my new Ebid shops. Keep telling them the prices here are much cheaper but they still buy through Ebay instead of Ebid. What more can I do? Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

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    your competing against yourself , this itemand Sterling Silver Bracelet - 14321

    which you list on feebay and ebid only shows on GS for feebay , it matters little if your prices are cheaper here when you offer no incentive for buyers to find your items here, let alone search for them ,on GS , your missing the best advertising ebid can offer you by competing against yourself your not gonna get competing items seen on GS,

    your post is the most common one we see on ebid its become a classic , lowering prices only works against your competition, lower prices are only part of the process to attract buyers to you on ebid.
    http://uk.ebid.net/stores/under pressure

    MY ATTITUDE IS A RESULT OF YOUR ACTIONS!!!
    IF YOU DONT LIKE IT BLAME YOURSELF.

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    Default Re: Getting Customers to buy through Ebid instead of Ebay???????

    Quote Originally Posted by Zeus2013 View Post
    Trying very very hard to get my Ebay customers to buy from my new Ebid shops. Keep telling them the prices here are much cheaper but they still buy through Ebay instead of Ebid. What more can I do? Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

    Thankyou
    Volume is another answer. I can't afford to list many items on Ebay if they do not sell immediately. On Ebid I can thousands of items with no risk because I have no listing fees.
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    Default Re: Getting Customers to buy through Ebid instead of Ebay???????

    Your customers are crazy, LOL, just kidding. Seriously, though, if a seller I bought from told me they were selling cheaper on another site, I'd go there; of course not everyone may be a penny pincher like me.

    Agree with Bill, listing more items may help. Also, you might consider listing different items on different sites, that way you're not competing with yourself as Sid mentioned.

    Best wishes for many sales to all,

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