eBid Advertising...

[bykimbo]

Anytime you make revisions, etc... wait till the next scheduled upload date to Google and then try some of your searches - Excellent information above to keep in mind.

It was excellent a year ago when it was posted, but eBid's Google updates are now done immediately after you load, not in scheduled blocks.

[raindropsies]

It was excellent a year ago when it was posted, but eBid's Google updates are now done immediately after you load, not in scheduled blocks.

Look again

2 years ago

[bykimbo]

Look again

2 years ago

LOL is that a record?

[terry5732]

News exposure costs nothing

Currently a search of news on google has 12 for eBid - none of which pertain to ebid.net

A google news search for the other place has 16,259

G&M need to put out some press releases

[baconsdozen]

One of the best forms of advertising I've found is to add a link to my ebid auctions in my signature that I use on forums and other web pages.
I've had quite a few sales as a result,a lot of them to first timers on Ebid.
Being selfish I want to promote my items first and ebid in general second and this seems an ideal way to do it.You get prospective buyers who are interested in the items you have (its no real use advertising a site selling tools on a knitting forum) and if you can contribute an article or some advice it means more people might then look at the page.
Greedbay got so big because it was the first and people spread the word it wasn't because of TV etc.

[Juliebabe25]

Greedbay got so big because it was the first and people spread the word it wasn't because of TV etc.

x2

And I don't think that will ever be done again. The novelty has worn off.

[FUTERVEST]

the reqason ebay only started in trade magasinse is they had no compotition and didnot neede to. There are tens of thousands of sellers curently selling on ebay and taking a beeting that arev saying just the oposite if you want to overthrow the no 1 guy you have to advertise on tv and tell the world they dont have to pay ebay fees anymore. ebid may be growing but you still dont have the buyers. no buyers no sellers goes hand in hand. I have been selling on ebid for 2 months and sold 1 pipe in same 2 months I sold 35 on ebay and only 1 repeat coustamer. I wont be selling on ebid again untill I se them on tv. and show me they are trying and not just sitting back and colecting the cash.
Thanks
Futervest

[deltadelta48]

the reqason ebay only started in trade magasinse is they had no compotition and didnot neede to. There are tens of thousands of sellers curently selling on ebay and taking a beeting that arev saying just the oposite if you want to overthrow the no 1 guy you have to advertise on tv and tell the world they dont have to pay ebay fees anymore. ebid may be growing but you still dont have the buyers. no buyers no sellers goes hand in hand. I have been selling on ebid for 2 months and sold 1 pipe in same 2 months I sold 35 on ebay and only 1 repeat coustamer. I wont be selling on ebid again untill I se them on tv. and show me they are trying and not just sitting back and colecting the cash.
Thanks
Futervest

Alternative sites work different. Feebay gets buyers from feebay, we get buyers from google, ebid members, old customers and other seller marketing. Google brings the most in.

Don't have figures but I bet google's users (potential buyers) are a bigger group than feebay's (members only). Add our 3 other sources & that explains why in March ebid UK sales were up 95% and US sales up 198%. ebid is a goldmine of potential buyers via google,etc.

ebid advertises differently. Best way is downloading more than 3 million listings to google every day. That is 3.2 million advertisements in cyberspace daily advertising ebid and our items.

TV ads don't work well. Target wrong people (general public). I was powerseller on feebay for years, and we did not like feebay tv advertising. In September came the holiday tv ads.attracting deadbeats, nonpayers, etc. Obviously people never shopped on line, we got negs if item did not arrive day after they paid! We got negs when they refused to pay etc. It was not good for sellers.

TV ads are ineffective advertising because it does not target the group we want to hit, the good buyers who are experienced shoppers. Best to get these via google or ebid sellers bringing old customers over.

If you had trouble selling here, read the forums and use the tips that get your selling up to speed. You can't use feebay techniques here and expect to sell like on feebay. i.e. you really need to make sure your items appear on google or you will have no sales.

[baconsdozen]

Agree with everything said.Probably the biggest advantage ebid has is that its not ebay.
As a result things work in a different way.
Thank goodness.

[theninestarshop]

the reqason ebay only started in trade magasinse is they had no compotition and didnot neede to. There are tens of thousands of sellers curently selling on ebay and taking a beeting that arev saying just the oposite if you want to overthrow the no 1 guy you have to advertise on tv and tell the world they dont have to pay ebay fees anymore. ebid may be growing but you still dont have the buyers. no buyers no sellers goes hand in hand. I have been selling on ebid for 2 months and sold 1 pipe in same 2 months I sold 35 on ebay and only 1 repeat coustamer. I wont be selling on ebid again untill I se them on tv. and show me they are trying and not just sitting back and colecting the cash.
Thanks
Futervest

Hi Futervest EBID does have "The buyers", admittedly a bit slower than feebay,

Looking at your listings, I found them to be a bit aggressive & off putting

(e.g. "I reserve the right to cancel the bids of anyone that I feel has a history of reputedly leaving neg. feedback. This shows that you don’t want to work things out so I don’t want your business.") Which is unfortunately the feebay effect on sellers.

3 suggestions to make sales on ebid:

1/ remove all "run until sold" listings & list as auction 7-10 days with 10 repeats.

2/ Soften your terms & conditions.

3/ remove the word (fe)ebay from your listings, so that buyer know you are listing here with heart & soul.

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