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Thread: Free charity categories when used as a second category.

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    Lightbulb Free charity categories when used as a second category.

    eBid has a strong, thriving charitable sector, but the categories don't really reflect this. I think eBid could build on its charitable nature much more (great PR!) - one simple idea is to allow sellers to include a charity category as second cat' without charging the second cat' fee.

    At the moment many charity sellers are ignoring the charity cats because they don't have enough in them to attract buyers, so items are listed in the most suitable "normal" category instead.

    By offering charity cats for free when used as a secondary cat you would encourage population of those cats, showing eBid's healthy charity community much more accurately. Those items which are currently in there could be spread to normal cats - including all the YDC items - with the charity cat being made secondary, which would be good for general figures and make the already successful YDC even more attractive. And "additional charity categories free" would be a USP (unique selling point) for eBid to market on.

    So, pretty please, if secondary category is in the charity section: no fees? Ta muchly!

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    Phenomenal idea that wouldn't 'cost' eBid any cash, but which would likely pull in more revenue!!!!
    Ta-Ta for now!

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    I like the idea. and it might draw in a few new buyers too

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    I really like this idea. It would make my life easier. I don't like to leave the charity category empty but I seldom sell any item which I put in there (except YDC)
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    i like the idea too !

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    Once again Kimbo has come up with a great idea.

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    agreed totally! It would be brilliant to see this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by booksntings View Post
    Once again Kimbo has come up with a great idea.
    I asked for something like this ages ago - not getting at Kimbo but I don't like being invisible!
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    I'll throw my weight behind this one too - I too think its a great idea.

    I know I don't have any charity listings at the moment, but do intend to have some in the near future. From the info that I've gleened in the forums, the charity listing section seems to be 'a dead area' which would mean for my charity listings I'd be more inclined to list them in the normal category - which would mean me loosing space in the title to add 'charity listing' in the title. This idea would encourage buyers to browse the charity section at the same time giving sellers the full visibility of their item.
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    Excellent idea, kudos Kimbo!

    Best wishes for many sales to all,

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