ebid parcel tape shambles

[purplestevie]

Sellers attaching ebid tape to their packets and parcels is working i have introduced many new buyers to ebid by using this tape.

What is the point of loads of sellers bidding on this tape when only 1 or 2 sellers actually win all of these auctions???

Everyone of those sellers who have bid on the tape should get 1 - 2 rolls each via buddy points or cash and no more. what is the point of 1 seller bidding on ALL that is available?

I can only assume your stock is limited because of production costs, would stickers be cheaper to produce?

Some of the sellers choice awards comments say it all - no advertising, no traffic so come on let as many sellers as you can get at least 1 roll of tape because this method of advertising actually works

[westlondoncarparts]

Just because people post comments to this Forum does not mean to say that the comments are correct.

The biggest incorrect comment is that eBid do not advertise. EBid does advertise. It advertises by way of banner ads on other websites and it pays for Google Shopping.

[Maelbrigda]

perhaps if they ran 6 separate auctions?

I looked into having tape made and for 100 rolls it worked out at £4 a roll including the delivery. Maybe if ebid would allow a group of sellers could get together and order some?

[zaranvalesasterix]

Mark or Gazza did say, not so long ago, that they were waiting for some more stocks to come and they would then put some on for cash as well as buddy points.

[buttons-and-bows]

well you can bet your life newbies wont want it as i have sat here, watched them join ( not seller + lifetime) fill in the social networkings, get 80 points free bid, win and I expect then do a runner never to be seen again, so you should be okay with the tape as they won't need it. And before any one asks not I am not in a good mood.

[Maelbrigda]

There are some on for cash just now. I think that is what the OP was talking about.

Mark or Gazza did say, not so long ago, that they were waiting for some more stocks to come and they would then put some on for cash as well as buddy points.

[bluebedouin]

Mark or Gazza did say, not so long ago, that they were waiting for some more stocks to come and they would then put some on for cash as well as buddy points.

Which they have done.Unfortunately the cash one is a 10 day auction & the buddy point one is a 30 day auction!
It has been mentioned many times that these items are needed now so a buy now price was paramount.

[zaranvalesasterix]

There are some on for cash just now. I think that is what the OP was talking about.

Ah yes, I can see them now, I should have looked at buddy point sales and not money sales !!

[astral276]

Sold at cost, with maybe even free postage, this must be cost effective advertising for eBid. Sellers don't just post out parcels to existing eBid members. It would seem to make sense for eBid to get as much of the stuff out there as is possible; yet they seem to begrudge anyone getting hold of it.

[purplestevie]

How many sellers would like to purchase several rolls now? To be honest im quite happy to pay for the combined p&p and allow others to bid via the buddy points system although there will be a lot of sellers who wont even get a look in because of the qty on offer.

Ive got less than 1/2 roll left when thats gone its back to brown parcel tape, because the more i bid the less likely it is that i will win some.

Like many sellers on here i sell elsewhere and use the tape a lot so if more ebid sellers used the tape surely this is good for ALL of us here at ebid.

Seems totally bonkers for one or 2 sellers to win all the tape. Its customers from rival auctions that we want to entice here and the tape and those round labels will definitely help All of us.