How can you help raise the profile of eBid?

[madhatter1]

Hmmmm i think what we need to "advertise" the site is not only word of mouth but for a couple of sellers to do what ebay had when it first hit started to hit headlines, list some daft auctions about a tadpole that looks like satan or something.......if a few auctions like that are set up, they get noticed on the student sites etc, and the word of mouth takes off from there

Also Ebid....you have what could be a key marketing tool, 60 minute auctions, fleabay dosnt have that feature

At the moment you have a catch 22 situation with the auctions, items are too high as there arnt many buyers, but how can buyers be attracted to the site when prices are too high........................

You said it "MADHATTER" does it
http://uk.four.ebid.net/perl/auction...111955-30381-0

[buttons-and-bows]

Hi, The reason for this is because this is the way you have to do bin listings on here there is no other option, if a seller wants £2 for his item all they can do is put a start price of 1.99, I think its stupid that we cannot have a straight bin without having to put a start down, but thats how its done here at the moment and it would not put me off buying from someone. I agree with you about prices not being too high people list at what they can sell at, well some of them do apart from the scammers.

I definitely don't think prices are too high - just the opposite!

IMHO eBid is like eBay before it introduced the £50 minimum reserve when you could bid on an auction and actually pick up a bargain.

If there is one thing I personally don't like it is 'auctions' where the starting bid only a few pence below the BIN price. People are much more likely to bid if you start an auction for a low price and set a reserve. BTW my own reserves are NOT just below the BIN price LOL!.

[MyHeartsMyFlowers]

#42 Aaaaah I see what you mean about BINs - light bulb has switch on LOL!

madhatter - I've got red x syndrome and can't see the photos in the listing aaaagh!

[WordGetsAround]

I've started putting 'uk.bid' on all my FeeBay feedbacks that i leave for customers.

[DaisyChain]

In terms of feedback, would it be possible to "transfer" our feedback points over from ebay, im sure if we could it would encourage more people o buy and sell on the site

[madhatter1]

Hmmmm i think what we need to "advertise" the site is not only word of mouth but for a couple of sellers to do what ebay had when it first hit started to hit headlines, list some daft auctions about a tadpole that looks like satan or something.......if a few auctions like that are set up, they get noticed on the student sites etc, and the word of mouth takes off from there

Also Ebid....you have what could be a key marketing tool, 60 minute auctions, fleabay dosnt have that feature

At the moment you have a catch 22 situation with the auctions, items are too high as there arnt many buyers, but how can buyers be attracted to the site when prices are too high........................

Now i'm in deep trouble

[madhatter1]

no i can't read the yellow writing either.

"Hmmmm i think what we need to "advertise" the site is not only word of mouth but for a couple of sellers to do what ebay had when it first hit started to hit headlines, list some daft auctions about a tadpole that looks like satan or something.......if a few auctions like that are set up, they get noticed on the student sites etc, and the word of mouth takes off from there"

[madhatter1]

just posted link from e-bay to my auction watch this space

[buttons-and-bows]

just posted link from e-bay to my auction watch this space

Where did you put it ??

[DaisyChain]

Of course you could always do something lik THIS

http://uk.four.ebid.net/perl/auction...5216422-8644-0

Probably wont be there LONG