Whilst I think eBid Is A Great Site With Many Special Features I Think That Some Sellers (wait for it.. hear me out!) Some Sellers Have Been Making The Most Of The New Catagory Surgestion Section In The Forum (including me) & Surgesting Every Catagory Possible To Ease The Posting Of There Items This In Turn Meens That Any Buyer Looking For A Perticular Item Would Be Able To Find It With Out Any Problems (Great.. This is not a problem i hear you say but & there is always a But!) By Donig This You Also Help The Buyer To Tell If There Item Is Hear Or NOT & If Not This Could Meen The Buyer Will Go & Look Elsewere Faster, Example
The Health & Beauty Section Has A Large Number Of Catagorys With Everything From Eyes To Lips, Face To Body & Brand Name To Others, What This Dose Is Give All The Sellers Loads Of Places To Put There Items To Make Them Much Easier For The Buyer To Find Right So What's The Problem??
Well This Actully Reduces The Posabilaty Of Add On Sales Or Selling More Items Infact This Could Be The Differance Maker..
I Think That For A Short Period Of Time (as a test) All The Health & Beauty Catagorys Should Be Removed & Replaced With The Following Options
Health & Beauty - Cosmetics
Health & Beauty - Perfumes
Health & Beauty - Large Lots
By Reducing The Health & Beauty Section To Those Surgested There Would Be A Lot More Items In Each Catagory Giving The Visitor The Impresion That This Auction Site May Be Worth Signing Up For & When The Potential Buyer Comes To The Site Whilst They May Not Find What They Was Looking For They May Well Find Something They Was Not Looking For Giving The Seller A Sale They Would Have Normally Lost To Another Site
We All Know (Or Should All Know) That Add On Sales Can Make Up Over 50% Of Your Business So Cross Promotions Are Very Important & The Best Way To Be Noticed Is To Have A Great Selection That Is Easy To Find As A Whole & Not On There Own!!
*** eBid Could & Maybe Would Be The Biggist Auction Site If We Stop & Think For Just A Min & Ask Yourself The Question.. If I Add Another Catagory How Many Items Will I List In It & Who Will Look?
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eBid Newbie
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