YDC UK & USA to end & become global

[burgyeb]

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[JanetB]

Here's my take on it:

I listed my charity auctions without the USA attached and received no bids which is quite unusual for me. Round about the Wednesday/Thursday date, I decided to add the USA to my title - Hey presto, all 3 of my auctions suddenly had bids within hours.

So, for me, I will stick to using USA in my titles.


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[burgyeb]

Sounds reasonable to me.

[raindropsies]

Here's my take on it:

I listed my charity auctions without the USA attached and received no bids which is quite unusual for me. Round about the Wednesday/Thursday date, I decided to add the USA to my title - Hey presto, all 3 of my auctions suddenly had bids within hours.

So, for me, I will stick to using USA in my titles.


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I've not said that people are to stop using country initials within the title.

All I have done is say that as from YDC76 then only 1 winner will be nominated each month.

The only concern that I have not addressed (nor plan to in the near future) is that auctions that state initials within a title may put people off from bidding on face value if they are outside of that country, even though shipping may be there for all countries. I don't think it's my concern or place to tell anyone what can/cannot be within a title, nor to which countries that they should / should not ship to

Yes I and most of us on the forums know that if an item is not shipping to a country then it will not show on them countries, but people who are new to YDC & eBid for that matter may not know this.

[pearlygirl555]

It doesn't matter to me if the country is included in the title or not; I bit on the item if I want it, not because it flies a particular flag. The two items I won in YDC76 did not have "USA" in the title, but I mashed that button anyway

[burgyeb]

It doesn't matter to me if the country is included in the title or not; I bit on the item if I want it, not because it flies a particular flag. The two items I won in YDC76 did not have "USA" in the title, but I mashed that button anyway

I have listed both ways; more lately I've included USA in my titles. When in comes to bidding I bid on what I want, and to support a particular cause. Two of the three items I won in YDC76 did not come from the USA. However, because our numbers are so few, which has been mentioned, I believe maintaining some semblance of a USA identity would be helpful.

[pearlygirl555]

I have listed both ways; more lately I've included USA in my titles. When in comes to bidding I bid on what I want, and to support a particular cause. Two of the three items I won in YDC76 did not come from the USA. However, because our numbers are so few, which has been mentioned, I believe maintaining some semblance of a USA identity would be helpful.

I think you'll find that a few of those quilt blocks came from the USA

Keeping "USA" in the title certainly maintains that identity, as does the group pimp/listing that Jan put together last month --- they looked great

[burgyeb]

I think you'll find that a few of those quilt blocks came from the USA

Keeping "USA" in the title certainly maintains that identity, as does the group pimp/listing that Jan put together last month --- they looked great

I know they are there Pearly! And Jan did do smashing job on the group pimp/listing!

[TiasTreasures]

I've sold my YDC items to people in both the UK and the US. I've only purchased from sellers in the US, but that's because I got outbid on UK auctions and the total with postage would have broken my budget if I had gone any higher.

When I list I don't expect to "win". The charities win, and that's what really matters. I didn't vote in the poll because I don't have a strong feeling either way.

I hope this doesn't cause bad feelings among eBid people. The YDCs are fun, they're for good causes, and it would be a shame if they were to spoil the good relations people usually have on these forums.

[JanetB]

I know they are there Pearly! And Jan did do smashing job on the group pimp/listing!

You did pretty good yourself m'dear

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