Ebid will not need to advertise for the next 6 months.

[nan55]

Were all just going to have to work real hard to make this the biggest and best sight for "The Little Guy"

[sucadot]

Were all just going to have to work real hard to make this the biggest and best sight for "The Little Guy"

Well said Nan, and it looks like Eb*y policies are going to be a big help

[astral276]

What I don't understand is, if eBay does not want the smaller sellers then why does it not just send them away? There is no contractual reason for them to provide a venue for them (eBid would be different due to the subscription format).

Is it simply a case of them wanting to have their cake and eat it? Do they want to rid themselves slowly of the type of seller they ultimately want rid of completely - while at the same time keeping enough on board to tide them over while they transform themselves?

Before long the bigger fish on eBay, who currently think eBay can do no wrong and praise it to the heavens, will find themselves the target of eBay's cull. The screams will be heard throughout the world.

The scenario brings to mind the poem that starts: First They Came For...

[NoDakKlassics]

e-bay has log said the 20% of their Sellers make 80% of their profits. Everyone else could go to the wayside...

[moonwitch]

e-bay has log said the 20% of their Sellers make 80% of their profits. Everyone else could go to the wayside...

the 20/80 rule has been known in the business world for years

It applies across the board....so 20% of my customers should account for 80% of my sales and so on

[suesjools]

Wow, Julie, that is good news, at least for eBid.

Go eBid!!!

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[suesjools]

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me -- and there was no one left to speak for me.

By Martin Niemoller. One of my all time favorite poems.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[MagnetsAndHangers]

Personally, I will wait to see how this transpires.

This could work either way.
The word is they are hoping that the 180 large retailers who currently use GSI will start putting their items on the Bay.

Those retailers have a very very large customer data base.
If those customers start going to the bay, with a bit of luck, it could help the smaller sellers - hopefully a % of these customers will take a wander around the site.

The fact that the bay have done this - many are making it out to be a good thing for sites like ebid.
If ebid did it, would it be good for other sites? Would all the small sellers leave in droves? Just because large retailers are now using it?

[suesjools]

Personally, I will wait to see how this transpires.

This could work either way.
The word is they are hoping that the 180 large retailers who currently use GSI will start putting their items on the Bay.

Those retailers have a very very large customer data base.
If those customers start going to the bay, with a bit of luck, it could help the smaller sellers - hopefully a % of these customers will take a wander around the site.

The fact that the bay have done this - many are making it out to be a good thing for sites like ebid.
If ebid did it, would it be good for other sites? Would all the small sellers leave in droves? Just because large retailers are now using it?

Good question. IMHO it would likely depend on the types of merchandise offered by the smaller sellers (uniqueness, condition, etc.) and whether or not their items/prices were competitive with larger sellers.

Personally I'm glad eBid is the way it is, geared towards smaller sellers.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

[MagnetsAndHangers]

Good question. IMHO it would likely depend on the types of merchandise offered by the smaller sellers (uniqueness, condition, etc.) and whether or not their items/prices were competitive with larger sellers.

Personally I'm glad eBid is the way it is, geared towards smaller sellers.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

IT was the first thing that went through my mind when I read it.
When I set up a stall in a shopping mall, I get the spin-off from the people in that mall that go to visit various large retailers.
Am hoping the same thing happens with the purchase by the bay