Originally Posted by
HellsGrandma
Oh deary me .. you are devoted to ebid and do not like a single word said againt it that is clear but the fact remains that I and MANY MANY others come here because of the hype about it being like ebay and it is NOTHING like ebay at all so should not be compared with it to lure sellers to sign up.
I believe sellers coming over are genuinely upset about higher fees at ebay and are looking for an alternate site. That is how I ended up here. Read the ebay letter reagrding the new fee structure and started looking for a different site to sell on, eBid came up, it looked good so I started listing items here.
Ebid lacks buyers plain and simple and that is why people list here then leave.
Exactly
I have said I see ebid as nothing more than a holding pen because it has no buyers.. well okay a few but not on the level it needs to be viable to people who want to sell more than the odd few items.What is on my 'about me' page doesnt matter because you have next to no buyers to read it.
I wouldn't call it a holding pen. Items I had listed here had to be removed daily due to the same items selling elsewhere for much more money. About me page, plug your auctions in the forum, don't use all caps are terms I can never agree with. On the other site and to this day I have nothing on an about me page and have yet to visit those forums and most of my listings are all caps. I have no trouble at all selling my items there.
As to my not having sold on here in 5 months .. get real deary .. some folks have not sold on here for donkeys years .. its ebid itself NOT HAVING ENOUGH BUYERS that is the problem...is that clear enough.
All the snide remarks from long timers about it being free to list so not selling doesnt matter is ridiculous those who say it have absolutely no understanding of business.
I have stated this in these forums several times "what good does it do to be able to list for free and have low FVF's if your not selling anything". I will never knock any seller for what they sell or how much they sell but for sellers to be unable to understand what newbies coming over expect from an on line auction site is incredible. To defend the site by stating they are happy selling $500.00 worth of merchandise in a 2 year period is hysterical. Yes newbies coming over may want to sell $500 to $1000 per day. Why are they being made fun of for wanting this?
There is no such thing as a free lunch or free carrier bag both are sweeteners.. the free lunch is to gain someones business and is a business expense offset against the custom and revenue the person lunching will bring... the free carrier bag part is so people will buy from that store, if the free carrier is not any good people discard it. BUT ebids offer of free listing does not bring in sales so its not free..there is nothing to offset the outgoing against ..well if you want to wait years and years to recoup it yes it will . if you go out for the free lunch and only get the taster then you dont invest more.. if the shop offering the free carrier bag doesnt offer anything to warrant the free bag in return you dont shop there again.
I have mentioned similar so many times it's not even funny anymore. Fees are a cost of doing business period. These costs get passed on to the consumer period. Sellers who have been listing here and on ebay list items here for much less (majority of them anyway) so it stands to reason the items should be flying out the door here due to low overhead and it just doesn't happen.
Its time ebid took a very serious look at itsself and worked out how to ettract BUYERS.. what seller who doesnt sell and can see no viable influx of buyers is going to promote this site... what does ebid want them to promote to others ..hey come and join up, pay the lifetime fee but dont expect to sell much if anything at all in the first months, years.
I find it impossible to promote this site as an alternate to eBid. Lack of response from sellers who have dumped and ran due to lack of sales, website glitches and a lack of variety make it hard to look at anybody with a straight face and say go to ebid for all your on line needs.
I sell on ebay .. yes they charge fees but the sales are there also and as any business knows you temper your incoming to be inline with your outgoings. .. no one that rents premises would not expect rent rises, council tax rises . my account on ebay is not in danger, why should it be, I can afford the fees, my dsr rating is good and i have a very high compliance rating,of course many jump ship to be on here because they have been banned, restricted or removed from ebay that much can easily be read on ebay forums.
I have seen many posts in the forums about folks being kicked off ebay due to low dsr's and they come here to eBid. Great just what eBid needs sellers who sugar coat their listings, don't respond in a timely fashion, take their time to ship and rip folks off on the shipping charges. Indeed keep em coming.
I also use my own websites but i will not promote ebid as a vialble alternative until it shows it is one and at present it is not.. its the site owners who need to be sorting their own advertising out ..in effect its not my problem its theirs which is why i can put what i have done on my about me page.
I had my own website for 2 years and didn't promote it. I was just too busy selling items to pay enough attention to it or promote it. I just decided to let an auction site promote for me and I would pay them rather then pay for my own advertising and website fees.
Keep wearing your pretty rose tinted spectacles.. i applaud you for your devotion even if it is misplaced...YOU may NEED to support places like ebid but i do not .. my support goes to places that show business accumen and ebid is in serious danger of getting over taken and left floundering in the water being an also ran that dithered when the time was right to make a move.
Yes, eBid is losing time to make a move but it appears eBid does not want to make that move and gain strength. I'm not sure if they can't or don't want to handle it or are just afraid of success but by mid July of this year the right time will have expired and if eBid does not act on it well let's just say these type of posts will continue over and over again.
Now play nicely boys and girls and dont forget to masage one anothers ego and buy from each other to prove ebid is real !!!If that fails try stepping away from your keyboard and venture into the outside world, yeah its big and scarey but it may help to show you what real life is all about.
It is actually nice the folks here can chat back and forth, enjoy each others company and share their experiences and also share their wares but this is not helping the site to grow. More buyers are definately needed. Whether more sellers will bring more buyers only time will tell. More variety of listings would certainly help and in the 9 months I have been here I have seen quite a bit of variety sellers join but leave due to lack of sales.
~Ghurka~