Why Did I Return To eBid (if anyone is interested)

[robbielowe]

I've sold on multiple different sites, mostly long vanished but now only have listings here.
Sellers arriving here is great but we need more traffic - more buyers. Obviously eBid do not have the finance to mount big advertising campaigns (and when Tazbar did it, it was the beginning of the end). So we all need to do our bit. TELL PEOPLE!

Yes Tell People, I do when I go to fairs, especially the attendees and some of the trusted dealers. @Madelaine did you get to the local event I replied on your PUC £1 gem?

[Stnenopmoc]

Yes Tell People, I do when I go to fairs, especially the attendees and some of the trusted dealers.

Better rather than tell them, because they never remember, put some large single bright colour cards on your stall (NB more than one) showing the main eBid site address, very basic eBid info, say how it is better than eBay and your store address. This must be in six lines or less of large typeface. People need to see and read the card without looking too hard.

IMPORTANTLY, invite people to photograph the card on their phone, best publicity you can get for the site at present.

AND - - - - IT ACTUALLY WORKS

[FrogBearCreations]

I've sold on multiple different sites, mostly long vanished but now only have listings here.
Sellers arriving here is great but we need more traffic - more buyers. Obviously eBid do not have the finance to mount big advertising campaigns (and when Tazbar did it, it was the beginning of the end). So we all need to do our bit. TELL PEOPLE!

that is why I like Pinterest to get the word out - I created a seller account and use their advertising on specific items to increase views = I have created many boards with my items and others items to help promote - I have found that the more boards you create the more your items get seen - the value of this type of promoting will be shown in the holiday season shopping for my type of items

[carsteve10]

What it really needs is some publicity to make the public aware of it. I was on e bay for many years and although i had heard of other sites like e bay, vinted, preloved etc i had never heard e bid mentioned. That is until it was mentioned as an alternative site by someone who used both. I looked, was interested and decided that it would be the one to try when i finished with e bay over their simple delivery mess. I now mention it to my friends and relatives and to many of my buyers at the car boots i attend every week. I have yet to meet anyone who knew of it! I know publicity is expensive but surely the site could think of someway to spread the word?.

[robbielowe]

Better rather than tell them, because they never remember, put some large single bright colour cards on your stall (NB more than one) showing the main eBid site address, very basic eBid info, say how it is better than eBay and your store address. This must be in six lines or less of large typeface. People need to see and read the card without looking too hard.

IMPORTANTLY, invite people to photograph the card on their phone, best publicity you can get for the site at present.

AND - - - - IT ACTUALLY WORKS

I do not have a stall I am just a visitor but at most fairs there will be an info table with other flyers leaflets etc. So you mean something like this....



That would be on size A6 card white or a pale colour background. The QR will take them direct to my store.

[johnwash1]

What it really needs is some publicity to make the public aware of it. I was on e bay for many years and although i had heard of other sites like e bay, vinted, preloved etc i had never heard e bid mentioned. That is until it was mentioned as an alternative site by someone who used both. I looked, was interested and decided that it would be the one to try when i finished with e bay over their simple delivery mess. I now mention it to my friends and relatives and to many of my buyers at the car boots i attend every week. I have yet to meet anyone who knew of it! I know publicity is expensive but surely the site could think of someway to spread the word?.

You're doing a great job. And sometimes it's the way it has to be. Look at Linux. 20 years most people had never heard of it. Now quite a good proportion of people have, even though they imagine it's some nerd project done by teenagers in their back bedrooms. But increasingly people are realising that those fantastic special effects in Hollywood films are done by Linux render farms, truck loads of computers working in parallel. Most of the Fortune 500 companies, the biggest companies in the world, they're running Linux on their servers. Tiny computers in your car may be running Linux. Microsoft are even realising if you can't beat 'em, join 'em -- Windows nowadays has WSL, that's Windows Subsystem for Linux!

Robbie, I love that QR code you've included in your flyer. You might even be able to create that same QR code with an ebid logo in the centre.

[robbielowe]

You're doing a great job. And sometimes it's the way it has to be. Look at Linux. 20 years most people had never heard of it. Now quite a good proportion of people have, even though they imagine it's some nerd project done by teenagers in their back bedrooms. But increasingly people are realising that those fantastic special effects in Hollywood films are done by Linux render farms, truck loads of computers working in parallel. Most of the Fortune 500 companies, the biggest companies in the world, they're running Linux on their servers. Tiny computers in your car may be running Linux. Microsoft are even realising if you can't beat 'em, join 'em -- Windows nowadays has WSL, that's Windows Subsystem for Linux!

Robbie, I love that QR code you've included in your flyer. You might even be able to create that same QR code with an ebid logo in the centre.

Of course you can create a QR with a logo. Here we are a version of the revised flyer.

[Stnenopmoc]

What it really needs is some publicity to make the public aware of it. I was on e bay for many years and although i had heard of other sites like e bay, vinted, preloved etc i had never heard e bid mentioned. That is until it was mentioned as an alternative site by someone who used both. I looked, was interested and decided that it would be the one to try when i finished with e bay over their simple delivery mess. I now mention it to my friends and relatives and to many of my buyers at the car boots i attend every week. I have yet to meet anyone who knew of it! I know publicity is expensive but surely the site could think of someway to spread the word?.

Better rather than tell them, because they never remember, put some large single bright colour cards on your stall (NB more than one) showing the main eBid site address, very basic eBid info, say how it is better than eBay and your store address. This must be in six lines or less of large typeface. People need to see and read the card without looking too hard.

IMPORTANTLY, invite people to photograph the card on their phone, best publicity you can get for the site at present.

AND - - - - IT ACTUALLY WORKS

[Stnenopmoc]

I do not have a stall I am just a visitor but at most fairs there will be an info table with other flyers leaflets etc. So you mean something like this....



That would be on size A6 card white or a pale colour background. The QR will take them direct to my store.

Exactly, Very good, that would do the job

Not everybody uses QR so also include the main ebid site address as well https://www.ebid.net/uk/.

Sometimes your store address may be too long for the casual viewer who may not be interested in you, but is interested in the site; so simply adding the main site address is easy for a quick read. it also helps everybody and spreads a wider word. I do like the idea of QR, just some grumpy buyers can't be bothered.

All I do now is

Fed up with eBay?
Don't want to pay buyers premiums?
Try eBid https://www.ebid.net/uk/.
Just like eBay used to be, but better!

I usually get a crowd asking questions, just wish they would buy something as well

If people are intellegent enough to find me on the site then they are my kind of buyer.

[madelaine]

Yes Tell People, I do when I go to fairs, especially the attendees and some of the trusted dealers. @Madelaine did you get to the local event I replied on your PUC £1 gem?

No, I don't sell in person - If I tried to, it would mean I had to check all my listings after such an event! However, I must try to get involved a bit. It is one of very few local philatelic societies now. I did sell there once... before the internet!