I was delighted to come over here after being ripped off by eBay's extortionate fees, I paid my £50.00 and listed a range of my best selling items here. As far as what i have read in these forums goes, I don't think I was the only seller who did this, "Mass Exodus" it was described as in one thread.
So one month on, not one sale, loads of views but still nothing to show for my membership fee.
With all of these £50.00's rolling in, it would have been nice to see some sort of advertising from eBid. I know they advise sellers to promote their items, which I do... and I wear my eBid t-shirt too (honestly, I do!).
The last month has been the perfect opportunity for eBid to throw some sort of advertising into the public domain, "strike while the iron is hot" some would say, but i fear that the iron may be cooling down a bit.
I listed some of my items back on eBay last week, biting my lip as i saw how much it was going to cost me. I listed them in quantity and for 30 days to try and justify the listing fee. 5 days later, most of the items have sold. It was like i had never been away.
Don't get me wrong, I am not going to abandon eBid, I am going to stick it out because I feel that there is going to be a time when there will be a bit more competition in the market and I feel that eBid might have the edge when this does happen.
My only whinge is that with this massive influx of revenue that eBid must have enjoyed over the last month or two, it would have bee nice to see some sort of advertising in some of the tabloids or magazines, bus stops, billboards... anything.
I think eBid has a great selection of sellers, ready to start selling, it is like a huge market in town with everythig laid out on the stalls ready to go... We just need some signposts to let the customers know where we are!
The last thing we want is another mass exodus... back to eBay!