Comments on: Easy peasy eBay selling http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Mon, 21 May 2012 20:27:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-27092 northumbrian Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:33:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-27092 same here, we are ten year ebayers too. by the time you bugger around with a trillion categories , feuture upgrades, then ,item specifics and bung postal options to half the universe,, etc,etc etc unless you sell stock items ,your donald ducked same here,
we are ten year ebayers too.
by the time you bugger around with a trillion categories , feuture upgrades, then ,item specifics and bung postal options to half the universe,, etc,etc etc
unless you sell stock items ,your donald ducked

]]> By: Dawn Ricker http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-27087 Dawn Ricker Sat, 16 Feb 2008 14:44:54 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-27087 I'm a ten year ebayer and I would use this form if it allowed html & self photos. It takes me back to the early days when on a good day I could list 100 auctions. I can't decide if I just got old quick or the selling interface has gotten so convoluted as to change me from a hare to a snail. I'm lucky to get through it in less than ten minutes. I've tried Turbo lister and some of the others and I don't find them faster or easier. I wouldn't mind a once-a-week ebay fee deduction. But I don't have any problems with the once-a-month as it is now. I’m a ten year ebayer and I would use this form if it allowed html & self photos. It takes me back to the early days when on a good day I could list 100 auctions.

I can’t decide if I just got old quick or the selling interface has gotten so convoluted as to change me from a hare to a snail. I’m lucky to get through it in less than ten minutes.

I’ve tried Turbo lister and some of the others and I don’t find them faster or easier.

I wouldn’t mind a once-a-week ebay fee deduction. But I don’t have any problems with the once-a-month as it is now.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-23757 Sue Bailey Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:07:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-23757 Tammy, if you want all the extras that you've listed above, the simple listing form is not for you. It's for new, casual or inexperienced sellers. If you're a full-time or professional seller, you need to use - well, I was going to say the normal SYI form, but probably you need to use Turbo Lister or similar. As for the suggestion that eBay fees be deducted one by one from my PayPal account: :O no thanks! If you're selling professionally, you "MUST" be able to keep track of your eBay fees. You should know what your fees are likely to be anyway - and if you don't, you can always check your seller account. Other business costs aren't charged piecemeal - I'm thinking for example of your tax bill. If you need to pay your eBay fees more than once a month, then you can easily make one-off payments with PayPal on a weekly basis or whatever, but to have every single eBay fee, 5c at a time, taken out of my PayPal account would frankly make it absolutely impossible to 1) find the important things like payments in my PayPal account, and 2) keep proper track of what I was spending on eBay fees. Tammy, if you want all the extras that you’ve listed above, the simple listing form is not for you. It’s for new, casual or inexperienced sellers. If you’re a full-time or professional seller, you need to use – well, I was going to say the normal SYI form, but probably you need to use Turbo Lister or similar.

As for the suggestion that eBay fees be deducted one by one from my PayPal account: :O no thanks! If you’re selling professionally, you “MUST” be able to keep track of your eBay fees. You should know what your fees are likely to be anyway – and if you don’t, you can always check your seller account. Other business costs aren’t charged piecemeal – I’m thinking for example of your tax bill. If you need to pay your eBay fees more than once a month, then you can easily make one-off payments with PayPal on a weekly basis or whatever, but to have every single eBay fee, 5c at a time, taken out of my PayPal account would frankly make it absolutely impossible to 1) find the important things like payments in my PayPal account, and 2) keep proper track of what I was spending on eBay fees.

]]> By: TAMMY http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-23738 TAMMY Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:28:50 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-23738 SORRY, But I have to agree with the rest of the majority. I DON'T LIKE IT! It does not give me any photo enhancement. There is no shipping insurance. There is no links you can add on like MY STORE LINK, OR SELLERS OTHER ITEMS... Sorry but I really don't care to use it. But thank you anyway. I DO HAVE A SUGGESTION: Why can't you come up with a new tool that will allow your Ebay fees to auto deduct as soon as they are paid into our account. That was we will not have to go in and pay each month. The fee will be deducted per each item we sell. JUST LIKE PAYPAL ALREADY DOES. This way when we see the amount in our Paypal we know it is all ours. And I know you said you couldn't but I just don't see why you can't. This is one service that would make everyones life on Ebay so very much easier. SO WON'T YOU PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO SOMEONE HIGHER UP AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT??? In this day and age there has got to be a way. At least this way it would not seem like we would have to turn all our profit right back to you. It would trickle to you and we would not notice it as bad. PLEASE TRY AND DO THIS! Thank you very much, Tammy Kline SORRY, But I have to agree with the rest of the majority. I DON’T LIKE IT! It does not give me any photo enhancement. There is no shipping insurance. There is no links you can add on like MY STORE LINK, OR SELLERS OTHER ITEMS… Sorry but I really don’t care to use it. But thank you anyway. I DO HAVE A SUGGESTION: Why can’t you come up with a new tool that will allow your Ebay fees to auto deduct as soon as they are paid into our account. That was we will not have to go in and pay each month. The fee will be deducted per each item we sell. JUST LIKE PAYPAL ALREADY DOES. This way when we see the amount in our Paypal we know it is all ours. And I know you said you couldn’t but I just don’t see why you can’t. This is one service that would make everyones life on Ebay so very much easier. SO WON’T YOU PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO SOMEONE HIGHER UP AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT??? In this day and age there has got to be a way. At least this way it would not seem like we would have to turn all our profit right back to you. It would trickle to you and we would not notice it as bad. PLEASE TRY AND DO THIS! Thank you very much, Tammy Kline

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-16465 Sue Bailey Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:19:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-16465 <b>I think I need to point out (again!) that this blog isn't eBay, it's not run by eBay and that messages left here aren't necessarily read by eBay. It's great to have people's comments, but I wouldn't want anyone to have the false impression that this is some kind of customer service comment box. </b> I think I need to point out (again!) that this blog isn’t eBay, it’s not run by eBay and that messages left here aren’t necessarily read by eBay. It’s great to have people’s comments, but I wouldn’t want anyone to have the false impression that this is some kind of customer service comment box.

]]> By: SE http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-16464 SE Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:16:08 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-16464 Well once again, more bull to deal with. I liked the old input form and now I have to deal with learning a whole new deal. I can't get my pictures to post. Several things I try to input are lost and why in the world would you change something that worked so well in the past. I agree that you broke it instead of making things simpler you increased frustration to your sellers. I enjoyed selling on ebay but now am seriously rethinking my options. Very dissatisfied patron. Well once again, more bull to deal with. I liked the old input form and now I have to deal with learning a whole new deal. I can’t get my pictures to post. Several things I try to input are lost and why in the world would you change something that worked so well in the past. I agree that you broke it instead of making things simpler you increased frustration to your sellers. I enjoyed selling on ebay but now am seriously rethinking my options.
Very dissatisfied patron.

]]> By: Pat Griffith http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-16030 Pat Griffith Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:57:35 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-16030 I find the new "eaiser to list " more difficult. The "new" item link would not change and there was no other option, I loaded my description then realized after scrolling down I could go to my old friend the Sell your Item Form. After selecting that option listing life was easier. However much of the info had to be redone, none of my info that usually copies over listing to listing was there including shipping info so like Ms Greenwood I gave up on listing anything. This whole experience took 1 hr, TOO MUCH TIME> Please give your sellers the option with a drop down box on the listing form they want to use. At my age I've had all the new experiences I want and If it ain't broken don't fix it!! I find the new “eaiser to list ” more difficult. The “new” item link would not change and there was no other option, I loaded my description then realized after scrolling down I could go to my old friend the Sell your Item Form. After selecting that option listing life was easier. However much of the info had to be redone, none of my info that usually copies over listing to listing was there including shipping info so like Ms Greenwood I gave up on listing anything. This whole experience took 1 hr, TOO MUCH TIME> Please give your sellers the option with a drop down box on the listing form they want to use. At my age I’ve had all the new experiences I want and If it ain’t broken don’t fix it!!

]]> By: Anne Greenwood http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-14750 Anne Greenwood Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:10:13 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-14750 I have to agree with those who are not impressed. I found myself so frustrated with the "new and improved" selling page this evening that I decided not to list my item. My pictures will not load. I have wasted an enormous amount of time. There is no apparent way to bullet point my description. Where is the space to set a reserve? I am new to ebay, but I agree that it was absolutely fine the way it was. I did not have any problems before now. I have to agree with those who are not impressed. I found myself so frustrated with the “new and improved” selling page this evening that I decided not to list my item. My pictures will not load. I have wasted an enormous amount of time. There is no apparent way to bullet point my description. Where is the space to set a reserve? I am new to ebay, but I agree that it was absolutely fine the way it was. I did not have any problems before now.

]]> By: Carolyn Mathews http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-14585 Carolyn Mathews Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:03:31 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-14585 I agree with the "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought. I also second the complaint about bloated, graphics-intensive pages. I live in Montana, and much of my selling is to fellow Montanans. The majority of people in this state are still forced to use dial-up connections because DSL, T-3, and satellite connections are non-existent here. (Remember--more cows than people in Montana? It's true.) All I want to do is sell and buy. Having my screen held hostage while a page loads . . . and loads . . . and loads . . . infuriates me. Some of my former favorite sellers learned how to use wallpaper, animation, and other graphics tricks, along with sound, and as a result, I no longer look at their sites. It takes too much time and frequently results in a screen freeze before the page is fully loaded anyway. If eBay wants to "pretty up," fine. But please, please, please continue to offer the option to list and look without all the bells and whistles. I agree with the “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” school of thought. I also second the complaint about bloated, graphics-intensive pages. I live in Montana, and much of my selling is to fellow Montanans. The majority of people in this state are still forced to use dial-up connections because DSL, T-3, and satellite connections are non-existent here. (Remember–more cows than people in Montana? It’s true.) All I want to do is sell and buy. Having my screen held hostage while a page loads . . . and loads . . . and loads . . . infuriates me. Some of my former favorite sellers learned how to use wallpaper, animation, and other graphics tricks, along with sound, and as a result, I no longer look at their sites. It takes too much time and frequently results in a screen freeze before the page is fully loaded anyway. If eBay wants to “pretty up,” fine. But please, please, please continue to offer the option to list and look without all the bells and whistles.

]]> By: Richard Ehrenberg http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-14552 Richard Ehrenberg Mon, 15 Oct 2007 07:46:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-14552 Guys- To you eBay employees and programmers, all this new stuff is cool, I'm sure. To longtime users like myself (almost 9 years), it sends shivers down our collective spines. Ok, you ask: "Why"? Fair question, Here's some answers: > We immediately know that all this new fancy stuff means that eBay is again getting fatter and more bloated -- increasing overhead / fixed costs. We know that this will translate to fee increases, which have increased from four to over tenfold in the the years I've been using eBay -- a rate many times higher than inflation. Higher listing fees mean higher prices for buyers, which equals fewer sales. Which means I make less money. > The new features will assuredly increase bandwidth, slowing page loads and the entire buying and selling process. I know you guys are sitting in your ivory towers with T3 connections...however, my customers, at least 50%, are dirt farmers with dialup. More graphics craps, slower loads, etc. = dissuaded buyers = less money in my pocket. > Similarly, despite your undoubtedly well-intention "beta" testing, many of the new features will hang, crash, perform in unintentioned ways, or lack critical features. EVERY SINGLE TIME you have done something "new and improved" it has wasted a ton of my time. The last "new" SYI forms were an unmitigated disaster. The new "show all feedback to be left" page was a mess for months, with several new steps required to go back to it after leaving one feedback comment; it still has, for me, major problems. To me, again, all this added complexity is garbage -- just busywork to justify your existence and salaries. To me, you guys are going against the wind. Simplify! Pare down! Speed up! Guys-

To you eBay employees and programmers, all this new stuff is cool, I’m sure. To longtime users like myself (almost 9 years), it sends shivers down our collective spines. Ok, you ask: “Why”? Fair question, Here’s some answers:

> We immediately know that all this new fancy stuff means that eBay is again getting fatter and more bloated — increasing overhead / fixed costs. We know that this will translate to fee increases, which have increased from four to over tenfold in the the years I’ve been using eBay — a rate many times higher than inflation. Higher listing fees mean higher prices for buyers, which equals fewer sales. Which means I make less money.

> The new features will assuredly increase bandwidth, slowing page loads and the entire buying and selling process. I know you guys are sitting in your ivory towers with T3 connections…however, my customers, at least 50%, are dirt farmers with dialup. More graphics craps, slower loads, etc. = dissuaded buyers = less money in my pocket.

> Similarly, despite your undoubtedly well-intention “beta” testing, many of the new features will hang, crash, perform in unintentioned ways, or lack critical features. EVERY SINGLE TIME you have done something “new and improved” it has wasted a ton of my time. The last “new” SYI forms were an unmitigated disaster. The new “show all feedback to be left” page was a mess for months, with several new steps required to go back to it after leaving one feedback comment; it still has, for me, major problems.

To me, again, all this added complexity is garbage — just busywork to justify your existence and salaries. To me, you guys are going against the wind. Simplify! Pare down! Speed up!

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13732 Chris Dawson Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:15:43 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13732 Hi Pauline, as far as I can tell it's simply available for listing auctions on the main eBay site. It won't be for listing on Craigslist or similar. eBay actually have three classified sites - Craigslist, Kijiji and Gumtree, lthough they don't all cover the whole of the US at this stage. The newest to be opened in the US is <a href="http://www.gumtree.com" rel="nofollow">Gumtree</a> Hi Pauline, as far as I can tell it’s simply available for listing auctions on the main eBay site. It won’t be for listing on Craigslist or similar.
eBay actually have three classified sites – Craigslist, Kijiji and Gumtree, lthough they don’t all cover the whole of the US at this stage. The newest to be opened in the US is Gumtree

]]> By: PAULINE R. BEARDEN http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13731 PAULINE R. BEARDEN Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:05:33 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13731 WILL THIS NEW SITE BE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL SELLING OR IS THEE SUCH A DEAL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION E-BAY WAS GOING TO SET UP A SELLING LOCALLY IN LIEU OF CRAIGPLACE..IS THIS TRUE? IF SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT! POLLY PS THE NEW FORMAT IS MADDINGLY SLOW AND I AM 78 AND SLOW ALLREADY!!!!! WILL THIS NEW SITE BE AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL SELLING OR IS THEE SUCH A DEAL. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION E-BAY WAS GOING TO SET UP A SELLING LOCALLY IN LIEU OF CRAIGPLACE..IS THIS TRUE? IF SO THAT WOULD BE GREAT!
POLLY
PS THE NEW FORMAT IS MADDINGLY SLOW AND I AM 78 AND SLOW ALLREADY!!!!!

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13285 Sue Bailey Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:03:08 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13285 Sammi, you'll be getting it in the next week or so - they announced it on The Chatter the other day. Sammi, you’ll be getting it in the next week or so – they announced it on The Chatter the other day.

]]> By: Sammi Sheets http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13284 Sammi Sheets Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:02:01 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13284 It is certainly an improvement but it appears to only be for the UK and Europe. Do you know if the US will be getting the same selling page? I really think it is extremely better than what we have currently. In fact it is so bad I don't use it myself. It is certainly an improvement but it appears to only be for the UK and Europe. Do you know if the US will be getting the same selling page? I really think it is extremely better than what we have currently. In fact it is so bad I don’t use it myself.

]]> By: Tony Dee http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13230 Tony Dee Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:47:06 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-13230 Who designs these new Ebay listing systems: Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckweat? What's their motto? "If it ain't broke break it?" One shipping service - No picture enhancment - No photo pack. I can't find the "opt-out" button and I want out. You just can't leave well-enough alone. Who designs these new Ebay listing systems: Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckweat? What’s their motto? “If it ain’t broke break it?”

One shipping service – No picture enhancment – No photo pack. I can’t find the “opt-out” button and I want out. You just can’t leave well-enough alone.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-12787 Sue Bailey Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:45:01 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-12787 Jimmineycrickets, if it's taking you 30 days to get payment, there is something wrong. Even the slowest PayPal payment should be cleared into your bank account in 21 days. So either you need to work more closely with your buyers, or there is some more story behind your comment. <a href="http://www.tamebay.com/forum/" rel="nofollow">Come over to the forum</a> and tell us what's going on. Jimmineycrickets, if it’s taking you 30 days to get payment, there is something wrong. Even the slowest PayPal payment should be cleared into your bank account in 21 days. So either you need to work more closely with your buyers, or there is some more story behind your comment.

Come over to the forum and tell us what’s going on.

]]> By: jimmineycrickets http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-12785 jimmineycrickets Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:33:12 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-12785 Will this allow seller to get payment faster than 30 to 90 days? Will this allow seller to get payment faster than 30 to 90 days?

]]> By: pillarboxred http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-12576 pillarboxred Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:50:53 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-12576 I noticed the pre-filled form a while ago on ebay.co.uk but didn't realise it could be edited so didn't use it. I'll have a closer look now. I noticed the pre-filled form a while ago on ebay.co.uk but didn’t realise it could be edited so didn’t use it. I’ll have a closer look now.

]]> By: Fees halved, free gallery and site makeover for eBay Germany : TameBay http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-11986 Fees halved, free gallery and site makeover for eBay Germany : TameBay Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:42:34 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-11986 [...] eBay Germany has had a makeover, and it’s not just cosmetic changes on the eBay.de home page. They’ve announced the new “My eBay” will be live from October. Easy Lister has been introduced to allow casual sellers to create listings within three minutes (Easy Lister is a cut down version of the Sell Your Item form). New search technology is on the way and is in beta testing scheduled to go site wide in the New Year. [...] [...] eBay Germany has had a makeover, and it’s not just cosmetic changes on the eBay.de home page. They’ve announced the new “My eBay” will be live from October. Easy Lister has been introduced to allow casual sellers to create listings within three minutes (Easy Lister is a cut down version of the Sell Your Item form). New search technology is on the way and is in beta testing scheduled to go site wide in the New Year. [...]

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-4183 Chris Dawson Thu, 24 May 2007 12:01:44 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-4183 I wonder if more people will start using this from today as the old Sell Your Item form is now officially defunct and redirects to the new one! I wonder if more people will start using this from today as the old Sell Your Item form is now officially defunct and redirects to the new one!

]]> By: Biggles http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-3668 Biggles Tue, 15 May 2007 18:08:48 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-3668 I really like the one page format. So far it looks very promising! When they have ironed it out maybe that can offer it in two versions - Pro and Standard ( pretty much like you see in the beta version). The pro could have all the bells and whistles. I really like the one page format. So far it looks very promising! When they have ironed it out maybe that can offer it in two versions – Pro and Standard ( pretty much like you see in the beta version). The pro could have all the bells and whistles.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-3663 Chris Dawson Tue, 15 May 2007 17:23:51 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/easy-peasy-ebay-selling.html#comment-3663 I like this a lot - it's ideal for when you have something you forgot to list and just want to get it listed in a hurry! Nice one eBay :-) I like this a lot – it’s ideal for when you have something you forgot to list and just want to get it listed in a hurry! Nice one eBay :-)

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