Comments on: Fee changes on eBay Belgium http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 23 May 2012 07:41:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Uppa Gumtree http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1526 Uppa Gumtree Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:04:58 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1526 ditto I allocate around 1% of listings that should sell for more than a couple of quid, to be thrown in at 99p between CLDs, across the year. For CLDs, I will rejig product attributes to reduce their worth so they can sell at 99p and cover cost, or even make a profit (e.g. smaller packs of herbs and spices instead of bulk catering packs is a simplified example). Some items we just can't do it We list at what it's worth (and we will accept) unless the item has obvious collectibility that can vary the worth according to who wants it. ditto

I allocate around 1% of listings that should sell for more than a couple of quid, to be thrown in at 99p between CLDs, across the year.

For CLDs, I will rejig product attributes to reduce their worth so they can sell at 99p and cover cost, or even make a profit (e.g. smaller packs of herbs and spices instead of bulk catering packs is a simplified example).

Some items we just can’t do it

We list at what it’s worth (and we will accept) unless the item has obvious collectibility that can vary the worth according to who wants it.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1525 northumbrian Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:17:22 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1525 for some lower price items I now start them at 4.99 or even 9.99 rather than .99 because they go for 99p more times than is comfortable lol for some lower price items I now start them at 4.99 or even 9.99 rather than .99 because they go for 99p more times than is comfortable lol

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1524 northumbrian Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:08:27 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1524 I list to sell I dont list and hope I list to sell I dont list and hope

]]> By: Sue http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1523 Sue Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:46:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1523 Me neither, Mark - at the other end of the scale from you, if I put beads on a 99p start auction, I will sell them for 99p. I might sell a whole stack more from my shop at the BIN price I really want - but I don't think that's how eBay think this ought to work. :-) Me neither, Mark – at the other end of the scale from you, if I put beads on a 99p start auction, I will sell them for 99p. I might sell a whole stack more from my shop at the BIN price I really want – but I don’t think that’s how eBay think this ought to work. :-)

]]> By: Mark http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1522 Mark Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:42:49 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1522 For instance, last week we had a figure on auction for £149.99. No buyer, so put it on Bin this week for £159.99 and someone bought it straight out. He had found it while surfing Ebay and it replaced one he had broken years ago. Now if I had listed it at 99p start, I would probably have sold it to a dealer for about £60.00. So we are not convinced by the low start model at all :-) Mark For instance, last week we had a figure on auction for £149.99.

No buyer, so put it on Bin this week for £159.99 and someone bought it straight out.

He had found it while surfing Ebay and it replaced one he had broken years ago.

Now if I had listed it at 99p start, I would probably have sold it to a dealer for about £60.00.

So we are not convinced by the low start model at all :-)

Mark

]]> By: Mark http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1521 Mark Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:40:34 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1521 We cannot make the business work with a low start model. If the buyer isn't there that week for the item you have listed, 99p will not work... Mark We cannot make the business work with a low start model. If the buyer isn’t there that week for the item you have listed, 99p will not work…

Mark

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1520 northumbrian Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:37:04 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/07/fee-changes-on-ebay-belgium.html#comment-1520 no need to encourage me its the way I have done things for years, though I must say with less and less success no need to encourage me
its the way I have done things for years, though I must say with less and less success

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