Comments on: eBay enrage high-end outlet store owners http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:52:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: rich http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11565 rich Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:29:27 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11565 Anyone who's ever had a listing pulled for category miscatigorization should report the people at the end of this story for the same thing. READ THEIR FEEDBACK like the one sitting right on top--people DO and ARE complaining that they thought they were buying the item they posted the 'ad' for. How CRAZY is it that ebay PROMOTES breaking their own rules as a way people SHOULD do business.. FUTZ! Ebay seems to be imploding, it's getting worse every month. Anyone who’s ever had a listing pulled for category miscatigorization should report the people at the end of this story for the same thing. READ THEIR FEEDBACK like the one sitting right on top–people DO and ARE complaining that they thought they were buying the item they posted the ‘ad’ for. How CRAZY is it that ebay PROMOTES breaking their own rules as a way people SHOULD do business.. FUTZ! Ebay seems to be imploding, it’s getting worse every month.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11350 Sue Bailey Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:53:23 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11350 I also did it when I first started back in 2000. You could, then - because things being on eBay was a novelty. And you could buy on eBid and resell on eBay, and you could buy on eBay too and resell with better pictures and a decent write-up. Those days are gone, my friends. The thing that really shocked me was them encouraging miscategorisation. There are going to be some seriously pissed off sellers when their listings get pulled. :-( I also did it when I first started back in 2000. You could, then – because things being on eBay was a novelty. And you could buy on eBid and resell on eBay, and you could buy on eBay too and resell with better pictures and a decent write-up.

Those days are gone, my friends.

The thing that really shocked me was them encouraging miscategorisation. There are going to be some seriously pissed off sellers when their listings get pulled. :-(

]]> By: Gaz out East http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11340 Gaz out East Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:16:57 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11340 Yeah but isn't that link to the old advert sellers a stormer? Did anyone else look in their shop? There's a couple of really old ads in there (including a 1935 ad for a Buck Rogers metal figure casting kit) that I'd love to have for framing and keeping - if only I could make enough off eBay to pay the $25 per ad that seems to be the sellers' stock pricing for everything. Ah well ..... today my desk .... tomorrow ..... errrrr ...... the front yard :-D Yeah but isn’t that link to the old advert sellers a stormer? Did anyone else look in their shop?

There’s a couple of really old ads in there (including a 1935 ad for a Buck Rogers metal figure casting kit) that I’d love to have for framing and keeping – if only I could make enough off eBay to pay the $25 per ad that seems to be the sellers’ stock pricing for everything.

Ah well ….. today my desk …. tomorrow ….. errrrr …… the front yard :-D

]]> By: Randy Smythe http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11337 Randy Smythe Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:43:14 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11337 I did it when I first started in early 2000 because Walmart had a bargain bin for DVD's in their store, so I would buy their heavily discounted items and sell them on eBay. I only did it occasionally and that was when you could make money off of DVD's. The problem I have with the newsletter article was the suggestion you could return the items to the store you bought them from if they didn't sell. So eBay is now encouraging seller's to be un-ethical. Just when I think I've seen it all they still manage to surprise me. I did it when I first started in early 2000 because Walmart had a bargain bin for DVD’s in their store, so I would buy their heavily discounted items and sell them on eBay. I only did it occasionally and that was when you could make money off of DVD’s.

The problem I have with the newsletter article was the suggestion you could return the items to the store you bought them from if they didn’t sell. So eBay is now encouraging seller’s to be un-ethical. Just when I think I’ve seen it all they still manage to surprise me.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11314 Chris Dawson Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:01:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11314 Hi Ann, Anyone purchasing at retail is gambling. Look at recent games consoles, some have sold at massive profits over the retail price and others haven't. I make a decent living from eBay, but not from purchasing from retail stores and reselling on eBay! :shock: I did run an experiment a couple of years ago following a bet from my brother. I purchased four items from TV shopping channels and resold them on eBay. I did make a profit even after paying the high postage these channels charge, but it wasn't realistic as a serious business proposition. The problem is you can only buy one of each item at a time so the stock isn't readily available in the quantities you'd need to make serious profits. Plus the time spent to purchase the products is far in excess of what it would take you to find alternative sources. Still I was happy, my brother lost the bet as I did make a small profit :D Hi Ann, Anyone purchasing at retail is gambling. Look at recent games consoles, some have sold at massive profits over the retail price and others haven’t.

I make a decent living from eBay, but not from purchasing from retail stores and reselling on eBay! :shock:

I did run an experiment a couple of years ago following a bet from my brother. I purchased four items from TV shopping channels and resold them on eBay. I did make a profit even after paying the high postage these channels charge, but it wasn’t realistic as a serious business proposition. The problem is you can only buy one of each item at a time so the stock isn’t readily available in the quantities you’d need to make serious profits. Plus the time spent to purchase the products is far in excess of what it would take you to find alternative sources.

Still I was happy, my brother lost the bet as I did make a small profit :D

]]> By: Mark (Villainous) http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11313 Mark (Villainous) Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:41:22 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11313 "Please, someone tell me what items are selling for a profit. I sure can’t find any. " Pirate dvds. I had no idea that .com were so out of touch with their sellers. I assumed that behaviour was exclusive to .co.uk . “Please, someone tell me what items are selling for a profit. I sure can’t find any. ”

Pirate dvds.

I had no idea that .com were so out of touch with their sellers. I assumed that behaviour was exclusive to .co.uk .

]]> By: Ann http://tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11300 Ann Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:48:06 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/ebay-enrage-high-end-outlet-store-owners.html#comment-11300 PLEASE!~!~! Who is able to purchase retail anywhere and make a profit reselling it on ebay? Has eBay or anyone looked at the ending auctions lately? Listings either end with the beginning auction price or end with no bids at all. I should write a book, entitled "How to Lose Your the Shirt Off Your Back on eBay". Who is making profit? Who has items that sell for a fair price? Please, someone tell me what items are selling for a profit. I sure can't find any. PLEASE!~!~! Who is able to purchase retail anywhere and make a profit reselling it on ebay?
Has eBay or anyone looked at the ending auctions lately? Listings either end with the beginning auction price or end with no bids at all.
I should write a book, entitled “How to Lose Your the Shirt Off Your Back on eBay”. Who is making profit? Who has items that sell for a fair price? Please, someone tell me what items are selling for a profit. I sure can’t find any.

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