Comments on: Insight on ChannelAdvisor Insite http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gaz out East http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11343 Gaz out East Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:28:11 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11343 Sue - sorry to say I disagree with you about the listings from multiple sites. If you manage your buyer's expectations, then they know what's going to happen. A simple statement in the description of which payments you accept, that you list on several eBay sites, and that eBay invoicing cannot combine items in different currencies, usually does the trick. Add to that a one-liner that if they buy in multiple currencies and want a single invoice, they have to request it (because you sell too many items to too many people on too many sites (LOL - as if)) to keep track of who is buying what where. 99% of people can empathise with that. Only ever had one whingy grumper ever get a strop on about it - and I bet you can guess which side of the big pond they came from - can't you? Gaz Sue – sorry to say I disagree with you about the listings from multiple sites.

If you manage your buyer’s expectations, then they know what’s going to happen. A simple statement in the description of which payments you accept, that you list on several eBay sites, and that eBay invoicing cannot combine items in different currencies, usually does the trick.

Add to that a one-liner that if they buy in multiple currencies and want a single invoice, they have to request it (because you sell too many items to too many people on too many sites (LOL – as if)) to keep track of who is buying what where. 99% of people can empathise with that.

Only ever had one whingy grumper ever get a strop on about it – and I bet you can guess which side of the big pond they came from – can’t you?

Gaz

]]> By: runalaila_in1 http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11205 runalaila_in1 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 10:48:51 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11205 well guys thank you all for all the suggestions. but honestly i use listing on other sites but those are not intended for sales but to draw them to my main listings listed on ebay india . its working and as a bonus i am getting sales from listings on uk and usa sites too . As sue said its been additional work for me to draw invoices manually and also people do get confused but the results obtained do not make me want to withdraw the strategy .... so lets hope my carrying on makes sense .. well guys
thank you all for all the suggestions.
but honestly i use listing on other sites but those are not intended for sales but to draw them to my main listings listed on ebay india .
its working and as a bonus i am getting sales
from listings on uk and usa sites too .
As sue said its been additional work for me to draw invoices manually and also people do get confused but the results obtained do not make me want to withdraw the strategy ….
so lets hope my carrying on makes sense ..

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11194 Sue Bailey Sun, 26 Aug 2007 09:25:02 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11194 Runalaila, if you're going to list on more than one site and you tend to have multiple item sales (which I'd imagine you do?), I would strongly recommend you to have one shop for each site. You can't combine items listed on different eBay sites, so you'll spend far too much time doing manual invoices, or having buyers very confused when their invoices from eBay only have half their purchases on them. Take it from someone who's been there :-D Runalaila, if you’re going to list on more than one site and you tend to have multiple item sales (which I’d imagine you do?), I would strongly recommend you to have one shop for each site. You can’t combine items listed on different eBay sites, so you’ll spend far too much time doing manual invoices, or having buyers very confused when their invoices from eBay only have half their purchases on them. Take it from someone who’s been there :-D

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11183 Chris Dawson Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:20:51 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11183 Hi Runalaila, Scot is right, most buyers search one eBay site and the defaults are generally "Listed on". That means for me in the UK when I search I only see products listed on eBay.co.uk. Equally if I want appeal to buyers in the US I should list on eBay.com to get the best exposure in that market. The other advantage is that in smaller marketplaces such as eBay.ie (Ireland) you can be one of the biggest sellers in a category much more easily than you could on say eBay.com. If you dominate the category in a particular country you'll get most of the sales from that country! Hi Runalaila, Scot is right, most buyers search one eBay site and the defaults are generally “Listed on”. That means for me in the UK when I search I only see products listed on eBay.co.uk. Equally if I want appeal to buyers in the US I should list on eBay.com to get the best exposure in that market.

The other advantage is that in smaller marketplaces such as eBay.ie (Ireland) you can be one of the biggest sellers in a category much more easily than you could on say eBay.com. If you dominate the category in a particular country you’ll get most of the sales from that country!

]]> By: Scot Wingo http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11172 Scot Wingo Sun, 26 Aug 2007 05:04:23 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11172 Runalaila - I'd say keep doing it until customers actually start getting confused! Most buyers prefer the local-site listed products and tend to never find the 'available from other countries' stuff so I personally don't think there will be confusion. Now on your side keeping track of it and your stock can be confusing so don't let THAT get confused :-) Scot Runalaila – I’d say keep doing it until customers actually start getting confused! Most buyers prefer the local-site listed products and tend to never find the ‘available from other countries’ stuff so I personally don’t think there will be confusion.

Now on your side keeping track of it and your stock can be confusing so don’t let THAT get confused :-)

Scot

]]> By: runalaila_in1 http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11168 runalaila_in1 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 04:44:26 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11168 hi guys , Is it advisable to sell simultaneously on 4-5 ebay sites ? I am having a happy time doing so , but at the same time a few freinds advising that it can be confusing for many would be customers . hi guys ,
Is it advisable to sell simultaneously on 4-5
ebay sites ?
I am having a happy time doing so ,
but at the same time a few freinds advising
that it can be confusing for many would be customers .

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11137 Chris Dawson Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:49:59 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11137 Hey Saqib, it was great to meet you at Insite :D Hey Saqib, it was great to meet you at Insite :D

]]> By: Saqib Chaudhry http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11131 Saqib Chaudhry Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:47:06 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11131 I echo with Chris on his view regarding the quality and content of the presentation. I would strongly recommend any one researching on the current e-commerce trends to attend the conference as the content of the presentation was very well balanced with along with some theory as well. What I enjoyed the most was the networking drinks session and the conversation I had with Channel Advisor reps. A must for anyone with passing interest in e-commerce or electronic marketplace. I echo with Chris on his view regarding the quality and content of the presentation. I would strongly recommend any one researching on the current e-commerce trends to attend the conference as the content of the presentation was very well balanced with along with some theory as well.

What I enjoyed the most was the networking drinks session and the conversation I had with Channel Advisor reps. A must for anyone with passing interest in e-commerce or electronic marketplace.

]]> By: Gill http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11077 Gill Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:54:33 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11077 Thanks for that - I got an invite the other day & thought it looked worthwhile - have just signed up for the Bham one :-) Thanks for that – I got an invite the other day & thought it looked worthwhile – have just signed up for the Bham one :-)

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11027 Chris Dawson Fri, 24 Aug 2007 21:32:16 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11027 If anyone has been to eBay University in the UK and hoped for more indepth information they should attend Insite. In fact if you meet one of the following criteria it's worth going to: 1) You have your own ecommerce website 2) You sell a significant amount on eBay 3) You sell on Amazon 4) You're looking to increase your sales from Gold Powerseller level or above 5) You want to know which market the biggest increase in sales is coming from or 6) You want an overview of the ecommerce market in the UK today and where it will be in six months time If anyone has been to eBay University in the UK and hoped for more indepth information they should attend Insite. In fact if you meet one of the following criteria it’s worth going to:

1) You have your own ecommerce website
2) You sell a significant amount on eBay
3) You sell on Amazon
4) You’re looking to increase your sales from Gold Powerseller level or above
5) You want to know which market the biggest increase in sales is coming from
or
6) You want an overview of the ecommerce market in the UK today and where it will be in six months time

]]> By: Scot Wingo http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11003 Scot Wingo Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:19:36 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-11003 Andy - thanks for the review. We appreciate the feedback and always work to make these events as impactful for the attendees as possible. Scot P.S. Those amber teething necklaces you have are a neat idea - plus you can clone dinosaurs out of them based on this movie I've seen ;-) Andy – thanks for the review. We appreciate the feedback and always work to make these events as impactful for the attendees as possible.

Scot

P.S. Those amber teething necklaces you have are a neat idea – plus you can clone dinosaurs out of them based on this movie I’ve seen ;-)

]]> By: James Scott http://tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-10985 James Scott Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:16:01 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/08/insight-on-channeladvisor-insite.html#comment-10985 Hey Andy - we're really glad you found the day both enjoyable and useful. Hopefully we'll see you at plenty more events in the future! James ChannelAdvisor UK Hey Andy – we’re really glad you found the day both enjoyable and useful. Hopefully we’ll see you at plenty more events in the future!

James
ChannelAdvisor UK

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