Comments on: eBay expect average selling prices to drop http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Percy Q Tedd http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-15350 Percy Q Tedd Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:45:23 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-15350 I contend it is a deliberate ploy to skew the return of trans-Atlantic visibility tests - seperating the categories receiving lowered fees on opposite sides of the pond, at the same time as reintroducing limited visibilities will result in migrant sellers hopping from site to site in order to get the best deals on fees week-by-week. The 33% offered by the US is insignificant compared to the UK deal in Toys and Games, but the 33% is available in the returned visibility categories if listing on the US. Be ready for some short term swamping therefore, and for an outcry from sellers in each country that their listings cannot be found (within the country of listing) allowing eBay to say "we told you so" regarding the reason visibility was cut back in February. Watch also for a surging return of non-Atlantic sellers, jumping onto the sites offering the lowest fees, category-by-category, and week-by-week. Remember also that for the next 6-7 weeks, core-auctions will perform less well than BIN & SIF, but it's going to be a lot harder to raise the profile of SIF by just using core listings. Ancilliary marketing will be needed. ..... oh - and what happened to the tradition of not fiddling with the market place in the pre-Christmas season? I contend it is a deliberate ploy to skew the return of trans-Atlantic visibility tests – seperating the categories receiving lowered fees on opposite sides of the pond, at the same time as reintroducing limited visibilities will result in migrant sellers hopping from site to site in order to get the best deals on fees week-by-week.

The 33% offered by the US is insignificant compared to the UK deal in Toys and Games, but the 33% is available in the returned visibility categories if listing on the US.

Be ready for some short term swamping therefore, and for an outcry from sellers in each country that their listings cannot be found (within the country of listing) allowing eBay to say “we told you so” regarding the reason visibility was cut back in February.

Watch also for a surging return of non-Atlantic sellers, jumping onto the sites offering the lowest fees, category-by-category, and week-by-week. Remember also that for the next 6-7 weeks, core-auctions will perform less well than BIN & SIF, but it’s going to be a lot harder to raise the profile of SIF by just using core listings. Ancilliary marketing will be needed.

….. oh – and what happened to the tradition of not fiddling with the market place in the pre-Christmas season?

]]> By: eBayTrader http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-15341 eBayTrader Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:01:54 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-15341 It comes a point where opportunity cost plays a part. Sure making a profit is the only reason for having a business but if the amount of time spent increases disproportionately to the amount of profit made then it is time to look elsewhere. It comes a point where opportunity cost plays a part. Sure making a profit is the only reason for having a business but if the amount of time spent increases disproportionately to the amount of profit made then it is time to look elsewhere.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14990 northumbrian Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:14:37 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14990 profit is the only criteria we run our business on if ebay is profitable we use them, if it is not we dont profit is the only criteria we run our business on

if ebay is profitable we use them, if it is not we dont

]]> By: toby http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14980 toby Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:30:07 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14980 It would make a lot more sense for us sellers to discount the back end instead of insertion fee. Keep the quality of listing up, and encourage sellers to use some sense in thinking about their listing strategy. But Ebay doesn't care about the competition between sellers within its site. Ebay's war is with Amazon and other sales channels. If us sellers fall over each other lowering prices to get the sale from increased listings, its good for "Ebay" when the buyer compares ebay to other sales channels "I got it for almost nothing on ebay!". As long as ebay doesn't squeeze sellers right off the site, it doesn't mater to them that seller margins fall if that results in increased sales volume on the site. Unfortunately there appears to be a large percentage of sellers who are quite happy to ell at very low margin :( It would make a lot more sense for us sellers to discount the back end instead of insertion fee. Keep the quality of listing up, and encourage sellers to use some sense in thinking about their listing strategy.

But Ebay doesn’t care about the competition between sellers within its site. Ebay’s war is with Amazon and other sales channels. If us sellers fall over each other lowering prices to get the sale from increased listings, its good for “Ebay” when the buyer compares ebay to other sales channels “I got it for almost nothing on ebay!”.

As long as ebay doesn’t squeeze sellers right off the site, it doesn’t mater to them that seller margins fall if that results in increased sales volume on the site. Unfortunately there appears to be a large percentage of sellers who are quite happy to ell at very low margin :(

]]> By: Richard http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14959 Richard Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:15:12 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14959 Rather than reducing insertion fees and therefore flooding the site with crap, wouldn't it make more sense to keep listing fees as they are or even raise them a bit, and instead reduce Final Value fees. Rather than reducing insertion fees and therefore flooding the site with crap, wouldn’t it make more sense to keep listing fees as they are or even raise them a bit, and instead reduce Final Value fees.

]]> By: Louise http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14928 Louise Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:39:09 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14928 Hmmm, more work for same (possibly) turnover. No ta. Hmmm, more work for same (possibly) turnover. No ta.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14898 northumbrian Fri, 19 Oct 2007 07:17:30 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14898 sell thru price is the king that govens my world dont care how much the fees are as long as my listings sell for a profit sell thru price is the king that govens my world

dont care how much the fees are as long as my listings sell for a profit

]]> By: Scott http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14877 Scott Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:42:42 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14877 Every time they do some kind of a fee sale ASP's seem to go down because every giant catalog sku seller dumps loads of listings on the site, along with everyone else who has something in their garage. Simple supply vs demand... a ton a listings, high supplies, same number of buyers, lower prices. If they would just lower fees permanently and look at doing something else besides opening social networking sites maybe ASP's will go up :) Every time they do some kind of a fee sale ASP’s seem to go down because every giant catalog sku seller dumps loads of listings on the site, along with everyone else who has something in their garage.

Simple supply vs demand… a ton a listings, high supplies, same number of buyers, lower prices. If they would just lower fees permanently and look at doing something else besides opening social networking sites maybe ASP’s will go up :)

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14801 Chris Dawson Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:52:24 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14801 Swings and roundabouts on whether this was a good quarter or not.... Deutsche Bank <a href="http://ebay.bloggingstocks.com/2007/10/18/analyst-downgrades-ocnw-wm-dsl-and-rx/" rel="nofollow">downgraded</a> eBay to Sell from Hold whilst Soleil <a href="http://ebay.bloggingstocks.com/2007/10/18/analyst-upgrades-ebay-anh-hway-ko-and-mat/" rel="nofollow">upgraded</a> shares of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to Hold from Sell. Only time will tell whether it's right for investors and more importantly if it's right for users of the site. Swings and roundabouts on whether this was a good quarter or not…. Deutsche Bank downgraded eBay to Sell from Hold whilst Soleil upgraded shares of eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) to Hold from Sell.

Only time will tell whether it’s right for investors and more importantly if it’s right for users of the site.

]]> By: Jamison http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14791 Jamison Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:46:38 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14791 I made my thoughts known on my latest post on my website, but ebay has bigger issues than their ever increasing, cable-company-like fee increases. As an 8 year eBay seller, I feel like they are treating me like the dog under the kings table. Now that I have walked away from under the table, the king tosses me a chicken bon in the form of a 2 week seller fee cut. I hope eBay doesn;t expect every seller to come running back. I made my thoughts known on my latest post on my website, but ebay has bigger issues than their ever increasing, cable-company-like fee increases. As an 8 year eBay seller, I feel like they are treating me like the dog under the kings table. Now that I have walked away from under the table, the king tosses me a chicken bon in the form of a 2 week seller fee cut. I hope eBay doesn;t expect every seller to come running back.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14786 Sue Bailey Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:27:09 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/10/ebay-expect-average-selling-prices-to-drop.html#comment-14786 Share price fell 6.2%, so Wall Street ain't happy. Share price fell 6.2%, so Wall Street ain’t happy.

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