Comments on: eBay Tips 2008: Pimp your Selling

By: Dan Wilson: UK-Based eBay Expert, Online Community Specialist, Author, Copywriter and Blogger

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:41:18 +0000

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By: Mark Classic

Mark Classic — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:34:05 +0000

The whole benefit of Ebay is that it can make the seller transparent or apparent.

Those that use this can use it to good advantage

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:17:33 +0000

nope that would not put me off as your listings have a general air of competance and genuineness,

its the seller with poor pictures ,poor syntax, and general naffness .that adds any questions please ask that worries me

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:03:01 +0000

Oh lordy, that’s absolutely not what I mean! English listings say “Please feel free to ask any questions; just click on “Ask Seller a question” at the top of the listing.” Would that really put you off?

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:15:15 +0000

or to make myself clear more than once I have received items with faults that should have been mentioned when we contacted the seller, I have been fobbed off with we do say we answer questions and you never asked any concerning this problem?

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:06:38 +0000

food for thought then Sue,
cos it switches me off, maybee I am paranoid

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:20:58 +0000

any questions just ask!.

is a sure fire way to send me running,

Really, North? All mine have some variant of “if you want to mail me, please do” on them.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:03:18 +0000

I have been listing on ebay for ten years, and after reading this , I am certainly going to have a real look at how we do things.

we tend to focus on quantity of listings, rather than quality,

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:31:14 +0000

any questions just ask!.

is a sure fire way to send me running,

most times it really means if you didnt ask its your fault

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:02:52 +0000

Rather their primary aim seems to be covering the sellerâ€™s arse.

I have to admit, the ones that make me simultaneously groan and giggle are the ones where you can tell *every* *single* *problem* the seller has ever had with a buyer because they’ve put a paragraph in their T&Cs about it. Unfortunately I usually get bored halfway through reading, and don’t bother buying anything from them.