Comments on: eBay Tips 2008: Videos for eBay

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:09:07 +0000

Hi Kate

Take a look at this auction, I think the video shows just what the ring looks like so much better than a simply photo – the video shows how the stone sparkles which is something you only get from movement. It gives a totally new dimension to the ring compared with the still pictures

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:34:43 +0000

I still can’t really see how a video would help to sell CDs or jewellery.

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:23:15 +0000

p.s. many thankingyous!

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:22:58 +0000

oh excellente!

I don’t pretend to understand TOTALLY how the placeholder will work, but it is certainly worth a try!

By: Sue Bailey

Sue Bailey — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:32:43 +0000

Lynne, you can position the video where you like, *and* you can put a placeholder tag in to add your video correctly later: have a look at Adrian’s blog post:
http://blog.vzaar.com/2007/11/using-vzaar-in-your-templates

By: Josordoni

Josordoni — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:31:28 +0000

What I would like is to be able to position the video module somewhere other than at the top – I used a video on one item to show the sound from a musical box, but I couldn’t work out how to put it further down in the listing – I really wanted my static pictures at the top and the video to one side further down.

And to be able to put it in in the first place via Turbolister…but I suppose with no item no allocated at that time, it would still need to be edited afterwards….

By: Kate

Kate — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 02:00:15 +0000

But Dan, I’m not just a seller, I’m a buyer as well.

By: Dan Wilson

Dan Wilson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:47:46 +0000

Kate: now we know what yout you think.

What do your potential customers think?

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:24:19 +0000

OK I know I’m in the wrong age group for this sort of thing, I only own a mobile phone under protest and it’s rarely switched on (although I love the internet). I also rarely have the speakers switched on on my PC, and get annoyed when news items are only available as video – it’s a time thing I suppose. I want to cast a quick eye over something and see if it’s worth my time looking further. I don’t want to waste time watching videos. U-Tube is really not my thing. I’m not sure a video would help me with most of the things I purchase on ebay – CDs, beads, maybe small electronic gadgets and accessories, clothes…And selling mainly CDs and jewellery I’m not sure it would help me sell either. Yes I know jewellery looks better on a “model” but then people pay more attention to the model that what you are trying to sell and that’s not good.
Sorry but I think in the main it’s just gimmicky.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:33:23 +0000

even if vazaar or other third parties provided a commercial television advert type service with actors etc

it would be a me page, web site thing ,rather than individual auctions
and even then only for the big boys