Comments on: Selling off-eBay: An experiment http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Thu, 24 May 2012 00:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Guy Bell http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5755 Guy Bell Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:19:37 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5755 ......a good point about gumtreee above. I am going to experiment with it as i will also do with amazon this week as i am fed up with ebay. Talking of gumtree, i have another online business that sells paint http://www.neverpaintagain.co.uk and no thats not a pllug (!). I have, for the past year, run listings on gumtree, with live links back to my website. In all seriousness, these ads have generated about £100,000 worth of business in the past year for my business!!!!!!!! :smile: Not bad eh? (Av sale value £5,000). I have also managed to sell items that ebay removed as they were prohibited, for example, 2 toy cap guns from the 70's (yes im not kidding) that ebay removed as they breached their firearms policy!! Yes, 2 obviously TOY guns for children. Daft eh? But anyway, the point is it works, although on a more sinister note, ebay have a stake in gumtree, so they will still make money from PPC ads on my listings. Cant get away from them can I ????? ……a good point about gumtreee above. I am going to experiment with it as i will also do with amazon this week as i am fed up with ebay. Talking of gumtree, i have another online business that sells paint http://www.neverpaintagain.co.uk and no thats not a pllug (!). I have, for the past year, run listings on gumtree, with live links back to my website. In all seriousness, these ads have generated about £100,000 worth of business in the past year for my business!!!!!!!! :smile:

Not bad eh? (Av sale value £5,000). I have also managed to sell items that ebay removed as they were prohibited, for example, 2 toy cap guns from the 70′s (yes im not kidding) that ebay removed as they breached their firearms policy!! Yes, 2 obviously TOY guns for children. Daft eh? But anyway, the point is it works, although on a more sinister note, ebay have a stake in gumtree, so they will still make money from PPC ads on my listings. Cant get away from them can I ?????

]]> By: Nick Talley http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5754 Nick Talley Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:18:40 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5754 Worth a try then I guess. Thanks for the post. Worth a try then I guess. Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5753 Chris Dawson Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:59:24 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5753 Nick it's intended for face to face transactions, think of it as an ad in the local rag but with better exposure Nick it’s intended for face to face transactions, think of it as an ad in the local rag but with better exposure

]]> By: Nick Talley http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5752 Nick Talley Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:51:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5752 Hmmm, Thinking that I could use Gumtree to get customers into my unit to buy things. Looks like it is only for face to face transactions. Am I wrong thinking this? We have a warehouse full of items but can't openly promote retail sales as we would get clobbered with retail rates from the council. Hmmm, Thinking that I could use Gumtree to get customers into my unit to buy things.

Looks like it is only for face to face transactions. Am I wrong thinking this?

We have a warehouse full of items but can’t openly promote retail sales as we would get clobbered with retail rates from the council.

]]> By: Max Leisten http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5751 Max Leisten Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:39:15 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5751 Very good post, always helps to understand what sites may or may not work for sellers. Cheers! Very good post, always helps to understand what sites may or may not work for sellers. Cheers!

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5750 Chris Dawson Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:29:24 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5750 Sean - notice you listed on Gumtree Reading, I'd recommend also listing on Gumtree London as it's the busiest of all the sites in the UK :-) Sean – notice you listed on Gumtree Reading, I’d recommend also listing on Gumtree London as it’s the busiest of all the sites in the UK :-)

]]> By: SD-STRIKEBREAKER http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5749 SD-STRIKEBREAKER Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:10:26 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5749 lol why would anyone need to mock ebad? It does the job all by itself. :grin: You might as well set up a shop at the north pole at least you actually get people there. lol why would anyone need to mock ebad? It does the job all by itself. :grin:

You might as well set up a shop at the north pole at least you actually get people there.

]]> By: Steve0 http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5748 Steve0 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5748 Nice experiment Chris... good post Nice experiment Chris… good post

]]> By: Sean Mewse http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5747 Sean Mewse Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:14:04 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5747 interesting. I had looked at Gumtree before but I am not sure it is the type of venue to sell our products. But I will say this it is so very easy to use, just one page listing, this is what it should be like on other sites like eBay, eBid. I listed one item on Gumtree http://reading.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/show_posting.pl?posting_id=20749630 and it took me all of two minutes, loved it. If anyone buys that is another matter. :wink: Sean interesting. I had looked at Gumtree before but I am not sure it is the type of venue to sell our products. But I will say this it is so very easy to use, just one page listing, this is what it should be like on other sites like eBay, eBid. I listed one item on Gumtree http://reading.gumtree.com/cgi-bin/show_posting.pl?posting_id=20749630 and it took me all of two minutes, loved it. If anyone buys that is another matter. :wink: Sean

]]> By: Josordoni http://tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5746 Josordoni Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:12:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html#comment-5746 <i>"their alien cyber lords"</i> I'd go along with that... :grin: “their alien cyber lords”

I’d go along with that… :grin:

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