Comments on: Newsflash: eBay moving to free insertion fees http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Minx41 http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34130 Minx41 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:56:23 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34130 The above post says it all, ebid is flourishing and the buyers get the benefits, I have sold seven items between yesterday and today :lol: The above post says it all, ebid is flourishing and the buyers get the benefits, I have sold seven items between yesterday and today :lol:

]]> By: JE http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34116 JE Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:40:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34116 I joined eBid 1st February 2008 I'm a seller+ lifetime member (1 payment of $49.99) Only 1 registration allowed - no multiple identities (I like this feature) Up to 5 stores FREE My own gallery to store all my images FREE List all I want as long as I want FREE Easy 1 page listing format Gallery listings are 2% FVF - Non Gallery listings 0% FVF Multiple payment choices - even cash if you want Unlimited private messaging Buyer/Seller feedback - editing option to reflect any changes in transaction Excellent customer/admin service - response within 24hrs from real people Excellent forums with friendly/helpful members - admin participation also Incentives: Affiliate links on my own website, buddy points earned for each buy/sell/refer transaction to use as payment for special eBid offerings. I am also a buyer, like so many other sellers are also My first sale was on 25th March and have made 5 more since then (2 today) My total fees to date (excl membership fee) $1.64 (using gallery listings) eBid cares about it's Sellers and Buyers Business is picking up pretty good for me now eBay charges an auction style listing fee for 7 days - more for 10 days eBay charges $15.95 per month for a store + listing fees every 30 days eBay charges 8.75% FVF for auction listings - 12% FVF store listings eBay forces paypal payment option eBay Feedback - sellers can only give positive - Buyers can give what they want (as of May) eBay don't give a toss about it's sellers (their customers) eBay encourage scammers eBay have an excellent canned email response eBay live help don't know what they are doing eBay customer service is abysmal (do they even have one?) eBay have become dictatorial Why would I ever want to go back to eBay??? I joined eBid 1st February 2008
I’m a seller+ lifetime member (1 payment of $49.99)
Only 1 registration allowed – no multiple identities (I like this feature)
Up to 5 stores FREE
My own gallery to store all my images FREE
List all I want as long as I want FREE
Easy 1 page listing format
Gallery listings are 2% FVF – Non Gallery listings 0% FVF
Multiple payment choices – even cash if you want
Unlimited private messaging
Buyer/Seller feedback – editing option to reflect any changes in transaction
Excellent customer/admin service – response within 24hrs from real people
Excellent forums with friendly/helpful members – admin participation also
Incentives: Affiliate links on my own website, buddy points earned for each buy/sell/refer transaction to use as payment for special eBid offerings.
I am also a buyer, like so many other sellers are also
My first sale was on 25th March and have made 5 more since then (2 today)
My total fees to date (excl membership fee) $1.64 (using gallery listings)
eBid cares about it’s Sellers and Buyers

Business is picking up pretty good for me now

eBay charges an auction style listing fee for 7 days – more for 10 days
eBay charges $15.95 per month for a store + listing fees every 30 days
eBay charges 8.75% FVF for auction listings – 12% FVF store listings
eBay forces paypal payment option
eBay Feedback – sellers can only give positive – Buyers can give what they want (as of May)
eBay don’t give a toss about it’s sellers (their customers)
eBay encourage scammers
eBay have an excellent canned email response
eBay live help don’t know what they are doing
eBay customer service is abysmal (do they even have one?)
eBay have become dictatorial

Why would I ever want to go back to eBay???

]]> By: Stamperuk http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34115 Stamperuk Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:30:56 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34115 I have had more sales on eBid this month than on ebay and have sold cheaper but with a bigger profit. Glad I found eBid I have had more sales on eBid this month than on ebay and have sold cheaper but with a bigger profit. Glad I found eBid

]]> By: Minx41 http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34109 Minx41 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:17:53 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34109 I think sellers should hold fire, and see what happens…whatever the guys do, it will be of benefit to sellers and eBay! Whatever the guys do will be for the benefit of ebay, ebay and ebay. I think sellers should hold fire, and see what happens…whatever the guys do, it will be of benefit to sellers and eBay!

Whatever the guys do will be for the benefit of ebay, ebay and ebay.

]]> By: wizbooks http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34108 wizbooks Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:16:03 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34108 My sales are improving all the time on eBid. :smile: Yesterday I sold 10 books and had 8 bids on other items. The buyers are coming. I only list on ebay when they have cheap listing days and I never bother to list books at all. My sales are improving all the time on eBid. :smile:
Yesterday I sold 10 books and had 8 bids on other items. The buyers are coming.
I only list on ebay when they have cheap listing days and I never bother to list books at all.

]]> By: bigmac http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34106 bigmac Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:22:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34106 Chris Dawson ever stopped to think that no-one wants your stuff? Chris Dawson
ever stopped to think that no-one wants your stuff?

]]> By: Schuhstore http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34105 Schuhstore Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:59:35 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34105 I think your right Chris... Ebid is just not a viable sales channel as it stands, and ultimatley i dont see it happening for the Ebid guys in the future. Ebay knows it has to change to keep up with the Amazon's and Play's of this world, and they will change... I predict by xmas 08 you will see a completly different eBay in which there will be changes in the way they charge sellers to list items. You have to see it from eBay's point of view in regards to them changing their fee structue's. If they let all the sellers list fixed price items for free, that is a hell of a lot if income they are loosing on the provision that sellers list more and sell more (which in-turn generates the lost income from insertion fees). I think sellers should hold fire, and see what happens...whatever the guys do, it will be of benefit to sellers and eBay! I think your right Chris…

Ebid is just not a viable sales channel as it stands, and ultimatley i dont see it happening for the Ebid guys in the future.

Ebay knows it has to change to keep up with the Amazon’s and Play’s of this world, and they will change…

I predict by xmas 08 you will see a completly different eBay in which there will be changes in the way they charge sellers to list items.

You have to see it from eBay’s point of view in regards to them changing their fee structue’s. If they let all the sellers list fixed price items for free, that is a hell of a lot if income they are loosing on the provision that sellers list more and sell more (which in-turn generates the lost income from insertion fees).

I think sellers should hold fire, and see what happens…whatever the guys do, it will be of benefit to sellers and eBay!

]]> By: dave / merlin http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34104 dave / merlin Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:51:22 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34104 gallery cost if your seller+ 2% fvf buy it now is FREE MAYBE GET YA FACTS CORRECT OLD BOY gallery cost if your seller+ 2% fvf
buy it now is FREE

MAYBE GET YA FACTS CORRECT OLD BOY

]]> By: dave / merlin http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34103 dave / merlin Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:46:38 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34103 no buyers on ebid ??? well i have sold over 120 items this month 95 to one usa buyer and i`m in the uk i guess some people just cannot get their facts correct before spouting out rubbish no buyers on ebid ??? well i have sold over 120 items this month 95 to one usa buyer and i`m in the uk

i guess some people just cannot get their facts correct before spouting out rubbish

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34102 Chris Dawson Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:43:50 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34102 You're right... so long as you don't want to use BuyNow Price, Gallery Picture, Cross Promotions or Checkout (and a few other features) it's free. If you want to use any of those essential features it's not, but you sure as hell won't get any sales without gallery etc (and probably not with!) Congratulations on your sales, glad you're having more success than I did where I got more actual sales from a single classified ad than I had page views on Ebid. Without page views there's no chance of a sale. I don't know of a single seller who can make a full time income out of the site. If anyone is making a living on Ebid (say earning just the national average of around £25k) I'd be very interested to talk to them. You’re right… so long as you don’t want to use BuyNow Price, Gallery Picture, Cross Promotions or Checkout (and a few other features) it’s free. If you want to use any of those essential features it’s not, but you sure as hell won’t get any sales without gallery etc (and probably not with!)

Congratulations on your sales, glad you’re having more success than I did where I got more actual sales from a single classified ad than I had page views on Ebid. Without page views there’s no chance of a sale.

I don’t know of a single seller who can make a full time income out of the site. If anyone is making a living on Ebid (say earning just the national average of around £25k) I’d be very interested to talk to them.

]]> By: Raindropsies http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34101 Raindropsies Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:15:53 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34101 Chris Dawson, Please could you keep to facts regards free. You say "(and incidentally listing on Ebid is NOT free, you have to pay to get free listing)." That is simply not true. When you register, you become a buyer. Then you can upgrade to either seller WHICH IS FREE or seller+ WHICH IS FROM 1.99 If you choose to just be a seller and you choose the STANDARD auction the listing is FREE If there were no buyers on there, could you then wake me from my dream because I have had 24 sales in 2 and a half months, but I am ONLY A SMALL SELLER. Incidently 10 of these sales were sold to people in USA & Canada & Italy Chris Dawson, Please could you keep to facts regards free.

You say “(and incidentally listing on Ebid is NOT free, you have to pay to get free listing).”

That is simply not true. When you register, you become a buyer. Then you can upgrade to either seller WHICH IS FREE or seller+ WHICH IS FROM 1.99

If you choose to just be a seller and you choose the STANDARD auction the listing is FREE

If there were no buyers on there, could you then wake me from my dream because I have had 24 sales in 2 and a half months, but I am ONLY A SMALL SELLER. Incidently 10 of these sales were sold to people in USA & Canada & Italy

]]> By: Store Your Stuff aka Jade http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34097 Store Your Stuff aka Jade Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:25:13 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34097 Oh crikey here we go again :shock: Apples are better than PC's, Nintendo's are better than Playstations, Canon's are better than Nikons, Albion are better than Wolves (though that one happens to be true), blah blah blah, blah, blah blah. The only thing that I know is that my sales grow every month. So whatever ebay are doing, it is working for me. If you are so sure that ebid is better than ebay, why don't you go shout about it on tamebid? :-) Oh crikey here we go again :shock: Apples are better than PC’s, Nintendo’s are better than Playstations, Canon’s are better than Nikons, Albion are better than Wolves (though that one happens to be true), blah blah blah, blah, blah blah.

The only thing that I know is that my sales grow every month. So whatever ebay are doing, it is working for me. If you are so sure that ebid is better than ebay, why don’t you go shout about it on tamebid? :-)

]]> By: Morocco Mole http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34095 Morocco Mole Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:10:10 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34095 <i>Ebid is getting more and more sellers coming over by the thousands </i> So Ebid has thousands of sellers and still no buyers? :lol: Ebid is getting more and more sellers coming over by the thousands

So Ebid has thousands of sellers and still no buyers? :lol:

]]> By: Minx41 http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34094 Minx41 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:55:47 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34094 Ebid is getting more and more sellers coming over by the thousands, the damage ebay has been doing to the moral of both buyers and sellers is taking a tremendous affect. Ebay started off in small way once helped along by the small as well as big sellers but the abuse and disregard for those peeps now is taking it's toll. Ebid is already established and is user friendly for both buyers and sellers and they have nothing to lose in listing there and as for buying it is cheaper for the simple reason there is no listing fees and the savings are passed on to the buyer. :mrgreen: Ebid is getting more and more sellers coming over by the thousands, the damage ebay has been doing to the moral of both buyers and sellers is taking a tremendous affect. Ebay started off in small way once helped along by the small as well as big sellers but the abuse and disregard for those peeps now is taking it’s toll. Ebid is already established and is user friendly for both buyers and sellers and they have nothing to lose in listing there and as for buying it is cheaper for the simple reason there is no listing fees and the savings are passed on to the buyer. :mrgreen:

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34092 Chris Dawson Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:32:12 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34092 Hey Minx41, if only Ebid had some buyers that might hold true. Fact is that eBay have 14,000,000 visitors to the site a month (that's one in every four man, woman and child in the UK). I've <a href="http://www.tamebay.com/2008/02/selling-off-ebay-an-experiment.html" rel="nofollow">personally tried Ebid</a> and they don't have any buyers. I get more sales from an ad on a classified site or in the local print free ads than I do by putting a listing on Ebid. If you want to sell somewhere other than eBay currently your only other serious marketplaces are Amazon or Play.com (if you sell media). Currently eBay, like them or not, have all the buyers and until that changes it's a like it or lump it situation. No point having free or close to free listings if no one is buying them (and incidentally listing on Ebid is NOT free, you have to pay to get free listing). Hey Minx41, if only Ebid had some buyers that might hold true. Fact is that eBay have 14,000,000 visitors to the site a month (that’s one in every four man, woman and child in the UK).

I’ve personally tried Ebid and they don’t have any buyers. I get more sales from an ad on a classified site or in the local print free ads than I do by putting a listing on Ebid.

If you want to sell somewhere other than eBay currently your only other serious marketplaces are Amazon or Play.com (if you sell media). Currently eBay, like them or not, have all the buyers and until that changes it’s a like it or lump it situation.

No point having free or close to free listings if no one is buying them (and incidentally listing on Ebid is NOT free, you have to pay to get free listing).

]]> By: Minx41 http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34090 Minx41 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:05:25 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34090 The last two posts says it all Ebid is a must Ebid you can trust Ebay is no longer cool Stay and end up the fool :evil: The last two posts says it all

Ebid is a must
Ebid you can trust

Ebay is no longer cool
Stay and end up the fool :evil:

]]> By: HH http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34078 HH Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:56:30 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34078 It's interesting to see ebay panicing anbd trying to copy the siccesful model used by Amazon and ebid. However my choice will always be ebid. why ebid? ebid: Free listing ebid:Free FVF (or small price for upgrades) ebid:ability to use google checkout and any other payment choices i like. ebid:ability to have 5 free stores ebid: High visibility-items automatically uploaded to google products if i choose ebid: ability to leave appropriate feedback for buyers and sellers- ANF feedback can be easily edited if situations change ebid: emails sendt to support team are answered by actual people- not automated responses ebid: My listings are visible to all 14 ebid sites- this week i have made sales to USA, Australia, Holland and Singapore. ebid: Accelerated growth rate. thousands of new members since february- and expectinmg another huge influxz next month ebid: Able to find bargains- not page after page of Chinese import! ebid: easy to report fakes or scams- every listing has a 'report this auction' button on it. Plus ebid act fast to remove. ebid: ability to include videos in listings There are lots more reasons-the ones above were those that quickly came to mind :) It’s interesting to see ebay panicing anbd trying to copy the siccesful model used by Amazon and ebid. However my choice will always be ebid.
why ebid?

ebid: Free listing
ebid:Free FVF (or small price for upgrades)
ebid:ability to use google checkout and any other payment choices i like.
ebid:ability to have 5 free stores
ebid: High visibility-items automatically uploaded to google products if i choose
ebid: ability to leave appropriate feedback for buyers and sellers- ANF feedback can be easily edited if situations change
ebid: emails sendt to support team are answered by actual people- not automated responses
ebid: My listings are visible to all 14 ebid sites- this week i have made sales to USA, Australia, Holland and Singapore.
ebid: Accelerated growth rate. thousands of new members since february- and expectinmg another huge influxz next month
ebid: Able to find bargains- not page after page of Chinese import!
ebid: easy to report fakes or scams- every listing has a ‘report this auction’ button on it. Plus ebid act fast to remove.
ebid: ability to include videos in listings

There are lots more reasons-the ones above were those that quickly came to mind :)

]]> By: Raindropsies http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34074 Raindropsies Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:14:30 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34074 Look, ebay are really good at ifs and buts. Do you not see that this is just another publicity stunt before the feedback change. Then there is plans for paypal to be the ONLY method of payment worldwide within months according to the new CEO. ebay are toooooooooo greedy to give you something for nothing, Stick to sites like eBid.net where listings are really free, lower fvf's from 0% to 3% and eBid.net also let sellers choose payment methods, like google checkout. Everyone needs to wake up and realise ebay do not give you something for nothing unless they make more back in another way eBid.net is the way to go. Look, ebay are really good at ifs and buts. Do you not see that this is just another publicity stunt before the feedback change. Then there is plans for paypal to be the ONLY method of payment worldwide within months according to the new CEO.

ebay are toooooooooo greedy to give you something for nothing,

Stick to sites like eBid.net where listings are really free, lower fvf’s from 0% to 3% and eBid.net also let sellers choose payment methods, like google checkout.

Everyone needs to wake up and realise ebay do not give you something for nothing unless they make more back in another way

eBid.net is the way to go.

]]> By: Uncle Sam http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34023 Uncle Sam Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:54:53 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34023 Is it still half-term then? :roll: How DARE eBay try to make money! Someone tell the Daily Mirror! Is it still half-term then? :roll:

How DARE eBay try to make money! Someone tell the Daily Mirror!

]]> By: whirly http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34018 whirly Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:25:15 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34018 I take it you won't be bidding on the Pink Cap being sold by Vzaar then :lol: I take it you won’t be bidding on the Pink Cap being sold by Vzaar then :lol:

]]> By: fuq epay http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34017 fuq epay Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:43:58 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34017 ePay doesn't give a flying FORNICATE about anything except putting money in Meg's pocket. I'm absofornicatiinglutely positive that the thought process behind free listings is something on the order of "if we have free listings, everybody in the world will list and then we can FORNICATE THEM OVER with outrageous FVFs". They fornicate honest sellers. They let the motherfornicating scammers rip everybody off and do not a fornicating thing about it. With the latest round of changes you can't even warn somebody they're going to get ripped off. Hades, even before you were taking a chance by warning somebody -- if they complained to ePay, YOU were the one to get in trouble; not the motherfornicating scammer. ePay doesn’t give a flying FORNICATE about anything except putting money in Meg’s pocket. I’m absofornicatiinglutely positive that the thought process behind free listings is something on the order of “if we have free listings, everybody in the world will list and then we can FORNICATE THEM OVER with outrageous FVFs”.

They fornicate honest sellers. They let the motherfornicating scammers rip everybody off and do not a fornicating thing about it. With the latest round of changes you can’t even warn somebody they’re going to get ripped off. Hades, even before you were taking a chance by warning somebody — if they complained to ePay, YOU were the one to get in trouble; not the motherfornicating scammer.

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34016 Jimbo Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:42:18 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34016 Kate and Jen you are a heritec :grin: Kate and Jen you are a heritec :grin:

]]> By: Uncle Sam http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34015 Uncle Sam Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:00:51 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34015 My concern is that free listing fees will still enable poorly-performing sellers to flood the site with tat, as long as they don't mind setting up new accounts every few weeks or so. My concern is that free listing fees will still enable poorly-performing sellers to flood the site with tat, as long as they don’t mind setting up new accounts every few weeks or so.

]]> By: Kate and Jen http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34014 Kate and Jen Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:48:21 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34014 I was at Catalyst yesterday and there was a lot of, we might do this and we might do that, it was like listening to politicians, a lot of talk and not a great deal of action. When ebay was asked about free gallery, again there was a lot of ooh, aah, scratch my bum, we will see what the US are doing, we'll have a cup of tea and think about it, anyone for a garibaldi! ebays session on "doubling your business on ebay this Christmas" was basically advising you to list all your inventory and you will have more sales - not sh!t sherlock! How much did I pay for these words of wisdom? I'm not going back to catalyst today....... Kate I was at Catalyst yesterday and there was a lot of, we might do this and we might do that, it was like listening to politicians, a lot of talk and not a great deal of action.

When ebay was asked about free gallery, again there was a lot of ooh, aah, scratch my bum, we will see what the US are doing, we’ll have a cup of tea and think about it, anyone for a garibaldi!

ebays session on “doubling your business on ebay this Christmas” was basically advising you to list all your inventory and you will have more sales – not sh!t sherlock!

How much did I pay for these words of wisdom? I’m not going back to catalyst today…….

Kate

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2008/04/newsflash-ebay-moving-to-free-insertion-fees.html#comment-34008 Chris Dawson Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:23:22 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=2603#comment-34008 One other thing I should add to Jamie's comment is that Best Match as we've seen it in the US (and starting to see in the UK) is just the tip of the ice berg. A question that's long flumoxed me is why when a search returns no results isn't the "Seach item title <i>and description</i> box ticked? This would pull up more hits than simply offering an off eBay link. In the near future I'd expect search to be even smarter than before, but there is a definate will within eBay to remove obstacles to sellers listing their entire inventory on eBay, and one of those obstacles is listing fees. One other thing I should add to Jamie’s comment is that Best Match as we’ve seen it in the US (and starting to see in the UK) is just the tip of the ice berg. A question that’s long flumoxed me is why when a search returns no results isn’t the “Seach item title and description box ticked?

This would pull up more hits than simply offering an off eBay link. In the near future I’d expect search to be even smarter than before, but there is a definate will within eBay to remove obstacles to sellers listing their entire inventory on eBay, and one of those obstacles is listing fees.

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