Comments on: eBay Elsewhere : links for 19th October 2008

By: allotment

allotment — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:26:22 +0000

RE Alan Lewis…

another blog drew attention to a thread on the USA forums where he has been posting (id alanlewis0). I’ve added a link below. It’s long but the comment provides some insight….

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=520035035&start=0

an example “I’m sorry to say it, but many people within eBay do view sellers as replaceable commodities. “

By: Tony Z

Tony Z — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:34:23 +0000

Thanks very much Chris, and if anyone has one I would be interested in their views.

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:03:49 +0000

Here you go Tony http://www.tamebay.com/2008/04/get-your-own-ebay-friendly-webstore.html

By: Tony Z

Tony Z — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:26:57 +0000

Slightly off subject…
I saw mention of Daily.co.uk on here the other day, but can’t find it now. I have been on their website and their eshop packages seem good and not too expensive, has anyone got one? views?

By: Whirly

Whirly — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:24:08 +0000

and as we speak, I have a question to answer and everyone of my items in my shop gives “page not responding” wonderful….

about time they through out those ZX81′s and put in some flaming computers powerful enough to make the site run properly GRRRR.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:00:58 +0000

I agree whirly,

a stable and static shelf to show your wares is crucial,
if tesco changed the display postion for milk/bread/ fruit every few days, but not only changed it but hid it behind the beans and frozen food
and you needed to hunt around a vast store to find what you needed everytime you shopped at tescos ,you would sharp go to asda

By: Whirly

Whirly — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:36:46 +0000

I think the credit crunch has hit our market norf , but because I have gone out aggresively this year to get a wider client base we are busier than ever, every side of the business is booming apart from eBay sales/enquiry’s, so although I can see your point clearly that trend is only affecting one channel at the moment.

I would just like say 6 months grace with eBay, no changes, no stupid policies just let the site settle down and seperate the wheat from the chuff, this year has just got my back up.

If I $iss off my punters they don’t come back I don’t need a MA from Harvard to teach me this, eBay can’t grasp that though, I also make a point of not buying on eBay aswell purely because they got on my wick once to often this year….looking ahead I can only see more poncing around at eBay HQ,,

hope i am wrong.

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:00:19 +0000

even in our game
the market is suppressed
Auction prices are down by about a third compared to only 6 months ago,
and We dont blame ebay
at least they are actually selling it for us, otherwise it would just sit there looking stupid

By: northumbrian

northumbrian — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:52:42 +0000

Whirly
yes our stuff suits ebay thats why we use ebay to sell it.
I think its to ebays and your credit that you ever sold anything so large and awkward and specialist

the shame is, your gear does not suit anywhere at the moment,
have you tried to sell a House lately ?
if houses dont sell, no one wants to change the bathroom!
even if your not selling a house
extending or refurbishing your house using the equity in your house, is a no no, these days
I cant remember the last time I got a bath or shower cubicle as a Christmas present, either
so its more the general market place conditions to blame than ebay,

By: lancashiresteven

lancashiresteven — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 02:12:07 +0000

Scot Wingo hasn’t a clue what he is talking about.