Comments on: eBay’s Christmas promotion pushes buyers to favoured merchants

By: Carlos M.

Carlos M. — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:57:26 +0000

#8 , I sold 3 thousand dollars within a 2 week period, and I only had 29 feedback because I had only started a month prior to that. It only took me 30 days to get to 5 thousand in sales. Your right, it has nothing to do with the christmas promotion, but I figured I would share my story, that is what we are here to do. Sorry, I should have been more specific.

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:21:11 +0000

Noticed an ad in Grazia today “10,237 Brand New Cashmere Treats under £30.00″

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:48:51 +0000

#6 tell me about it. im in the same boat. i have signed up to all the alternatives outlined here;
http://powersellersunite.com/auctionsitewatch.php

and am primarily hammering adwords and SEO for my own site;
http://www.meanmachines.biz/store/about-us

eBay is great until you get caught up in the grinder. Careful not to slip or worse still – an ignorant / aggressive buyer may push you in – it sucks you in and shreds your business to pieces. Good luck talking to the robots aka customer support.

a tip – take a look at eBay’s and the other site’s traffic trends here;
http://www.quantcast.com/

eBay are in big trouble! Get rid of John Donahoe! Make eBay eBay once again!

By: Mark Classic

Mark Classic — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:24:46 +0000

I think the most concerning thing here is that specific sellers are being given preference.

Why should they get a preferential promotion or placement to the exclusion of the competition.

Hmmmm….

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:19:27 +0000

eBay are saying that they are “cheaper” for “like for like”. I don’t have a problem with that.

By: Judy

Judy — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:23:20 +0000

Cheap – yuk! When I shop I want ‘Good Value’ for my money, not ‘Cheap’. Will eBay ever be able to tell the difference, I wonder?

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:53:48 +0000

#6 Sorry to hear you’ve been barred, in the UK all listings HAVE to offer PayPal, although we can also offer alternative payment methods including cheques and postal orders (money orders) which are prohibited on eBay.com

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:52:16 +0000

#6 What the hell has all of that got to do with the ebay Christmas promotion?

And I’m confused – you had sold 3000 in 2 weeks but had just 29 feedback? What happened to the other 2971 buyers? Don’t they leave feedback?

By: Carlos M

Carlos M — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:25:09 +0000

I just got kicked off of eBay for trying to introduce me own merchant account. I first sent in my Authorize.net information and they told me that was not an authorized ISO, so I gave them my merchant id and login in with Bank Of America, and they used the fact that my son had been suspended months ago as reason to suspend me, indefinitely. I sell mens authentic diesel, true religion, dolce and gabbana. Its called essentialemblems.com

All my feedback was flawless and I sold 3000 in just 2 weeks, I was up to 5 thousand for the month and my score was 29. My id was letsdeal786. They have to be stopped, this is wrong on so many levels. Now I am creating ads to advertise and get my site out for the holidays. I contracted with a genuine brick and mortar in Florida. Are they making it hard or impossible not to use paypal over in Europe as well?

By: Chris Dawson

Chris Dawson — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:39:51 +0000

#3 That photo was taken at eBay Live! and it’s a generally casual affair there…. we’ll put in a request that all eBay employees come suited and booted next time TameBay has a camera about

By: DBL

DBL — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:21:53 +0000

I really can’t understand why the TV campaign that usually graces our screens at Christmas is on hold.

The marketing budget may not be as large as last year but I would have thought TV is the most powerful media to let people know about the extra changes this year to reassure those buyers who fell foul of unscroupulous sellers.

My sales aren’t as good as last year but that is the fault of my own fat lazy ass rather than ebay.

By: Super Max

Super Max — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:15:15 +0000

And am I the only person that would feel a lot more confident doing business with a gentleman in a nice suit, shirt and tie rather than some geek in a polo shirt ? He looks like he should be working in some c**p retail store.

By: Super Max

Super Max — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:11:18 +0000

I’m more than happy to avoid “eBay is cheap” buyers who expect to buy on the 24th December to give items as presents on the 25th.

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:34:10 +0000

Cheap, cheap, cheap, eBay’s beginning to sound like a budgie on acid.

If sellers want to follow ebay on this race to the bottom that’s fine by me, but I wont be amongst those going bust.