Comments on: eBay 2009 : a few thoughts http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: stickymcglue http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15531 stickymcglue Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:46:44 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15531 Umm.... not to put too much of a dampener on things folks , but if you can't buy a pair of CATs on ebay but you can on amazon ( along with 1000s of other stuff ) , unless ebay force some retailers to sell on their site by taking hidden cam footage of executives doing naughty things , I fail to see how this vision will unfold. There is simply not enough stuff on ebay to buy anymore , buyers have gone elsewhere for many many things , I can not see very large retailers being stupid enough to waste a lot of time on a presence that may well be too diluted. and what would be the point !? no I see the site in terminal decline for most cats and as always with my sticky mcdoom stuff , i sincerely hope I am wrong , but with customer service on ebay being at such an unprofessional level and basically sticky taped together , i just can not see the underpinnings for successfully hosting big players without major problems and law suits etc etc. we will see. i said this time last year I would be not selling on ebay anymore and although only just , I am still here , so dont rush to the bookies on my account.... I know ONE big player though that would not touch ebay with a barge pole , i was chatting with their CIO last week , very interesting indeed and a curious backwards step for their e-commerce offering due to surprising Q4/Q3 results/estimates on footfall/e-sales/revenue/profit etc etc etc Umm….

not to put too much of a dampener on things folks , but if you can’t buy a pair of CATs on ebay but you can on amazon ( along with 1000s of other stuff ) , unless ebay force some retailers to sell on their site by taking hidden cam footage of executives doing naughty things , I fail to see how this vision will unfold.
There is simply not enough stuff on ebay to buy anymore , buyers have gone elsewhere for many many things , I can not see very large retailers being stupid enough to waste a lot of time on a presence that may well be too diluted.
and what would be the point !?

no I see the site in terminal decline for most cats and as always with my sticky mcdoom stuff , i sincerely hope I am wrong , but with customer service on ebay being at such an unprofessional level and basically sticky taped together , i just can not see the underpinnings for successfully hosting big players without major problems and law suits etc etc.

we will see.

i said this time last year I would be not selling on ebay anymore and although only just , I am still here , so dont rush to the bookies on my account….

I know ONE big player though that would not touch ebay with a barge pole , i was chatting with their CIO last week , very interesting indeed and a curious backwards step for their e-commerce offering due to surprising Q4/Q3 results/estimates on footfall/e-sales/revenue/profit etc etc etc

]]> By: NYM Arts http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15530 NYM Arts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:49:18 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15530 @Sue Bailey, How on Earth do YOU know ? What eBay will not do : Despite rumour and some public wishful thinking: * John Donahoe will not quit, or be fired, or get sued by a rabid pack of sellers. * eBay will not get rid of classic feedback. * eBay will not sell off PayPal, Skype or the auctions business. * eBay will not get rid of auction listings. eBay sellers may have a long list of what they think is wrong with eBay, but eBay themselves appear to think they are on the right track. Therefore we can expect most of the things that have begun in 2008 to be continued next year. Sue, NOTHING is Written in Stone my dear. Ebay can change back faster than a two-faced husband. @Sue Bailey,

How on Earth do YOU know ?

What eBay will not do :

Despite rumour and some public wishful thinking:

* John Donahoe will not quit, or be fired, or get sued by a rabid pack of sellers.
* eBay will not get rid of classic feedback.
* eBay will not sell off PayPal, Skype or the auctions business.
* eBay will not get rid of auction listings.

eBay sellers may have a long list of what they think is wrong with eBay, but eBay themselves appear to think they are on the right track. Therefore we can expect most of the things that have begun in 2008 to be continued next year.

Sue, NOTHING is Written in Stone my dear.
Ebay can change back faster than a two-faced husband.

]]> By: pmul http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15529 pmul Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:03:32 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15529 About the only thing one knows about Ebay 2009.is that One doesn't Know. A complete lack of communication on further changes to come,ishardly a sound basis to plan one's own future on Ebay. What one does know is the Real World. There,we face one of the most vicious recessions we have had in generations. Forecasts of falls of 3% in GDP,and 3 million+ unemployed in Britain alone in 2009. In the face of that,where does Ebay stand? How much buying on Ebay is essential and permanent,and how much is concessionary and Very impermanent? Is the New Ebay a site for a Recession? Or a home for all those extra,useless, things we buy in a boom ? Are Endless lists of Chinese Imports going to do better than Rock bottom second hand items? About the only thing one knows about Ebay 2009.is that One doesn’t Know.
A complete lack of communication on further changes to come,ishardly a sound basis to plan one’s own future on Ebay.
What one does know is the Real World. There,we face one of the most vicious recessions we have had in generations. Forecasts of falls of 3% in GDP,and 3 million+ unemployed in Britain alone in 2009. In the face of that,where does Ebay stand? How much buying on Ebay is essential and permanent,and how much is concessionary and Very impermanent?
Is the New Ebay a site for a Recession? Or a home for all those extra,useless, things we buy in a boom ?
Are Endless lists of Chinese Imports going to do better than Rock bottom second hand items?

]]> By: board_surfer http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15528 board_surfer Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:10:34 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15528 #35 That or they have caused irrepairable damage. Time will tell. #35

That or they have caused irrepairable damage.

Time will tell.

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15527 northumbrian Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:17:26 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15527 To be honest I think Donohoe and his pals may just in the nick of time, saved ebay, from stagnation ,with their changes, To be honest
I think Donohoe and his pals
may just in the nick of time, saved ebay, from stagnation ,with their changes,

]]> By: Hanafi_H http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15526 Hanafi_H Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:47:11 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15526 I think you're all wrong. I think 2009 for Ebay will spell stagnation. Donohoe refusing to retreat on his changes, the board and primary stockholders refusing to go any further. The outcome: the carnival of the deadbeat buyers. And when they're only half way up they'll be neither up nor down. I think you’re all wrong. I think 2009 for Ebay will spell stagnation. Donohoe refusing to retreat on his changes, the board and primary stockholders refusing to go any further. The outcome: the carnival of the deadbeat buyers. And when they’re only half way up they’ll be neither up nor down.

]]> By: whirly http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15525 whirly Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:42:43 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15525 You flash sod :lol: You flash sod :lol:

]]> By: northumbrian http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15524 northumbrian Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:37:00 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15524 the mercs only a shopping trolly for the wife and a taxi for the kids :lol: the mercs only a shopping trolly for the wife and a taxi for the kids :lol:

]]> By: Paul Platten http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15523 Paul Platten Wed, 31 Dec 2008 01:01:02 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15523 EBAY doesnt ever stand still... the silly ideas department seem to work overtime at the beginning of each New Year and yet overall 2008 was an excellent year for medium sized sellers. In our case turnover doubled on the implementation of best match. The feedback changes made little or no difference and the introduction of fee discounts, removal of shop inventory etc has saved us £400+ a month. 2009 has got some real dumb ideas in progress. The new view item page is pathetic and whoever made the decision to remove left hand catagory navigation must have had a long lunch over too many bottles of whiskey... That said Adcommerce will be a boon for sellers like us who need to drive sales to pay the bills... I can see people trepidation about new large sellers BUT will sellers like EBUYER be any worse than EBAY's 2007 choice of rising star (see the backstage page!)... I have my doubts!!!!! EBAY doesnt ever stand still… the silly ideas department seem to work overtime at the beginning of each New Year and yet overall 2008 was an excellent year for medium sized sellers.

In our case turnover doubled on the implementation of best match. The feedback changes made little or no difference and the introduction of fee discounts, removal of shop inventory etc has saved us £400+ a month.

2009 has got some real dumb ideas in progress. The new view item page is pathetic and whoever made the decision to remove left hand catagory navigation must have had a long lunch over too many bottles of whiskey…

That said Adcommerce will be a boon for sellers like us who need to drive sales to pay the bills…

I can see people trepidation about new large sellers BUT will sellers like EBUYER be any worse than EBAY’s 2007 choice of rising star (see the backstage page!)… I have my doubts!!!!!

]]> By: whirly http://tamebay.com/2008/12/ebay-2009-a-few-thoughts.html#comment-15522 whirly Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:31:24 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=5609#comment-15522 #28 Short term gain is not always the most profitable route Norf, you should bloody know that! I bet JD doesnt own a castle and a Merc SUV :lol: #28 Short term gain is not always the most profitable route Norf, you should bloody know that!

I bet JD doesnt own a castle and a Merc SUV :lol:

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