Comments on: eBay Live! is dead and buried http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Fri, 25 May 2012 13:21:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SooME http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19386 SooME Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:38:24 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19386 That's just it - you've come very late to the scene and ebay is pathetic now compared to how it was 12 years ago when I joined. In the beginning it was an absolute godsend to those of us growing up in the 70s 80s 90s sick of hunting in old used bookstores and record stores for hidden treasures. But now buyers are sick of the crooked sellers and good sellers are sick of being lumped with crooked sellers and drowning in ebay fees. Very few people can make real money anymore on ebay, and it's getting harder to find things because sellers are fed up and have stopped listing items or cut back. That’s just it – you’ve come very late to the scene and ebay is pathetic now compared to how it was 12 years ago when I joined. In the beginning it was an absolute godsend to those of us growing up in the 70s 80s 90s sick of hunting in old used bookstores and record stores for hidden treasures. But now buyers are sick of the crooked sellers and good sellers are sick of being lumped with crooked sellers and drowning in ebay fees. Very few people can make real money anymore on ebay, and it’s getting harder to find things because sellers are fed up and have stopped listing items or cut back.

]]> By: Sarj Majithia http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19385 Sarj Majithia Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:07:50 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19385 It’s a shame eBay Live had to be cancelled, I can understand why. Its shame eBay has lost its sparkle to so many seller and I can understand why. It is a shame evolution has morphed eBay into a corporate venue rather then a community it once was..... It’s a shame that all good things come to an end. It’s a shame eBay Live had to be cancelled, I can understand why. Its shame eBay has lost its sparkle to so many seller and I can understand why. It is a shame evolution has morphed eBay into a corporate venue rather then a community it once was…..

It’s a shame that all good things come to an end.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19384 Sue Bailey Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:53:22 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19384 I do recall getting a rather severe and public telling off for this post: http://www.tamebay.com/2008/03/is-this-the-last-ebay-live.html I think I was "irresponsible" and "spreading untrue rumours". I LOVE being right :-D I do recall getting a rather severe and public telling off for this post:
http://www.tamebay.com/2008/03/is-this-the-last-ebay-live.html
I think I was “irresponsible” and “spreading untrue rumours”.
I LOVE being right :-D

]]> By: pete http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19383 pete Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:19:39 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19383 For me, Adwords works for my website during seasonal periods but I currently don't use it for eBay. For me, Adwords works for my website during seasonal periods but I currently don’t use it for eBay.

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19382 Jimbo Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:25:23 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19382 #13 Bigpoppa do you use Adwords to push your listings? #13 Bigpoppa do you use Adwords to push your listings?

]]> By: Bigpoppa http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19381 Bigpoppa Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:01:21 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19381 I think eBay are doing the right thing with regards to pricing, in the UK at least. Some additional services would be good though and I don't mean adcommerce. Change comes to every business, eBay as well as our own. Best Match can be used to increase sales but not by using the old tactics of end times etc. Don't simply rely on eBay to promote your listings, us Twitter, Facebook, Adwords to push your listings, some are free some not. Use what works for you. I think eBay are doing the right thing with regards to pricing, in the UK at least. Some additional services would be good though and I don’t mean adcommerce.

Change comes to every business, eBay as well as our own. Best Match can be used to increase sales but not by using the old tactics of end times etc.

Don’t simply rely on eBay to promote your listings, us Twitter, Facebook, Adwords to push your listings, some are free some not. Use what works for you.

]]> By: Jimbo http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19380 Jimbo Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:54:49 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19380 eBay was a phenomena which has now passed it’s peak, for reasons outside the control of eBay management. I think that eBay is slowly chugging in the right direction (for eBay). I’m sure sony would love it if they could still sell the original walkman at £100.00 a pop…..but they can’t. eBay was a phenomena which has now passed it’s peak, for reasons outside the control of eBay management. I think that eBay is slowly chugging in the right direction (for eBay).

I’m sure sony would love it if they could still sell the original walkman at £100.00 a pop…..but they can’t.

]]> By: sk http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19379 sk Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:22:16 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19379 do you remember there was a Mr. Burke on ebay ink who tested a new DSR. A lot of comments were made, all from sellers who know what they are doing. There will never come a respond like the ebay ink guy promised. They do not care. do you remember there was a Mr. Burke on ebay ink who tested a new DSR.
A lot of comments were made, all from sellers who know what they are doing.

There will never come a respond like the ebay ink guy promised. They do not care.

]]> By: System_Skins http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19378 System_Skins Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:12:33 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19378 Making "Best Match" the default search query result was IMO was the straw that broke the camels back. Best match isn't 100% bad for those that like to see the different results it brings, but by making it the default search query result hurt a lot of sellers who timed their auctions to end at certain times of the day/week that gave them their best ROI. Even with 5.0, 5.0, 4.9, 4.9 DSR's with over 5,000 feedback my sales have dropped to 1/10th of what they were prior to Best Match. I still continue to sell on eBay because it still brings in a profit, but it wont be for long. I estimate it will be less than 10-12 months before I start having break even months. By then it will be time to retire from eBay. I've been selling on eBay for 4 years. Making “Best Match” the default search query result was IMO was the straw that broke the camels back.

Best match isn’t 100% bad for those that like to see the different results it brings, but by making it the default search query result hurt a lot of sellers who timed their auctions to end at certain times of the day/week that gave them their best ROI.

Even with 5.0, 5.0, 4.9, 4.9 DSR’s with over 5,000 feedback my sales have dropped to 1/10th of what they were prior to Best Match. I still continue to sell on eBay because it still brings in a profit, but it wont be for long. I estimate it will be less than 10-12 months before I start having break even months. By then it will be time to retire from eBay.

I’ve been selling on eBay for 4 years.

]]> By: Mac http://tamebay.com/2009/07/ebay-live-is-dead-and-buried.html#comment-19377 Mac Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:31:18 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/?p=7597#comment-19377 #2 Any volunteers to be PS of the month? Any seller exposing themselves as supporting ebay would brought down almost overnight by a flood of negatives, which would show just how vulnerable sellers are in this current regime. Ebay is dead and buried. Yea OK there are lots of sellers out there, but I bet the majority would jump ship the moment a variable alterative came on the market. Without trust there can be no loyalty. I make my living on ebay and I want it to crash and burn. Now that’s sad. There are some big sellers leaving comments here and a there is a hell of a lot of anger and frustration with ebay. Do ebay care???? #2 Any volunteers to be PS of the month?

Any seller exposing themselves as supporting ebay would brought down almost overnight by a flood of negatives, which would show just how vulnerable sellers are in this current regime.

Ebay is dead and buried. Yea OK there are lots of sellers out there, but I bet the majority would jump ship the moment a variable alterative came on the market. Without trust there can be no loyalty.

I make my living on ebay and I want it to crash and burn. Now that’s sad.

There are some big sellers leaving comments here and a there is a hell of a lot of anger and frustration with ebay.

Do ebay care????

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