Comments on: Glyding into easier media sales http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Fri, 25 May 2012 14:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Alister http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23599 Alister Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:38:31 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23599 I wonder how they get that "likely to sell or not" rating. That is a bit of new technology I haven't seen used before, do you think its based on visitor trends of supply and demand over a period of time? I wonder how they get that “likely to sell or not” rating. That is a bit of new technology I haven’t seen used before, do you think its based on visitor trends of supply and demand over a period of time?

]]> By: Debs http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23598 Debs Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:31:42 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23598 That comment raised my eyebrows, too! That comment raised my eyebrows, too!

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23597 Chris Dawson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:11:16 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23597 My maths is good, my typing is not so good, but luckily I can edit comments so it's correct now ;-) My maths is good, my typing is not so good, but luckily I can edit comments so it’s correct now ;-)

]]> By: ebuyerfb http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23596 ebuyerfb Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:42:13 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23596 Something that would be really nice is if Glyde could work in the reverse as well. Half.com has a feature where you enter a price you are willing to pay as a buyer and when sellers post their item they are notified they can make an immediate sale at that price. Something that would be really nice is if Glyde could work in the reverse as well. Half.com has a feature where you enter a price you are willing to pay as a buyer and when sellers post their item they are notified they can make an immediate sale at that price.

]]> By: ebuyerfb http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23595 ebuyerfb Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:35:04 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23595 Sounds interesting. The part that would concern me is the shipping time though. The seller can't ship until that mailer arrives. In the US you can expect that to take 3 days and if it is right after Thanksgiving, around 2 - 3 weeks. And what if the mailer is never received by the seller? It looks like Glyde still gets their mailer fee yet they expect buyer and seller to share the loss when the seller fails to deliver. What if the mailer isn't adequate packaging and the DVD breaks? This part is also interesting: <blockquote> item is found to be illegal, seller forfeits sale proceeds and is charged all costs (shipping and packaging) related to transaction. <strong>Account is canceled and authorities are notified.</strong> </blockquote> A loophole would be to own a counterfeit product, buy legit product on Glyde, complain to Glyde its counterfeit, send counterfeit to Glyde, and ruin seller's life. The only protection the sellers have from this is they are anonymous meaning they can't be specifically targeted. Sounds interesting. The part that would concern me is the shipping time though. The seller can’t ship until that mailer arrives. In the US you can expect that to take 3 days and if it is right after Thanksgiving, around 2 – 3 weeks.

And what if the mailer is never received by the seller? It looks like Glyde still gets their mailer fee yet they expect buyer and seller to share the loss when the seller fails to deliver. What if the mailer isn’t adequate packaging and the DVD breaks?

This part is also interesting:

item is found to be illegal, seller forfeits sale proceeds and is charged all costs (shipping and packaging) related to transaction. Account is canceled and authorities are notified.

A loophole would be to own a counterfeit product, buy legit product on Glyde, complain to Glyde its counterfeit, send counterfeit to Glyde, and ruin seller’s life. The only protection the sellers have from this is they are anonymous meaning they can’t be specifically targeted.

]]> By: radams http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23594 radams Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:46:00 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23594 'Buyers pay Glyde, and sellers don’t receive their cash until the buyer is happy: that way, they say, it’s much harder for anyone to game the system.' Looks pretty easy for the buyer to 'game' the system to me! ‘Buyers pay Glyde, and sellers don’t receive their cash until the buyer is happy: that way, they say, it’s much harder for anyone to game the system.’

Looks pretty easy for the buyer to ‘game’ the system to me!

]]> By: whirly http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23593 whirly Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:43:05 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23593 Well I am not sure about your maths :lol: but it certainly looks a neat idea. One of the reasons I have about 400 DVD's in the garage is simply because I can't be arsed to put them on eBay or amazon. I watch them once after buying them from asda or whatever and never look at them again. Probably a few hundred quids worth just sat there. Well I am not sure about your maths :lol: but it certainly looks a neat idea.

One of the reasons I have about 400 DVD’s in the garage is simply because I can’t be arsed to put them on eBay or amazon. I watch them once after buying them from asda or whatever and never look at them again. Probably a few hundred quids worth just sat there.

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23592 Chris Dawson Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:36:49 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23592 What's REALLY interesting is when you list and select a price they tell you how likely your item is to sell. I had a go at a book and at $2.00 I was 43rd in the queue. Dropping the price to $1.75 I was "next to sell". Cute! What’s REALLY interesting is when you list and select a price they tell you how likely your item is to sell.

I had a go at a book and at $2.00 I was 43rd in the queue. Dropping the price to $1.75 I was “next to sell”. Cute!

]]> By: whirly http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23591 whirly Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:51:00 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23591 Looks good to me. I had a look at a PS3 game, offered 'new' or 'excellent' total all shown clearly. I would certainly try it. Looks good to me. I had a look at a PS3 game, offered ‘new’ or ‘excellent’ total all shown clearly.

I would certainly try it.

]]> By: Sue Bailey http://tamebay.com/2009/11/glyding-into-easier-media-sales.html#comment-23590 Sue Bailey Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:17:48 +0000 http://tamebay.com/?p=9752#comment-23590 Ahh, good spot! Think the same idea would work beautifully in the UK. Ahh, good spot! Think the same idea would work beautifully in the UK.

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