Have eBay buyers died and gone to heaven?

What can I say... slow night LOL

BUT, I think that this is a very pertinent question to ask in these times of rolling eBay hills.

Many of us have expressed ourselves in different threads, I thought of doing a roundup in 1 thread of the present situation...

This is not an eBay survey, I am just very curious and I have time to burn 🙂

A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ?

B- Do you have an eBay store?

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals cheaper than usual?
or;
2- the same?

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year?
2- at auction or in your store?
3- have you converted your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks?
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks?

E- Do you have a web site?
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site?

F- Do you have more than 1 eBay ID? Elaine
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Have eBay buyers died and gone to heaven?

What the heck, I'll start:

A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ? BOTH

B- Do you have an eBay store? 2

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals, cheaper than usual? YES
or;
2- the same? NO

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year? NO
2- at auction or in your store? BOTH
3- have you converted some or all your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks? YES, some
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks? YES

E- Do you have a web site? YES, 1 for now, 2 very soon
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site? YES

F- Do you have more than 1 eBay ID? YES. 3 Elaine
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scouttech-outfitters
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Really slow start to the month, but things have picked up again the last couple of days. Strange how every month starts like this, but makes vacation scheduling very easy.

A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ? Both

B- Do you have an eBay store? Yes

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals cheaper than usual?
or;
2- the same? Both - sometimes even more if its an item i cant find locally

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year? much much better
2- at auction or in your store? both, more store since eBay added store items to search listings
3- have you converted your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks? I carry a regular product line up and have them in both
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks?
Nope

E- Do you have a web site? yes, multiple
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site? eBay sells more than all my sites and other auction sites combined

F- Do you have more than 1 eBay ID? 3
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A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ? Both

B- Do you have an eBay store? No

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals cheaper than usual?
or; I am a very patient buyer and will wait for the right deal to come along. The longest it has taken me is 1 year but I got an old toy for $10 on a BIN instead of its usual $40-$60
2- the same?

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year? Yes
2- at auction or in your store? Auction
3- have you converted your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks? No Store
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks? No

E- Do you have a web site? No
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site?

F- Do you have more than 1 eBay ID? Yes, One for buying, one for selling and about 8 others reserved for possible future use.

Michael
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Have eBay buyers died and gone to heaven?

A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ? Both

B- Do you have an eBay store? Yes

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals cheaper than usual?
or;
2- the same? Somewhat cheaper

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year? Auctions no, store yes
2- at auction or in your store? Store better than auctions
3- have you converted your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks? No.
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks? No.

E- Do you have a web site? Yes
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site? About the same as usual. Ann

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belldandyrose
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A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ?
Both

B- Do you have an eBay store?
Yes

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals cheaper than usual?
or;
2- the same?
Depends on the item, but 90% of the time, cheaper!

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year?
NO
2- at auction or in your store?
Ever since the promotion of eBay stores, I'm listing less.

3- have you converted your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks?
Hell yes.
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks?

E- Do you have a web site?
Yes.
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site?
Not selling more, but selling more expensive things!

F- Do you have more than 1 eBay ID?
Yes!
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dreamcoll
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A - Are you a Buyer, a Seller or Both ?-Both

B- Do you have an eBay store?-Yes

C- If a buyer:
1- are you finding real deals cheaper than usual?
or;
2- the same?- Haven't been buying lately

D- If a seller:
1- are you selling as usual for this time of year?-No, I'm selling less.
2- at auction or in your store? - auction
3- have you converted your auctions to store items (reduced the number of items at auction) in the last few weeks? -if an auction doesn't sell, I put it in my store
4- have you become more of a buyer in recent weeks?-No

E- Do you have a web site?-Yes
1- If so, are you selling more from your web site?-No, sales are down a lot from this time last year

F- Do you have more than 1 eBay ID?-Yes
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