For those of you who don't monitor the eBay U.S. General Announcement board, here's an interesting new feature which may make it to eBay.ca soon:
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***Introducing: Want It Now***
Date: 12/03/04 Time: 09:45:23 AM PST
We are very excited to announce Want It Now, a new way for members to buy and
sell unique, hard-to-find items.
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***Introducing: Want It Now***
Date: 12/03/04 Time: 09:45:23 AM PST
We are very excited to announce Want It Now, a new way for members to buy and
sell unique, hard-to-find items.
Have you been looking everywhere for that one collectible to complete your
collection? Or maybe you need a missing hubcap for your car that you just can’t
find?
With Want It Now, buyers can now tell sellers exactly what they are looking
for when they are unable to find it on the site. Sellers can then browse through
these requests to discover buyers for their items, as well as get new ideas for
what items are in demand.
Buyers: Creating a Want It Now post
When buyers search for an item and receive a low number of results, they will be
offered the option of creating a Want It Now post on the Want It Now specialty
site. You can also go directly to the Want It Now specialty site from the
homepage to create a post. To post to Want It Now, you must have at least 5
feedback or a credit card on file.
Want It Now posts are anonymous, and no identifying information will be
displayed.
Sellers: Responding to a Want It Now post
Any member can browse Want It Now posts. If a Want It Now post matches a listing
on the site that you know about, you can use the Respond function to alert the
buyer. The buyer will receive an anonymous email instructing them how to view
the item on the site.
Listing an Item that matches a Want It Now post
Sellers who discover a Want It Now post for an item that they have in stock but
haven’t listed will be able to access the Sell Your Item form directly from the
Want It Now post. Once the listing is complete, simply click on Respond to send
the listing anonymously to the potential buyer. (Items listed via this method
will be available to everyone, exactly like a regular listing on the site.)
Want It Now is a great new way to help buyers find what they want and to help
sellers find the right buyers. For more information about Want It Now, please
check out our
tutorial
and
Frequently Asked Questions. To go directly to Want It Now, please
click here.
If you’d like to learn more about Want It Now, please join us for an
online Community workshop on Monday, December 13 at 12:00 PT.
We hope to see you there!
Regards,
eBay
