eBay

pierrelebel · ‎04-05-2016

http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y16/m04/i05/s05

anahita_jewelry · ‎04-05-2016

From what I read, it's not just "$5", it's more than that. It's because of people who say things like "it's just $5" that eBay keeps raising all kinds of fees left and right.

I'm not "big time" enough to be making/saving hundreds of thousands of $ on eBay with or without a store, nor do I know much of anything about anchor stores and if they are worth it. I am talking about saving on insertion fees for the average eBay seller with a basic/premium store. If without I store, I get 1,000 - 3,000+ in monthly free fixed price listings promos (which I do every month)+ another 50 free basic, then how does it save me money or generate more money to have a store (either a basic or premium?). I'd pay a total of $30+ dollars per month per store for what exactly? For the url, the categories, markdown & vacation manager? (None of these tools actually generate more sales than if you had no store). I pay $30 for my phone plan and get unlimited everything. That's a perk and that's service. Raising fees without offering anything in return (other than nonsense auction listings that nobody wants) is robbery. And I don't like being robbed, even if it's only for "$5".

femmefan1946 · ‎04-06-2016

For the basic store, which is what I have, I wished they gave more "fixed price" listings than auction format. I hardly sell anything using auction and when I do I feel like I'm giving it away.

Since auctions get so few bids anyway, start your 'free listing' auctions at the price you want to get, which is the same price you would ask on a Fixed Price listing.

The drawbacks are losing impulse buyers and the short duration of the Auction listing over the FP listing.

If your customer finds it and bids, you get at least what you wanted.

For me the advantages of a Store are being able to sort my disparate items into sub-categories and putting the Store On Vacation.

The second is less important, because I could just close all my listings when I go away and reopen them from my Unsolds when I return, but I misread the calendar once and lost over 200 listings.

pocomocomputing · ‎04-06-2016

@femmefan1946 wrote:
For the basic store, which is what I have, I wished they gave more "fixed price" listings than auction format. I hardly sell anything using auction and when I do I feel like I'm giving it away.

Since auctions get so few bids anyway, start your 'free listing' auctions at the price you want to get, which is the same price you would ask on a Fixed Price listing.

The drawbacks are losing impulse buyers and the short duration of the Auction listing over the FP listing.
If your customer finds it and bids, you get at least what you wanted.

For me the advantages of a Store are being able to sort my disparate items into sub-categories and putting the Store On Vacation.

The second is less important, because I could just close all my listings when I go away and reopen them from my Unsolds when I return, but I misread the calendar once and lost over 200 listings.

My problem with the 100 free Auctions and the new 250 free auctions is that they are only in some categories. I would never use those categories so they are useless to me and probably many other sellers. So having them at any store level is not a benefit. If they were in all categories, then they could be used by me or at least some.

The reason for the category restrictions is to encourage auctions but only in those categories. But of no benefit to me.

xeposter · ‎04-06-2016

@pocomocomputing wrote:
@femmefan1946 wrote:
For the basic store, which is what I have, I wished they gave more "fixed price" listings than auction format. I hardly sell anything using auction and when I do I feel like I'm giving it away.

Since auctions get so few bids anyway, start your 'free listing' auctions at the price you want to get, which is the same price you would ask on a Fixed Price listing.

The drawbacks are losing impulse buyers and the short duration of the Auction listing over the FP listing.
If your customer finds it and bids, you get at least what you wanted.

For me the advantages of a Store are being able to sort my disparate items into sub-categories and putting the Store On Vacation.

The second is less important, because I could just close all my listings when I go away and reopen them from my Unsolds when I return, but I misread the calendar once and lost over 200 listings.
My problem with the 100 free Auctions and the new 250 free auctions is that they are only in some categories. I would never use those categories so they are useless to me and probably many other sellers. So having them at any store level is not a benefit. If they were in all categories, then they could be used by me or at least some.

The reason for the category restrictions is to encourage auctions but only in those categories. But of no benefit to me.

Of course, for sellers who sell in Collectibles/Fashion, it would work really well also. The users who sell clothing only on here are probably loving this change.

Alex

This is my POSTING id.

pocomocomputing · ‎04-06-2016

@x..e wrote:
@pocomocomputing wrote:
@femmefan1946 wrote:
For the basic store, which is what I have, I wished they gave more "fixed price" listings than auction format. I hardly sell anything using auction and when I do I feel like I'm giving it away.

Since auctions get so few bids anyway, start your 'free listing' auctions at the price you want to get, which is the same price you would ask on a Fixed Price listing.

The drawbacks are losing impulse buyers and the short duration of the Auction listing over the FP listing.
If your customer finds it and bids, you get at least what you wanted.

For me the advantages of a Store are being able to sort my disparate items into sub-categories and putting the Store On Vacation.

The second is less important, because I could just close all my listings when I go away and reopen them from my Unsolds when I return, but I misread the calendar once and lost over 200 listings.
My problem with the 100 free Auctions and the new 250 free auctions is that they are only in some categories. I would never use those categories so they are useless to me and probably many other sellers. So having them at any store level is not a benefit. If they were in all categories, then they could be used by me or at least some.

The reason for the category restrictions is to encourage auctions but only in those categories. But of no benefit to me.
Of course, for sellers who sell in Collectibles/Fashion, it would work really well also. The users who sell clothing only on here are probably loving this change.
Alex

This is exactly my point. Sellers in Fashion/Collectibles get an advantage over sellers who do not use use those categories at all or very limited use. That is not fair. A two tier system. Why do those sellers get to have 250 auctions to use at any store level along with their allotment of Fixed Price in any category.

A perk only for sellers in those categories and blatantly unfair to those who can't use them.

maximus7001 · ‎04-07-2016

"eBay-branded shipping supplies

Later this month, sellers will be able to conveniently purchase affordable eBay-branded shipping supplies on eBay with quick handling time and free shipping. Premium-quality boxes, envelopes and tape are available at very competitive prices, providing you with one-stop shopping convenience for all your packaging needs. eBay-branded shipping supplies are eco-friendly, too.

I bet you this will not be available to Canadian users."

Last time we bought such a thing was through a canada post/ebay deal. The boxes arrived not protected (just a bare bundle of boxes) in a rain storm jammed 3/4 of the way out of the mailbox letting in a massive amount of water and destroying them and the rest of the contents of the mailbox.

After fighting them (canada post/ebay) they sent many months later a replacement bundle that I had to travel 5km to get (within the city) and when we went to use them a month later they were discontinued so we just threw them out.

This was a unique case since it was the seller who directly destroyed the item in our mailbox and caused other damage at the same time.

femmefan1946 · ‎04-07-2016

A perk only for sellers in those categories

So today I was buying cereal and there was a sale on Cheerios in the 750gm box. But only the plain ones, not the Honey Nut.

Why is this relevant?

The store (or the cereal company) was promoting plain Cheerios. They were satisfied with the sales performance of Honey Nut Cheerios so they didn't promote those.

These are promotions. Not perks (except as a side effect).

At a guess, EBay wants to keep its special position as a 'general' auction site. It is, I believe, one of the very few.

Andauctions certainly differentiate it from Amazon, where not only are all listings Fixed Price, but the venue directly competes with the small sellers.

It sorta makes sense that fashion is being promoted as auction items. With a lot of turnover, and auctions only last 7-10 days, the offerings are always fresh. That would appeal to the Fashion shopper.

Your customers have a more specific need based worldview, compared to the want based fashionista. Mine (books, sewing patterns) are in between.

Basically, anything eBay does is for the benefit of eBay.