ebay to be flooded with listings from diamond powersellers...

FloFlo

soolin wrote: »

They have failed so far to take much sucess from the problems ebay has been having this current year, I doubt whether they will bother doing anything different in future.

I list nowhere near as much on ebay as I used to due to a combination of issues , I gave up my account entirely on Tazbar and have also now pulled all my listings from ebid. Instead I found paid work outside the house to cover the loss of the income and actually work less than I used to. I can't imagine I am the only one who has given up on large scale internet sales.

Your not, I had just over 2 very successful years on ebay. I was a powerseller and registered self employed. Hubby took over from me when I started teaching but when the changes started to come in from ebay it was more trouble than it was worth and we stopped selling altogether. Hubby has just found full time employment and we have no plans to sell on ebay again.

It is a real shame, I did enjoy it although it was hard work.

grassgirl

eBay's been a total turn off for me since sellers couldn't leave bad feedback, even for the most awful buyers = (

FloFlo

grassgirl wrote: »

eBay's been a total turn off for me since sellers couldn't leave bad feedback, even for the most awful buyers = (

Exactly, its absolutely ridiculous that someone who doesn't pay or who is horrendous to deal with cannot be left a neg.:eek:

boombap

I'd dearly love for eBid to have a good marketing campaign in the press and on TV and I'd be happy for the eBid fees to go up to fund this. The press have seen a large drop in advertising revenue so one would assume that ad prices are quite keen at the moment.

Come on eBid - pull yer socks up! You've got the millons of listings - now get us the customers!

S.

Brooker_Dave

soolin wrote: »

From an economic point of view the ebay plans make complete sense

Except that they've always made massive amounts of money, if only they'd stop meddling and coming up with silly new rules...

Brooker_Dave

squee wrote: »

I'd dearly love for eBid to have a good marketing campaign in the press and on TV and I'd be happy for the eBid fees to go up to fund this. The press have seen a large drop in advertising revenue so one would assume that ad prices are quite keen at the moment.

Come on eBid - pull yer socks up! You've got the millons of listings - now get us the customers!

S.

I drove past one of those trailers in a field next to the motorway which was advertising ebid as the ebay alternative.

Brooker_Dave

stevew8975 wrote: »

Argos and DSG have already signed up - it will be starting in the UK in late January...

The problems for ebay may start when blue chips get embarrassed by too many negs.

And why buy from Argos via ebay/paypal when you can get it off their own website??

StaffsSW

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

And why buy from Argos via ebay/paypal when you can get it off their own website??

'Cos you don't get a patronising green feedback blob...?:rolleyes:

jenniewb

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

The problems for ebay may start when blue chips get embarrassed by too many negs.

And why buy from Argos via ebay/paypal when you can get it off their own website??

LOL! That would be a laugh- seeing as so many retailers are hooked up with HDNL who are the MOST unreliable delivery company I know- they throw parcels "under the car outside the front" or "left on the doorstep" or with random neighbours 5 or 6 doors down who do not know the person- I used to be on the recieveing end of customers who did not get their item, and had to tell them why. HDNL are cheap which is why they are used, but they give out more problems then they are worth!

I can see many neutrals- but mainly down to postage- many companies charge around thr £3 or even £7+ mark for a very small item- wonder if that will still work on an ebay scale? Most companies outsource postage so they will still have fees.

Negatives? probably not as many as compaies will refund asap- they have the ability to take losses on the chin, even if they know they are right.

But what I think could change could be customers trying to blackmail sellers, demanding refunds for petty issues and asking for a full refund- where I used to work, it happened alot, but a minor proportion of the customers as a whole did so. It happens alot more on ebay. Where as stores can actually ban people. Ebay really cant. If someone gets banned from ebay, they just reregister as a new buyer.

As a seller myself, I am on my way out. I only use ebay to sell up what no longer fits, I have the last few bits and peices for the next few months then thats it. Buying and buying alone.

Brooker_Dave

stevew8975 wrote: »

'Cos you don't get a patronising green feedback blob...?:rolleyes:

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/shoplet

Been a diamond since August it would appear, despite listing 30000+ items they've only got 142 feedback.

I would imagine that they've sold more than 142 things on their own website since August?

Perhaps diamonds won't get the results they expect?