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  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,083 Ambassador
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    Yes thanks for that, I find facts and figures fascinating.

    It will be interesting to see if this new site can make a move on ebid.

    Tazbar are still in there even though the site has now closed.
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
  • TurkishDelight
    TurkishDelight Posts: 7,739 Forumite
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    edited 7 October 2009 at 7:02PM
    Well I decided to give it a go, from the buying side I used the £5 voucher on a dvd I've been wanting, and from the selling side I went through my Amazon listings and found something that is going for more on Priceminister.

    Bit put off by recorded being a madatory option while selling though I doubt many will opt for it.

    Currently in profit as they pay £5 for first purchase and £1 for first listing through topcashback.

    I'll stick a few more things on there and report back if it goes anywhere. :)

    ETA: when doing my daily clicks I noticed that they are on quite a few price comparison websites, so this will hopefully help with popularity.
    This is my opinion. There are many others like it but this is mine
    :kisses2: Fiancee of the "lovely" DaveAshton :kisses2:
    I am a professional ebay seller. I work hard at my job, I love my job, if you think it's silly that's your problem not mine. :p
  • StaffsSW
    StaffsSW Posts: 5,788 Forumite
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    soolin wrote: »
    Tazbar are still in there even though the site has now closed.

    There are still a lot of links out there on the web for Tazbar, so they will continue to get traffic to the homepage.

    They should so monetize that better - they could get 50p a time for every person who signs up to ebid!
    <--- Nothing to see here - move along --->
  • Mayday
    Mayday Posts: 614 Forumite
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    Interestlng - the only way you can top-up your e-Wallet is by Bank Transfer.
  • 86ianh
    86ianh Posts: 17 Forumite
    soolin wrote: »
    Tazbar are still in there even though the site has now closed.

    Sorry, I should maybe have made a note against the Tazbar site stats. because the current real traffic figures (ie zero) take a little time to work through the system even though the site is now "dead".

    I think it's interesting to look at the trend analysis in Alexa for the various sites. Tazbar, for example, was exhibiting worsening traffic rank and daily reach trends through the latter part of 2008 and into '09. Page views per user and time onsite were also on a downward trend (ie user "attention" was not being maintained) and bounce rate (people who got to the site and then immediately left) rose to over 80% - all pretty good signs that a site is possibly on the way out.
  • soolin
    soolin Posts: 74,083 Ambassador
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    Well I decided to give it a go, from the buying side I used the £5 voucher on a dvd I've been wanting, and from the selling side I went through my Amazon listings and found something that is going for more on Priceminister.

    Bit put off by recorded being a madatory option while selling though I doubt many will opt for it.

    Currently in profit as they pay £5 for first purchase and £1 for first listing through topcashback.

    I'll stick a few more things on there and report back if it goes anywhere. :)

    ETA: when doing my daily clicks I noticed that they are on quite a few price comparison websites, so this will hopefully help with popularity.

    I've listed books and CDs with standard mail and none of my listings shows recorded even as an option :confused:

    Have I missed something?
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  • soolin wrote: »
    I've listed books and CDs with standard mail and none of my listings shows recorded even as an option :confused:

    Have I missed something?
    I was presented with two tick boxes, standard and recorded, recorded was untickable and I got this message:
    Recorded
    You can select the delivery method you want, as long as it requires the signature from the buyer. If you deem necessary, you can subscite an additional transport insurance. Please keep in mind that recorded delivery is not an option. You must accept to send items using this delivery method to sell on PriceMinister.
    I'm on a private account, might have something to do with it, but I've had a look at my seller preferences and it is set on that. :(
    This is my opinion. There are many others like it but this is mine
    :kisses2: Fiancee of the "lovely" DaveAshton :kisses2:
    I am a professional ebay seller. I work hard at my job, I love my job, if you think it's silly that's your problem not mine. :p
  • soolin
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    Hmm, just taken a closer look and some of my items have standard delivery only whilst others appear to offer recorded at an additional fee.

    Odd!
    I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the eBay, Auctions, Car Boot & Jumble Sales, Boost Your Income, Praise, Vents & Warnings, Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning , UK Holidays, Days Out & Entertainments boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know.. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
  • COOLTRIKERCHICK
    COOLTRIKERCHICK Posts: 10,510 Forumite
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    i signed up via quidco, and ordered a cd with teh £5 code, which brought my cd to £1.99 ( plus my cashback, my cd arrived yesturday, so i gave it to my kids to 'hide' from me so they can gice it to me for christmas...:rotfl:

    well..... its the only way i know i will get want i actually want..

    going to list some things.. to see how that goes...
    Work to live= not live to work
  • I bought two books last week (using the £5 discount so only paying approx 90p) and they've both arrived. The sellers dont get paid until you rate them either. its quite good in my opinion :)
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