will tescos be ebay mk2?

Brooker_Dave

http://www.tesco.com/direct/32gb-microsdhc/741-9751.prd?recommendationId=66a0f365-ebc4-4074-98b7-3cd9f662bbb8.0&skuId=741-9751

Note the other sellers listed (Amazon style).

Will they open it up to all and sundry?

Does anyone use tescodirect anyway?

RFW

It started 12 months ago, the idea (I think) was medium to large business sellers with good inventory.
As you say it's more a mirror of Amazon. Unlike Amazon they don't seem to be too keen to have competitors with their own sales.

Sears seem to have done relatively well with a marketplace in the US.

Brooker_Dave

RFW wrote: »

It started 12 months ago, the idea (I think) was medium to large business sellers with good inventory.
As you say it's more a mirror of Amazon. Unlike Amazon they don't seem to be too keen to have competitors with their own sales.

Sears seem to have done relatively well with a marketplace in the US.

Can't see Amazon being too worried, same thing seems to be half the cost there?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-Technology-32GB-Micro-Adapter/dp/B0046XAROG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1366062639&sr=8-3&keywords=32gb+micro+sd

If only Tescos did auctions...

RFW

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

If only Tescos did auctions...

I doubt it. The idea of the marketplace is to offer more products to keep customers online. Supermarkets struggle with online, so they've been experimenting with various things.

As for auctions, they aren't as profitable as they may appear. Although its Ebay's core it isn't where the money is for them.

antrobus

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

...Does anyone use tescodirect anyway?

Tesco is the no 1 retailer on TopCashback. So presumably, 'yes'.

Brooker_Dave

antrobus wrote: »

Tesco is the no 1 retailer on TopCashback. So presumably, 'yes'.

Seems a bit pricey, a more expensive clone of Argos?

theonlywayisup

Our wholesale business was approached by Tesco about a year ago. They made Ebay look competent. I dont know if they have improved so it would be interesting to read from anyone who sells there.

RFW

antrobus wrote: »

Tesco is the no 1 retailer on TopCashback. So presumably, 'yes'.

They are very proactive with cashback sites. Tesco's philosophy appears to be to get to as many people as possible.

Obviously_the_best

Play.com has gone the same way. I quite like buying from Play. I haven't actually come across a bad seller on there yet.

theonlywayisup

Obviously_the_best wrote: »

Play.com has gone the same way. I quite like buying from Play. I haven't actually come across a bad seller on there yet.

Bizarrely the only bad experience I have had with Play is many moons ago when they had their systems hacked.....I'm sure the market sellers are good, but I do find searching tedious.

forgotmyname

Play.com oh dear... I always bought my memory cards from them.

Last year i wanted some more but unluckily got there too late. They had swapped over the system.

After trawling through 742 identical sales from one seller that didnt actually have what i searched for i gave up.

I emailed them and got no reply.