posted on June 19, 2007 07:37:31 PM new
Meg Whitman years ago used to have her assistant brief her on other auction sites and how they were doing!
Until recently I was happy with Ebay,now I wish there is another site where there are less rules and less junks!
Ebay is too big,why cant they break up the auction and set up some boutique auctions which specialise in certain categories for serious bidders??
I know of a few categories which will work well ,Japanese antiques is one,there are many serious bidders there looking for authentic Japanese antiques and willing to pay .
Another could be antique jewelry ,I mean real antique !
Same for guns,coins,stamps,artwork.
what do you think?
Now that Yahoo auction is gone!
posted on June 19, 2007 09:16:56 PM new
Is there any action on Bidville?
Is it free?
I mean an auction site with quality stuff,if I search for antique jewelry ,I dont want to see a bunch of Tiffany jewelry made in China OR polymer jade ??
There are some auction sites which specialise in antique Japanese woodblock prints and the auctioneer will review the prints before accepting them .I guess this would be too much to ask from Ebay.
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posted on June 20, 2007 03:27:11 AM new
Part of the reason for the mess of listings on eBay today is that it is not economically feasible to manage them using humans. Therefore, if you want to list your snow tires under the Lalique crystal category, go ahead. I see the same thing happening if they split into different sites; sellers will have the "clever" idea of listing non-category items, repros, etc. until we are back where we started.
As for having "quality" auctions, the same problem. Who, exactly, is going to sit there and review the auctions? (although I have a good idea that might work to solve this). As for buyers demanding venues that auction only good items online, I don't buy it. I believe that just as in the real world, they acutally like the rough and tumble of the "flea market" type venue, since they have the fantasy of getting a steal.
posted on June 20, 2007 07:35:52 AM new
I guess you are right,time is not money when it comes to looking for that diamond in the rough in the rough and tumble world of Fleabay.
People will sit for hours going thru pages and pages of junk until they find something worthwhile,may be they consider it as free entertainment !
But then Ebay knows what is the outcome-if you can sell snowtires in Lalique category,good for you.If it does not,soon your pocket book will tell you it is time to switch.
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posted on June 20, 2007 09:42:25 AM new
Ebay can't really police every listing but I have long felt that if they split off Antique and Collectibles as they have Ebay Motors it would be a start in the right direction.
It could be set up with Antiques being anything over 75 to 100 old and if it's not - it can be pulled. Collectibles would be harder but I'm sure there is a way.
I wish they would do something soon before it's too late.
I seldom buy on ebay but when I try - it gives me a big fat headache. I have to give bidders respect for ever finding what they want.
posted on June 20, 2007 10:50:36 AM new
.....It could be set up with Antiques being anything over 75 to 100 old and if it's not - it can be pulled...
Don't you remember the early days? Only two categories in antiques: Over 100 and Under 100 years. Even if guessing you had a 50/50 chance, but you would still find things like: Bicentennial souvenir plate listed - guess where.
At some point good policing requires human intervention, and that is too costly. Even member policing needs a human higher-authority to be effective.
The eBay motors is a good split, but if they didn't have the $50 listing fee, that would be flooded with NASCAR souvenirs, Matchbox cars, etc.
posted on June 20, 2007 11:03:12 AM new
I think the days of buyers browsing categories is long gone - they search by key words. It's up to the seller to put the right key words in the title so buyers can find their items.
posted on June 20, 2007 11:03:14 AM new
I didn't know it cost that much to list on ebay motors but I guess if you are selling cars that not too bad?
I say it would be a start - I sure wouldn't mind something like the early days now!!!
posted on June 20, 2007 11:24:02 AM new
selling cars on Ebay motors aint easy,after I bought my car from my local car dealer,I browse Ebay motors to just compare prices,and most did not sell as the bids never reach reserve .
So it is 50 dollars down the drain for the seller ,be it individuals or dealers.
Unless they can negotiate with the bidders off Ebay.
But then there is no final value fee on Ebay motors and no Paypal fee either.
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posted on June 20, 2007 12:44:01 PM new
"I think the days of buyers browsing categories is long gone - they search by key words. It's up to the seller to put the right key words in the title so buyers can find their items."
I think that is so true! You hit the nail on the head.
posted on June 20, 2007 12:49:04 PM new
I listed my first vehicle on eBay Motors this month. You pay a Insertion Fee and a Transaction Services Fee. The insertion fee was $40.00 and the transaction fee if it would have sold was another $50.00
posted on June 20, 2007 02:07:34 PM new
I think people still browse certain categories,like 'OTHER ITEMS' you never know what you can find there.
Also,you can sometimes find good bargains on sellers who cant spell or just mislabel their items.
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posted on June 25, 2007 01:06:49 PM new
I listed on Bidville for about 4 1/2 years. I think I have close to 200 feedbacks, but it was very slow, and things had to be priced low. I finally gave up, but it's always worth a try. What it comes down to it, as far as I am concerned is that there is no other site that works as well eBay. I complain about all the costs etc., like everyone else, but there is very little choice if you want to sell online as far as I can see apart from your own website.
