posted on September 16, 2008 05:29:05 PM new
I suggest reading this thread. The news is not good. You will have ZERO visibility because the new fixed price will not show an end time. You will be permanently and hopelessly stuck at the bottom of the Time Ending Soonest search. What a load of garbage!
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
posted on September 16, 2008 07:16:15 PM new
A pity! Even in collectibles, some items are rather common and you know at best, they will get a single bid. I like to list them as fixed price in core - some sell, others don't but help drive people to my store. Now eBay has taken this away. With BIN core listings virtually hidden, I see absolutely no value of listing BIN in core, even for 30 day listings.
posted on September 17, 2008 01:33:54 AM new
I moved a few store items to fixed price yesterday and 2 have picked up 3 or 4 watchers already, so they are not totally buried.
I'm only picking out items that are somewhat rare or unique and the rest will stay in my store.
I can see how this new feature won't work for many items.
posted on September 17, 2008 05:07:47 AM new
I posted this down at VD services
Chris posted the link that was posted here
Chris,thanks for posting- all need to read the link.
I thought the new eBay changes and promises might be too good to be true, and sadly I was correct. I very much anticipated Sept 16th,because it sounded like a no brainer--sellers were actually getting a great new deal.
I happened on the information on the boards...list your heart away,they will rarely be seen,no ending time.
Goes to show big promises, expectation and change aren't always as we hope.
IMO this is a disaster.
JMO-NOT a Divine Revelation
posted on September 17, 2008 07:02:25 AM new
Hmm, I just did a search on one of my items I placed in Fixed Price after my wonderful conversation with an Ebay representative yesterday. My item came up first even though it was the same price as a similar item and my item has 29 days to run and the other item only 4 days.
These were the only 2 in core. There were 7 in Stores.
posted on September 17, 2008 08:13:13 AM new
merrie - Yours came up because there were so few in core. If you are selling an item that appears a lot in core, you're sunk using fixed price. Don't count on visibility being good like that on all your items.
Cheryl
Whitman said she and McCain share a philosophy of scaling back the role of government. a point of view partly shaped by her EBay experience. "The EBay model is very Republican in its essence -- it's about making a small number of rules and getting out of the way while not overtaxing the community," she said.
posted on September 17, 2008 09:20:50 AM new
New hype:
"Starting September 16, you can list in Fixed Price for a full 30 days for just a 35¢ Insertion Fee-regardless of the item price or number of items in your listing.
This is the perfect opportunity to list more inventory in Fixed Price at a low upfront cost. Combine multiple similar items into a single 35¢ listing. Move your best Stores inventory to full exposure on eBay.
Sell more and stay on top--list for 30 days
At the same time we lowered upfront fees, we optimized Best Match to consider a listing's recent sales instead of time left as a key factor in search results. That means the more your multi-quantity Fixed Price listing sells, the better position it can get.
Tips to build your "recent sales" advantage:
List in multi-quantity Fixed Price listings with the new 30--day duration--included in the new
low fee--to build up your recent sales score.
For maximum efficiency, use the new "Good 'Til Cancelled" option, also included in the new
low fee. Your listing will automatically renew for the same low fee every 30 days.
The listing's recent sales will be carried over.
If your listing sells out or expires, don't create a new listing--just add inventory and "relist."
The listing's recent sales will be carried over."
