deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 07:21:22 AM new
I can't get anything to pull up. I was in the middle of some editing and now I get a website not responding. Anyone else?
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bidsbids
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posted on September 18, 2001 07:24:57 AM new
It's working now on my computer. Sometimes BV will go down for 5 minutes or so then get straightened out.
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eSeller004
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posted on September 18, 2001 07:32:39 AM new
What does it matter? It's not as if you might have missed any bids. 
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deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 07:46:21 AM new
Thanks eseller, I said I WAS EDITING. I am just not the big powerseller that you are over at bargain and haggle & epier. ROTFLMAO
After leaving here, they were back up and now are down again.
[ edited by deichen on Sep 18, 2001 07:50 AM ]
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eSeller004
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:01:24 AM new
deichen,
Meant no disrespect. Just pointing out that Bidville is a big waste of time from my experience. I don't know, maybe you're having success at Bidville. Care to share how many items you've sold at Bidville and the amount of revenue generated? Not trying to be snide, just wondering if anyone is having any success at Bidville. Wouldn't your time better be spent listing at a site with no listing fees, good sell-through, moderate FVFs, and continous advertising, like BargainandHaggle or maybe Carnaby in another year? Gives you a much better chance to move inventory at good prices, unless that's not your goal.
And no I'm no powerseller. Far from it!
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cuff
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:38:00 AM new
LOL Deichen!
I seriously doubt anyone's sales are robust at the moment considering the events of last Tuesday.
BV is down at the moment.
CuFF
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dimview
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:43:41 AM new
Interesting that the sales *may* be off (no evidence to suggest that since there's been no Bidville sell-through report for weeks ending September 5 and September 12), but the increase in listings continues unabated.
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deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:51:18 AM new
Eseller004
Well, bidville is down, so what the heck! I added up my invoices. The totals do not include shipping, but do include fees such as paypal, some yahoo listing and ebay fees.
Total sales for the 2001 year:
$1226.59
Breakdown:
BidVille:
$656.51
Waiting on another $47.00
Yahoo: (Mostly before listing fees, couple after)
$350.15
Bid***:
$86.95
Ebay:
$69.98
Epier:
$63.00
I did my best at Yahoo before fees, but sales dropped dramatically when they started the new structure. The Ebay items that I sold, a couple of them, I had hoped for more bids and I barely broke even on them. I have always had lots of deadbeats with any site (even ebay). These numbers are down by about 2/3 from several years previous.
Dimview
My sell-thru rate is crappy and usually is at any site I sell at, so I do not much care what bidville's is.
[ edited by deichen on Sep 18, 2001 08:54 AM ]
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toollady
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posted on September 18, 2001 08:57:32 AM new
deichen,
you mention you have a high deadbeat rate. May I ask what area you sell in?
Is it the type of items you sell, or just bad luck?
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deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 09:06:59 AM new
Toollady
Collectibles, mostly. Probably the items, they are plentiful and can be bought cheaper if you look enough. Bad Luck? Maybe! But I am alive, so I am feeling Lucky this week!
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deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 09:11:15 AM new
Bidville is still down!
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dimview
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posted on September 18, 2001 09:32:10 AM new
Several hundred thousand no- and low-interest items. 30-day auctions. 99 relists. Bogged down servers?
[ edited by dimview on Sep 18, 2001 09:33 AM ]
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eSeller004
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posted on September 18, 2001 10:21:14 AM new
I noticed that in addition to ePier and Bidville, Onlineauction.com was also down. Do these sites all share the same cheap server or something??? 
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deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 10:24:07 AM new
I noticed that in addition to ePier and Bidville, Onlineauction.com was also down. Do these sites all share the same cheap server or something???
Possibly!
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eSeller004
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posted on September 18, 2001 10:40:02 AM new
deichen,
You've had reasonable success on Bidville. Much better than I have. To be able to sell anything at all on Bidville is QUITE A FEAT!!  You should be commended for having some success on that pathetic site! I've made 1 stinking sale on Bidville in 6 months and I offer the exact same items there as I offer on eBay or BargainandHaggle or Yahoo. My items sell very well all over the place except for on Bidville, ePier and these rinky-dink free sites that can't afford to advertise.
I don't know what kind of collectibles you sell, but have you tried to get your hands on licensed collectibles? If you can get them at wholesale or below wholesale (and you can just by searching the Web!) you can make real nice money! There are products manufacturers are trying to dump that still sell great on places like eBay. Keep searching and you're bound to find all kinds of things to sell. I find new things on the Web almost every week that I never knew existed. Good luck!
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deichen
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posted on September 18, 2001 01:16:54 PM new
eseller,
Where would I go to find this stuff? I have called several companies and they want you to have a brick and mortar store, period! I have a tax id #, etc.
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RussellJDS98926
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posted on September 18, 2001 01:52:01 PM new
What site doesnt go down sometimes, sheeeeesh! Cant everything be always up, even dimview ans eseller go down sometimes.
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RichHillbilly
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posted on September 18, 2001 07:34:20 PM new
I had trouble earlier today and I just noticed it is down again. It does get frustrating especially when you are trying to list auctions. Hillbilly
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SaraAW
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posted on September 19, 2001 10:38:21 PM new
buzoon,
Your last post has been deleted as it is inappropriate for this Forum - continuing to post in this vein will put your posting privileges in jeopardy.
Please review the Community Guidelines prior to posting again - especially the section regarding treating your fellow posters with respect and consideration.
Sara
[email protected]
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bidsbids
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posted on September 19, 2001 11:39:46 PM new
ooh, and he gave such a beautiful farwell to online auctions speech too.
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SaraAW
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posted on September 19, 2001 11:42:14 PM new
buzoon,
Your posting privileges have been Suspended.
Sara
[email protected]
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bidsbids
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posted on September 20, 2001 01:09:49 PM new
bye-bye Buzzoon, keep warm.
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joice
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posted on September 20, 2001 03:08:34 PM new
FYI - We have had 2 users with similar names, one is buzzoon and one is buzoon. This is the reason we sometime ask Users to pick new names as the similarities can cause confusion.
Joice
[email protected]
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bidsbids
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posted on September 20, 2001 03:58:24 PM new
Sorry, the buzzon I was thinking of has 2 z's and one 'o' and he did give a beautiful farewell-to-online-auctions speech.
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