When somebody invites a line-by-line response, it’s rude not to…
[PastTimes] I wish eBid would get it together and make eBay sit up and take notice it hasn’t happened yet why?
I will try and tell you:
Please do. *reaches for popcorn*
[PastTimes] 1) Your antiques section is chronic because it is mainly junk. I will also answer anyone disagreeing with these comments. That is if I haven’t been thrown out of eBid.
Is that “junk” as in low-cost, pre-loved, eclectic items? I love junk shops.
[PastTimes] 2) You have many items across the board that have been on sale for months without any bids.
Yep. Isn’t it great that eBid’s fee structures means it’s possible to list items that can take that bit longer to find the ideal buyer, without breaking the bank. Unfortunately, that can mean that some bad sellers just dump their items and vanish, leaving the place cluttered with non-performing listings. The good news is that ebid has been putting more rules and checks in place to restrict the problem. I’m sure there’s still room for improvement though.
[PastTimes] 3) I have in the past done a few listings on your site, excellent goods ,excellent prices, but no takers.
The site doesn’t work for everybody, of course. Without seeing your listings there’s no way of know if your own failure was due to some short-comings in your listings or failure to perform adequately, or if they were just things that don’t do very well here. Did you ask for help at the time?
[PastTimes] 4) You keep bringing out the £79 down to £49 for sellers it gets a bit tedious and it also makes you look desperate.
Really, why do you think that? I don’t know of any new sellers that have arrived and taken up the offer that said they nearly didn’t bother because it was too tedious. Sure, those of us who’ve been here a while selling successfully have seen it many times, but we’re not the target audience.
[PastTimes] 5) Why no direct contact other than forums.
You must have missed the excellent, and rapid, email support system.
[PastTimes] 6) You have a good web site but that’s it in my book.
Is it quite a short book? With large type? And padded covers? Just checking you understand.
[PastTimes] I would hope that somebody directly connected with eBid will answer me.
I hope they’re spending their time more productively, but you never know. They might just be waiting for the kettle to boil like me, I suppose… ah, there’s a click now. Cuppa, anyone?
