Regards,
Is anyone aware of eBay allowing pre-resistered questions yet on the Weekly Chat. I know it was requested but have not read or heard if it has been set up yet?
@d-k_treasures wrote:"Soon".
Ahhhh, there's the answer I was looking for ... I see its a "quote" and therefore accurate and up to date, thank you.
@kaykeecorp wrote: I did not hear that and did not know about it but it is a GREAT idea !
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Exactly! It addresses the issue for folks who actually work during the day and are in all the other time zones.
I know it was requested, but I can't see how that would scale. I mean, if the idea caught on, you'd simply have a "pre-registered" queue with 300 questions in it (some more, ah, coherent and focused than others 
), and then the Weekly Chat would open at 1:00 p.m. and do... what, exactly? There would presumably be posters waiting to post, just as before, so would they have to wait for their answers until the pending questions are fielded first?
If the pending questions were visible to eBay staff in advance, so that they could work on the answers to them in advance, that would be great, but it would then beg the question of why we don't just have a Q&A with the staff going every day, instead of just one hour a week.
I'm not saying that it's a bad idea, but I'm just wondering how it's going to work out if it turns out to be a really really good idea.
@a_c_green wrote:I know it was requested, but I can't see how that would scale. I mean, if the idea caught on, you'd simply have a "pre-registered" queue with 300 questions in it (some more, ah, coherent and focused than others
If the pending questions were visible to eBay staff in advance, so that they could work on the answers to them in advance, that would be great, but it would then beg the question of why we don't just have a Q&A with the staff going every day, instead of just one hour a week.
I'm not saying that it's a bad idea, but I'm just wondering how it's going to work out if it turns out to be a really really good idea.
I understand and respect that post, however, they want our involvement, they'ave asked for it and they have set aside a 1 hour window each week, not at a convenient time, to address concerns. Perhaps the Pre-registered "form" (for lack of a better term) would point to the fact that maybe they need a longer Chat or one at a more convenient time, etc.
@a_c_green wrote:I know it was requested, but I can't see how that would scale. I mean, if the idea caught on, you'd simply have a "pre-registered" queue with 300 questions in it (some more, ah, coherent and focused than others
If the pending questions were visible to eBay staff in advance, so that they could work on the answers to them in advance, that would be great, but it would then beg the question of why we don't just have a Q&A with the staff going every day, instead of just one hour a week.
I'm not saying that it's a bad idea, but I'm just wondering how it's going to work out if it turns out to be a really really good idea.
I made the request several times over the past few years. The request I made was a simple way to submit a question ahead of time. No answer would be expected until the regular chat was opened, so it is not an open ended chat session.
They might be able to have answers ready for the pre questions and just upload all them at one time, maybe even 10 minutes before the regular chat opens or something like that. Even if they waited until the regular chat starts it can be preloaded and ready to submit at any time during the regular chat.
Not looking for anything fancy. Just a simple way to participate during the designated time frame which is not a good one for east coast sellers.
Good Luck Selling!
@sockmonkeydave, @goodluckselling
Excellent point on both posts ... nothing fancy, since we do NOT have this option yet it is only speculation on how it may or may not work. I like the idea of a more frequent and regular one too, they could begin M-W-F with different times to cover more time zones. If that's not enough coverage add days, if its too much back off.
