Move to mobile killing eBay ??

[tonycea]

One has to wonder if the move to mobile devices is killing off eBay in general with the way things are going now days ??

Wondering what you all think the future is going to hold when the majority of users are on tiny screens ??

I still sit at home on a PC, but wonder how many of the general public still do, the people I talk to at the flea markets all tell me their computer is their phone, so I don't know how well that bodes for eBay down the road.

[tonycea]

LOL, when profit margins are under 10% in retail, no retailer is going to sell on eBay period, you really don't understand that they are not going to break even to give eBay that 10%, that is why all the large stores closed their eBay stores.

[goodluckselling]

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@annindallas wrote:

Of course ebay collects massive amounts of data. What else do they own? A few warehouses? What are they worth except for data?

Your virtual shopping experience is about as viable as drone delivery. That's not what the consumer wants. That's what you want.

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https://www.ebayinc.com/our-company/our-businesses/

Scroll down to our global presence area, and click on the different world regions and you can see what eBay owns in each area.

[goodluckselling]

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@tonycea wrote:

LOL, when profit margins are under 10% in retail, no retailer is going to sell on eBay period, you really don't understand that they are not going to break even to give eBay that 10%, that is why all the large stores closed their eBay stores.

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I understand the bigger concept might pass you by but many of the worlds most familiar retail giants do indeed sell on eBay. To understand why you also need to know a bit about marketing which seems to be lacking for most small sellers.

I also was not talking about the retail giants selling on eBay in my first post.  I was talking about a virtual shopping experience, by which users will shop from there mobile devices using an eBay path to do so regardless where the product is currently located albeit a retail store, a marketplace, and fulfillment center, worldwide.

You really need to be able to think bigger and broader than just the eBay platform.

[tonycea]

Fill us in on the 'retail giants who have eBay stores'...

How about a list since you know of so many ??

[tev4all]

  research takes time

Move to mobile killing eBay ??

 The late move to mobile isn't helping, but of course ebay has essentially been a reactive site even when ebay seems/states they are being proactive IT is because they were reacting to problem that was already there.

[goodluckselling]

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@tonycea wrote:

Fill us in on the 'retail giants who have eBay stores'...

How about a list since you know of so many ??

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Again you seem to change your wording as you please.  You sound exactly like the mainstream media. 

Here is a link to an article that is very current in thinking and full of insight about why big business will continue to sell on ebay.

Why large retailers are selling on eBay

Learn something so you can actually own something.

Good Luck Selling!

[goodluckselling]

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@goodluckselling wrote:

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@tonycea wrote:

Fill us in on the 'retail giants who have eBay stores'...

How about a list since you know of so many ??

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Again you seem to change your wording as you please.  You sound exactly like the mainstream media. 

Here is a link to an article that is very current in thinking and full of insight about why big business will continue to sell on ebay.

Why large retailers are selling on eBay

Learn something so you can actually own something.

Good Luck Selling!

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Here is another article for anyone interested.

The top 1000 eBay sellers

Great insight here as well.  Especially for those here who hate the Asian sellers.

[tonycea]

LOL, that article is a joke, it is mostly UK sellers, now give us the list of 'retail giants' selling on eBay that you said you would.

In fact your first link is a joke too, that is Channel Advisor trying to sell their services to large brands to get them to list on eBay which is a massive flop from 2014.

[ted_200]

Not everyone is capable of thinking outside the box.  Your post proves that.  It sounds like you are throwing ideas against the wall.  You know as well as any other experienced seller that selling online is far from selling retail.

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't.  What was going on here in 2006 wasn't mass market fixed price consumer retail.  There was virtually nothing on eBay that was at my local Walmart, or even on Amazon.   It mostly resembled an antique mall or auction.  It was niche, it was specialty item, it was used, it was antiques, it was collectibles, it was "weird stuff", and it was mostly Auctions.  Today it more resembles some Big Lots/Amazon/Walmart/BestBuy hybrid. 

I do buy online from Walmart.  When I'm buying those items, that online selling is very much retail.  It's the same proposition as the B&M Walmart up the street... do they have it, and can I acquire it at the best price possible?  Since they sometimes have lower prices online, might ship it for free... and because the local store may or may not stock it (or may be out of stock)... I buy online. 

All I'm saying is the stuff being sold dictates the needs and desires of the buyer, and the functionality and policy of the platform. 

It is not all about eBay the marketplace.  It is about how, when, who, where, consumers around the world can and will shop in the future.

And technology will certainly affect that.   But I don't think technology is going to wipe out the laws of supply and demand, eliminate the labor and expense of shipping stuff, etc.  Retail will continue to be some combination of mail order, or B&M retailing.  

Sears pioneered mailorder a century ago, made a ton of money... it was the new way consumers around the world shopped.  They created about the biggest brand (including Die Hard, Craftsman, Kenmore, etc.) and network of B&M stores in retailing too.  Amazon and Walmart are the two biggies in those spaces today... most young people have never even been in a Sears, they're nearly bankrupt again.  Amazon and eBay have this nice color photo instant access paperless catalog today (Internet) which is certainly helpful, and we can pay with a credit card remotely now, and folks can ship a little faster than 4 to 6 weeks... but it's all (mass market consumer fixed price NIB retail) basically the same proposition as it's always been.