eBay

ten_o_nine · ‎08-18-2024

Interested buyers are at least 30% more likely to make a purchase when they receive an offer from a seller. Set up automation and let us do the heavy lifting.

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lol, what an insult.

eBay's claim that their automation features allow them to 'do the heavy lifting' is misleading and dismissive of the hard work and dedication that sellers bring to their businesses. In reality, sellers are the ones who do the 'heavy lifting' - they source products, manage inventory, handle customer service, and resolve issues. eBay's automation tools may assist with some tasks, but they don't replace the effort and expertise that sellers invest in their businesses every day

nuclearomen · ‎08-18-2024

wouldn't pay attention or place to much thought into ebay's seller messages. As far as offers go, don't do them, on listings or otherwise, price is a price for a reason, nothing going to change that. But some people send them and do OK with that strategy, depends on how many people have watching item or have listing placed in their cart that they left there as to if you will have any success with that feature. Many buyers never even check their ebay inboxes or emails so that's a factor.

But yeah, anyways, to what your saying, of course sellers are the one doing the "heavy lifting" ebay exists since day one with that business model.

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iamalwaysright · ‎08-18-2024

If that 30% more likelihood is guaranteed, I’d be prone to sending offers on all my listings at one cent cheaper than my current prices.

nuclearomen · ‎08-18-2024

@iamalwaysright wrote:
If that 30% more likelihood is guaranteed, I’d be prone to sending offers on all my listings at one cent cheaper than my current prices.

LOL, unfortunately ebay requires (or at least to) decrease of $5 or so off when sending offers (still a thing??) - but like your one cent cheaper idea myself.

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iamalwaysright · ‎08-18-2024

@nuclearomen wrote:
@iamalwaysright wrote:
If that 30% more likelihood is guaranteed, I’d be prone to sending offers on all my listings at one cent cheaper than my current prices.
LOL, unfortunately ebay requires (or at least to) decrease of $5 or so off when sending offers (still a thing??) - but like your one cent cheaper idea myself.

Haha you figured out how often I’ve used this eBay function.

chapeau-noir · ‎08-18-2024

"Heavy lifting"

1. Marketing term.

2. Only means not going through each listing individually to name a discount.

I wouldn't make anything other than that out of it.

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mam98031 · ‎08-19-2024

@ten_o_nine wrote:
Interested buyers are at least 30% more likely to make a purchase when they receive an offer from a seller. Set up automation and let us do the heavy lifting.
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lol, what an insult.
eBay's claim that their automation features allow them to 'do the heavy lifting' is misleading and dismissive of the hard work and dedication that sellers bring to their businesses. In reality, sellers are the ones who do the 'heavy lifting' - they source products, manage inventory, handle customer service, and resolve issues. eBay's automation tools may assist with some tasks, but they don't replace the effort and expertise that sellers invest in their businesses every day

That seems an over reaction to what Ebay is saying. They are offering to take a single task off the plate of the sellers in an effort to ease a seller's workload.

They didn't say if you let them do this for you, you won't need to do anything anymore to run your business. They didn't even come close to saying that.

They are offering sellers a Tool. One that can and does save many sellers some time so they have more time for all those other functions you stated and more. They are trying to replace you. That is just not what the tool is about. It is just ONE darn function. Do like the tool, don't use it. You have the choice.

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mam98031 · ‎08-19-2024

@nuclearomen wrote:
@iamalwaysright wrote:
If that 30% more likelihood is guaranteed, I’d be prone to sending offers on all my listings at one cent cheaper than my current prices.
LOL, unfortunately ebay requires (or at least to) decrease of $5 or so off when sending offers (still a thing??) - but like your one cent cheaper idea myself.

That is not accurate. It is 5% [not 5 dollars] on listings under $200.

Oh and it is a free tool if one chooses to use it.

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fbusoni · ‎08-19-2024

@chapeau-noir wrote:
"Heavy lifting"

1. Marketing term.
2. Only means not going through each listing individually to name a discount.

I wouldn't make anything other than that out of it.

I used to over-react to such things in my youth.

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nuclearomen · ‎08-19-2024

@mam98031 wrote:
@nuclearomen wrote:
@iamalwaysright wrote:
If that 30% more likelihood is guaranteed, I’d be prone to sending offers on all my listings at one cent cheaper than my current prices.
LOL, unfortunately ebay requires (or at least to) decrease of $5 or so off when sending offers (still a thing??) - but like your one cent cheaper idea myself.
That is not accurate. It is 5% [not 5 dollars] on listings under $200.

Oh and it is a free tool if one chooses to use it.

@mam98031 thanks for correction, i wasn't sure myself.

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luckythewinner · ‎08-19-2024

eBay's claim that their automation features allow them to 'do the heavy lifting' is misleading and dismissive of the hard work and dedication that sellers bring to their businesses.

I think you are over-reacting. I think eBay is simply saying that automatic offers can remove the need for sellers to periodically review their listings and send offers to interested buyers. In other words, they can do the heavy listing related to sending offers to interested buyers.

eBay's automation tools may assist with some tasks

I agree, and I think eBay was suggesting they could assist sellers with the task of sending offers to interested buyers.

but they don't replace the effort and expertise that sellers invest in their businesses every day

I didn't interpret eBay's statement as suggesting that.

IMHO you are vastly over-reacting to a cheesy marketing blurb.