I think you are putting words in my mouth partner.......
I can not and would not expect anyone by any default to be my customer. I must earn that as a seller/businessman. Most, not all buyers here on Ebay are here for one reason and that is PRICE. Yes there may be other factors, but I assure you that if my price is higher on here then I will most likely not get the sale or have someone begging me for a discount.
Now listen up to what I am saying because you obviously have tried to distort what I am saying........
If I search by lowest price plus shipping then I would expect Ebay's search to return what I am looking for. By allowing me to go through the process of checking out and then telling me there is someone selling cheaper is what is driving people away. TRUTH BE TOLD I DON'T WANT EBAY RUINING SOMEONE ELSES SALE BECAUSE THEY WOULD FLASH MY CHEAPER PRICE DURING OR AFTER CHECKOUT. EBAY SHOULD HAVE DONE WHAT THE CUSTOMER ASKED FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE AND DISPLAYED THE CHEAPEST PRODUCT PLUS SHIPPING AS THE CUSTOMER SEARCHED FOR. PERIOD......
My point is Ebay is LOSING confidence of sellers and buyers because of lousy search algorithms.
If my price is not the lowest on here for the exact same thing then I would not expect to get the sale. So I am not sure why you are trying to distort what I was saying. I am for everyone here making money. There is plenty of people on this globe to sell to. Competition does not scare me.
And last, I am not sure where you think I said anywhere that Ebay should forcibly put anyone in my presence. I pay for a store, I pay to list my product here, Ebay should do their job and put it in front of the customer as the customer asks for it. LIKE I SAID.....IF THE CUSTOMER WANTS EBAY RECOMMENDED PICKS, THEN EBAY CAN GIVE THEM THAT, IF CUSTOMER WANTS PREFFERED SELLERS PRODUCTS, THEN EBAY SHOULD GIVE THEM THAT, BUT IF THE CUSTOMER ASKS FOR LOWEST PRICE PLUS SHIPPING, THEN EBAY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE THE CUSTOMER WHAT THEY ASK FOR.
And thank you for your words of wisdom.....I run 3 stores on here, a brick and mortar that grosses a million a year and I run my own auction website that sells more in one month than a whole year of Ebay. I am not chasing anything on here......This place has been loosing market share for years because they are chasing money they will never see.......This was once the worlds marketplace. Ebay has changed the way we shop, and has set pricing standards throughout the world, but they have peaked and are on the way down due to chasing things they will never have like the big river........I have said it before, there is nothing to be ashamed about being the king of the secondary market instead of the queen of the primary market.
Rich
