eBay

mycustomer1 · ‎10-09-2023

I've been on Ebay since 1999, but actually before that. Ebay was once the big thing! Not crazy but growing and good buyers and sellers. The problem now is image. I sell nice quality men's shoes, most from Italy. In my opinion, Ebay has not created the image of a high-end quality site. Rather, they have created an image of the low-end bargain site. I know the marketing strategy of other online sites. In fact, I know every site. The problem with attracting the low-end bargain hunters is that you are always asked for another 50% discount on an already rock bottom price. Even if your settings are a fixed selling price, they send an email. "Sir, are you will to accept $100 on your $300 item?" Come on, let's attract a high-caliber of buyer!!!! A company the size of Ebay should be top spot of Google ads. Yet, half the time, I don't even see that my products made it to Google despite paying for promotions! Come on Ebay.....be the dominate force!!! Reclaim your lost territory! This is a very competitive business...you snooze and you lose!!!!

evelyb30 · ‎10-09-2023

Low-balling is a fast ticket to a one-way trip to the Bad Neighbor list for most sellers here. That however doesn't stop the next jackalope. When I still sold, about the only thing that helped was putting a BIN on your item one penny lower than your selling price, and an auto-reject at .01 below that. They can still message you and try, but an automated rejection at least keeps some of them away.

She who dies with the most toys still dies; when's the estate sale?

chapeau-noir · ‎10-09-2023

eBay has never shaken the yard sale reputation - it doesn't matter what they do, it's still what eBay means to a lot of the public.

Also, right now I sell on three sites and all three have people who send out crazy 'offers'.

“The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” - Henry Kissinger

"Do not obey in advance." Timothy Snyder "On Tyranny"

tobaccocardyahoo · ‎10-09-2023

Ebay has never been able to get over the low quality, low customer service, low ethics reputation it gained way back in the days you refer to.

It is a lot better place to do business for buyers and sellers than it was way back then when Pierre ran the show.

The opportunity has passed to regain what those early failings cost Ebay and its sellers.

There is no reason for higher quality buyers to seek to buy on Ebay, and the sellers who make insulting offers do so feeling the site permits them to do so, and complain when the sellers ignore or refuse those insulting offers.

chapeau-noir · ‎10-09-2023

There seems to be a logical dysjunction between eBay trying to attract 'high value buyers' but continually pushing for a race to the bottom price-wise.

A lot of 'value' is optics.

“The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” - Henry Kissinger

"Do not obey in advance." Timothy Snyder "On Tyranny"

yuzuha · ‎10-09-2023

@chapeau-noir wrote:
There seems to be a logical dysjunction between eBay trying to attract 'high value buyers' but continually pushing for a race to the bottom price-wise.

Honestly, I don't blame eBay for that, I blame the sellers who list things for yard sale prices instead of just having a yard sale.

chapeau-noir · ‎10-10-2023

@yuzuha wrote:
@chapeau-noir wrote:
There seems to be a logical dysjunction between eBay trying to attract 'high value buyers' but continually pushing for a race to the bottom price-wise.
Honestly, I don't blame eBay for that, I blame the sellers who list things for yard sale prices instead of just having a yard sale.

Two different issues, though. eBay's desire to have high value items and buyers, yet their pushing us to discount to the point of give-away prices has nothing to do with people who list stuff at $1.99 to begin with.

“The illegal we do immediately, the unconstitutional takes a little longer.” - Henry Kissinger

"Do not obey in advance." Timothy Snyder "On Tyranny"

dhbookds · ‎10-10-2023

If the site is for "everyone"...........I don't know how you can blame ebay for what price a seller CHOOSES to sell for...........

toomuchstuffagain35 · ‎10-10-2023

@yuzuha wrote:
@chapeau-noir wrote:
There seems to be a logical dysjunction between eBay trying to attract 'high value buyers' but continually pushing for a race to the bottom price-wise.
Honestly, I don't blame eBay for that, I blame the sellers who list things for yard sale prices instead of just having a yard sale.

Or the ones I loathe who list for below retail clearance prices with FS to boot. No way that stuff didn't fall off a truck somewhere.

"If a product doesn't sell, raise the price" - Reese Palley
"If it sold FAST, it was priced too low" - also Reese Palley

yuzuha · ‎10-10-2023

@chapeau-noir wrote:
Two different issues, though. eBay's desire to have high value items and buyers, yet their pushing us to discount to the point of give-away prices has nothing to do with people who list stuff at $1.99 to begin with.

They don't want sellers to discount to the point of give-away prices, though, because that means they'd make next to nothing in FVFs. They want sellers to offer bargains, not give stuff away.

onlinecentral · ‎10-11-2023

You should look at SOLD items and decide if $300.00 shoes are a Viable business model, on eBay.
430,000+ Search results for Men's Shoes priced $300.00 to $1,000.00
46,000+ Sold results for Men's Shoes priced $300.00 to $1,000.00 in the past 90 days
3.4% Sell per month meaning there is a 96.6% chance your item won't sell, this month.

eBay is trying to upscale their image by addressing higher priced items with authentication.
Purses, jewelry, shoes, trading cards, etc.

Then this newly announced program.
eBay Launches Consignment Offering
Used to be the Trading Assistant Program and the Valet Program
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ebay-launches-luxury-consignment-301924083.html
https://pages.ebay.com/ebay-consignment/
https://pages.ebay.com/ebay-consignment/#faq