I never used this promotional technique but it was suggested to me by a eBay representative recently. My sales are lagging and I was trying to figure out how to get more views. It used to be that being a Top Rated Seller put your merchandise in a better position in the stack, but now the sellers who potentially pay more for the service get the better internet coverage. So, I thought I would give it a try for a number of items that had
hits and watchers. My clicks are up 33% and more, but not a single sale from it after 2 weeks.
The other thing I thought about is this coupon business. EBay expects us to spread coupons around and use our own money doing it. Do you remember when eBay used to give buyers 1 to 5% of their purchases back quarterly as an incentive for buying? Now they want us to give coupons and give the money back up front. They sure are calculating little critters. Do these things work? I'd really like to know.
