tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post3816595061046878691..comments2023-11-02T06:56:57.999-04:00Comments on Saurly Yours: Ebay Gives Scammers the Green LightSaur♥Krauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-58438066569214840192008-02-01T01:01:00.000-05:002008-02-01T01:01:00.000-05:00I don't ebay at all but I have always believed tha...I don't ebay at all but I have always believed that "The Seller is the Feller"Whistle Britcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01896698165547735903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-30444795694909025942008-01-31T23:55:00.000-05:002008-01-31T23:55:00.000-05:00You make good points. Many doll makers and crafte...You make good points. Many doll makers and crafters have moved to Etsy. There are other auction sites evolving (as a heavy stockholder in Ebay this worries me a little, so I am watching for a price boost in the stock to create a situation so that I can sell without much problem). Overstock and Amazon are providing auctions from their own inventories, and if dissatisfaction growns on ebay they may shift to outside sellers a bit more.<BR/><BR/>Two of the local Ebay "stores" or agencies have gone under recently after some years of success, and I think Ebay is flailing a little to try to find a new process.Three Score and Ten or morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323013128311124905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-44762572755927684952008-01-31T20:35:00.000-05:002008-01-31T20:35:00.000-05:00*IMPORTANT NOTICE*Worldwide eBay Boycott February ...*IMPORTANT NOTICE*<BR/><BR/>Worldwide eBay Boycott February 18th through February 25th, 2008.<BR/><BR/>We the concerned eBay buyers and sellers on eBay are protesting eBays announced new fee increases and feedback policy changes. We do not believe that these changes will have any positive affect for buyers or sellers and will result in increased prices, less choices and disharmony within the eBay community.<BR/><BR/>We also are in complete agreement that eBay's policy of allowing dogs and cats to be sold on eBay in China for slaughter purposes is both cruel and inhumane and must be stopped immediately.<BR/><BR/>We urge all people's to not shop or sell on eBay during this worldwide boycott.<BR/><BR/>Please spread the word.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-2296855167216555722008-01-31T20:23:00.000-05:002008-01-31T20:23:00.000-05:00And E-Bay owns Pay Pal. And E-Bay has the money to...And E-Bay owns Pay Pal. And E-Bay has the money to advertise on TV, radio, billboards, and print. And Google. <BR/><BR/>You know what you need to do? Any marketing person would know this!<BR/><BR/>A PROMOTION!!!! Yes a promotion to attract sellers! <BR/><BR/>And how would one do this? How about......<BR/><BR/>FREE LISTINGS! Yes, totally free listings! No seller fees! Totally free! <BR/><BR/>Of course this could not last. At some point in time the promotion would have to end. Once you had a stable base of sellers of course. <BR/><BR/>Making a thingie to allow you to do a search of your auction site from the search toolbar thingie in Firefox would help bring in buyers. <BR/><BR/>Of course there would be some risk. And it is questionable if you would ever be able to get as big as E-Bay. But who knows. <BR/><BR/>I am watching TV now. I think I am smarter than a 5th Grader. I need to get on that show.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-339406763035671292008-01-31T19:37:00.000-05:002008-01-31T19:37:00.000-05:00Lazy, Me too! But as for what it takes, it's pret...<B>Lazy,</B> Me too! But as for what it takes, it's pretty tough because since Ebay there have been a lot of startups that never made it. Even Yahoo tried, and (surprisingly) they failed at it. Ebid is supposed to be an up-and-coming competitor and many sellers are defecting to it. The main problem is getting word of mouth out there, and also... until you get a lot of sellers, you can't get a lot of buyers and vice versa. Starting up is a tough-go.Saur♥Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160101729455178399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11687945.post-45011504147056440892008-01-31T17:35:00.000-05:002008-01-31T17:35:00.000-05:00E-Bay started in someone's garage and is now a fai...E-Bay started in someone's garage and is now a fairly large enterprise. <BR/><BR/>With that in mind - forget the small peanuts you get as a seller. You are fishing for pilchards when you can be going after swordfish! <BR/><BR/>Seriously - no shit here. What is involved in setting up your own online auction site? What sort of software is needed? Seems to me that the startup cost would be in reach. <BR/><BR/>what to start an online auction site? I would be in it till the stock was worth something then I would bail out, buy a sailboat, and be gone. I hear Aruba is nice.The Lazy Iguanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12826083852416577162noreply@blogger.com