EBAY ROW...have a look.

[papagran40]

Hi all , not sure how many people here are members of ebay also , but have a look at the COMMUNITY boards...where the pinks have left a message...
looks like the sellers are going to riot because ..THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to leave feedback for BUYERS...other matters also causing problems...
ebid might score out of this carry on...
have fun reading.....Papa.

[wineoclock36]

what are the pinks?

[minx41]

The Pinks are the guys and gals who are SUPPOSED to help run ebay and are SUPPOSED to help solve problems, the reason they are called pinks is because their post titles are highlighted in pink.

[wineoclock36]

just resding thru it on ebay, not got far yet, but do you think they will all sign up here now?
x

[kengillam]

I haven't been over there in ages, must go and stick my oar in :D

[wineoclock36]

I will be stopping selling on eBay because of this feedback change

Well, I think that’s a bit of an over-reaction, given that many sellers have had hundreds or thousands of sales and never felt the need to leave a neg. It’s also worth noting that the only other viable online marketplace also doesn’t allow sellers to leave feedback for buyers, so if it’s that critical to your online selling strategy then you’ll be a bit stuck.

[wineoclock36]

Thats one of their answers to a seller?

Which is the only viable online market place they are mentioning?#

x

[papagran40]

Hi Winelock , it is not only the feedback , costs are also rising..plus a couple of other bits...looks like the Final Straw , as they say....oh Minx , thanks for telling them about the pinks...
papa.

[wineoclock36]

so which market place are they reffering to ( see my post above)?

Have they overlooked ebid?

x

[papagran40]

so which market place are they reffering to ( see my post above)?

Have they overlooked ebid?

xI do not know where they are talking about ..sorry ..

[wineoclock36]

ooops...........just got told off by ebay for mentioning ebid

[alm1995]

They cannot mention the other auction sites names as the pinks are watching and will delete the post

Here is the discussion if anybody wants to view
http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jspa?messageID=1103771835?

[wineoclock36]

quite a few were deleted.......

but they are rattling on about there only being one other viable marketplace for sellers, bla bla...............what did they expect!!!!!

[wineoclock36]

so i got deleted and got an email giving me a good telling off!

seems most people on that forum don't know about ebid.............

they need telling!

x

[cmjewels925]

so i got deleted and got an email giving me a good telling off!

seems most people on that forum don't know about ebid.............

they need telling!

x


Oh dear, feebay seem to be ignoring me again. :(

My post hasn't been deleted and they haven't emailed me. :D
I was going to start listing on your site again next month. However, after the latest massive fee hike, I will just list my new stock on eBid instead. I pay nothing to list on eBid, nothing for a gallery photo, only 2% fvf AND I can accept Google Checkout. Oh, yes, and going by my November and December sales when I listed on both sites, my items have a better chance of actually SELLING on eBid too.

A few posts after mine is one from mjnvaneijck
new incoming email:
message from eBid : PLEASE ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT

Many thanks for registering, you now NEED to click the link below to activate your account.


React with actions. Not just words

Welcome to eBid mjnvaneijck!

[ryalto]

actually ebid, tazbar , bootbay and the others have been mentioned on the ebay q&a board a lot over the last couple of days, pinks are not quite so sensitive as they used to be about the mention. Simply because they are confident in the knowledge, sadly , that there really is no competition. I wish there was. But it needs sellers AND BUYERS to defect in droves and i simply cannot see that happening.

[wineoclock36]

But if the sellers leave and come to ebid, the buyers wont have anything to buy and will have to come here!
Also, alot of sellers on ebay are buyers also.........I was.

I think they should watch out personally as they are about to loose lots of seller.

CM - keep it going!
I think all mine being removed, lol!

[ryalto]

sadly again i think its all idle threats. bottom line is, ebay is where the serious buyers are. I might have a go at listing a few books here, have tried with no success in the past.

[wineoclock36]

Maybe things are about to change?

Ive just started here, and sold 2 things in the past week.

I need to earn trust and have patience, which i am more than happy to do.

It all comes to he who waits, and this a really nice place, I'm happy here.

[QCPOTS]

wineoclock36

wink,wink, from the dark side, said I would look you up,

Out of 818 responses so far,, only 4 in favor of the change,
NOT LOOKING GOOD is it,
And 1 lucky seller over here has made a sale,
to 1 of the defectors already today,

hope more follow,

[frothy_edal]

I used to be a big eBay seller but after the row over a year ago about area limitations, and their excessive fees, I switched to eBid totally. I only list about 4 items per month on eBay now, as opposed to approx. 800 a month previously!

If they remove the option for sellers to leave feedback for buyers then they are going down a sticky route. Their argument is, from their boards, that Amazon don't have buyer feedback so why should eBay. They forget that eBay is supposed to be a community - Amazon, if I understand it correctly, is simply a selling place.

They have lost the plot totally IMO!! More power to eBid's elbow I say so eBid should brace themselves for more sellers!! And, hopefully , more buyers if those buyers are also sellers!! :eek:

[wineoclock36]

thats what i thought!

Things could become v v busy in the next few days!

Lets hope so!

[QCPOTS]

wineoclock36
Julien Macdonald jewelled tunic size 12.

do you do one in white, size 16,

[wineoclock36]

Aw sorry...............they only make it in black.

thanks thou for your interest!

[QCPOTS]

Aw sorry...............they only make it in black.

thanks thou for your interest!

are well, just keep looking in,

something similar may pop up,

[wineoclock36]

thanks

x

[kidsworld1972]

ebid has been mentioned alot over there in the threads, some posts have been pulled but alot still remain.

i only sell in the summer and winter but i did do ok xmas 2006 on here and made more money than on ebay as by the time you pay fees to ebay/paypal id just about breakfree but onhere i was up.

there are lots of new changes now over there and one that i just found out was you can only except paypal for game consoles. i put my daughters used psp up for sell and didnt want to use paypal but they wouldnt let me list unless i clicked paypal for my only payment option.

at the end of the day i should be allowed to leave neg/neut when its needed and offer payments that i prefer.

its just to much a headache now over there with all this carp going on.

[cpeuf1]

Time to get the duster out and get my stuff all nice and pretty... Come on guys, you know you want to leave Ebay... We are waiting for youuuuuuuuu......:D:D

[HannaHolly]

There is already a thread on the ebay changes

http://helpdesk.ebid.net/showthread.php?t=99897

[papagran40]

it would be very nice to be able to say
" Oh how the mighty have fallen "
bye the way , I should say I post under a different name over there ...

[hopalongcassidy]

Hi Wineoclock36

I must have read your post before it got pulled.
Were you a regular poster?

I joined ebid today after reading about it on those posts.
I see they take paypal here.
I think that there will be a big influx of new members soon,and that can only mean ebid will get bigger and better.

Well,off to have a good look round.

Hop

[BAGHAG999]

It looks to me with the new pricing structure and the feedback issue they want to get rid of the small sellers.

[sdk]

It's my belief that that's been their aim for quite some time. eBid seems perfectly placed to pick up the pieces. Possibly wishful thinking, but I just hope that eBid has the capacity to absorb a (hopefully large) influx.

Of course the downside to smaller sellers moving to eBid will be that the 'migrants' may well include the scammers that are (in my view) the reason why eBay wants to concentrate on the larger sellers in the first place.

[kengillam]

But it is the small sellers that make up the buyers, I can't see Powersellers just selling and buying amongst themselves. If all the small sellers boycott the place both selling and buying that's what will hit them hard.

[merlin]

suppose i ought to list more

[wineoclock36]

Any idea if there has been a mad rush of new members today?

be interesting to know!

x

[lottie2005]

Hi All,
I havent posted on here for a while,usually on the Second life thread
Well i was going to list some items on Ebay today but i am so not going to now.My fees are unmanageable there as it is without this.So i will move more items across here from my website instead.
Kind regards,
Michaela.
SL ebidder Lottie 2005 Anthony.

[wineoclock36]

I think its gonna go crazy over here now!

sellers on ebay are sick to the back teeth of fees.........now the feedback issue too!

ebay are greedy and don't care about their sellers, which are the people that pay their wages!!!!

[jonathonandtracy]

Hi

I am a current ebay powerseller literally just registered (first of many I suspect!), I am repeating a ? on one of the other forums but is there a way to test the water with ebid first instead of paying the £60+ for the year?

Cheers

[merlin]

cheque out the fee structure see which will suit you there are different levels of seller


http://uk.ebid.net/help_money.php

[ahnerak]

Hi

I am a current ebay powerseller literally just registered (first of many I suspect!), I am repeating a ? on one of the other forums but is there a way to test the water with ebid first instead of paying the £60+ for the year?

Cheers

I've skipped across too though I always had a ebid account,just havent used it in ages,

Why not give it a go with the free auction here first before signing up for a year

[jonathonandtracy]

silly question but I take it something like the seller + 7 means you have the ability to get those benefits for 7 days from selecting that option - is that correct, after that you become a normal buyer again

PS very impressed with that pricing structure a lot less complicated than ebay and a lot cheaper!!

[jonathonandtracy]

#41 free auction? Is that the basic seller account which you don't need to put any money up for ??

[ahnerak]

I think so,I just listed one,says no fees at all

[merlin]

just make sure you tick free auction

[jonathonandtracy]

thats good - how do I watch a forum discussion as well, anyone know? There is no obvious what discussion like there is on ebay?

[jonathonandtracy]

ty merlin_man

[jonathonandtracy]

ummm digs the adverts on the left hand side - all for ebay!! interesting!

[merlin]

whatever you talk about google picks up so you get them adverts

[jonathonandtracy]

very clever!

[HannaHolly]

silly question but I take it something like the seller + 7 means you have the ability to get those benefits for 7 days from selecting that option - is that correct, after that you become a normal buyer again

PS very impressed with that pricing structure a lot less complicated than ebay and a lot cheaper!!

Remember all the subscriptions except lifetime are recurring.
You would need to downgrade your account at the end of 7 days to stop the debit. I doubt very much that you'll get a fair view of ebid in 7 days - especially if you're have no feedback?
EBID is not an ebay clobne and it does requyire different selling tactics. I find ebid compares closer with amazon where you need to list in volume to get regular sales. There are hundreds of threads giving tips on succesful selling here if you want them.

Sadly we often see new sellers who come over with no feedback. do nothing to promote themselves, list one or two items for a few days then complain they've not sold anything :confused: EBID IS worth investing in (especially with the expanding global market) but it's not a money tree :p

[merlin]

glad you writ that hannah i hate typing lol

[jonathonandtracy]

ty #51 looks like I have my work cut out for me then!

[merlin]

ty #51 looks like I have my work cut out for me then!
depends what you sell also to help with feedback we do charity auctions a bit of buying and selling would help you ;)

[Gothicina]

silly question but I take it something like the seller + 7 means you have the ability to get those benefits for 7 days from selecting that option - is that correct, after that you become a normal buyer again

PS very impressed with that pricing structure a lot less complicated than ebay and a lot cheaper!!

Hi, welcome to eBid
& the answer to your question is No, it's not a trial, it's a recurring subscription.
If you upgrade to the Seller+ option, for any length other than lifetime, you WILL be charged at the interval you selected until you downgrade yourself to Seller or Buyer.

A basic Seller account, costs nothing to list & only a 3% fvf, with no minimum charge, (so you don't get stung on lower priced goods the way you do on some sites). If you want more options as a Seller, you can list a Platinum Auction, this does have a listing fee of 5p.

I guess it depends on what your normal:eek: feebay fees are, but the Seller+ lifetime is an excellent investment, considering you can have up to 5 free stores.

If you do try one of the shorter subscription lengths first, what you have paid for them is deducted from the Seller+ Lifetime if you choose to upgrade to it.

eBid also look after their members in that, IF they make changes to the seller levels, existing members get to upgrade for either free or a very minimal cost.

[jonathonandtracy]

Lets just my normal fees are a LOT higher that what I can see here!! Will have a browse around and have a 'play', thanks for everyones advice you have all been very helpful and it makes things a little clearer :)

[CrowlasCrafts]

Hi

I am a current ebay powerseller literally just registered (first of many I suspect!), I am repeating a ? on one of the other forums but is there a way to test the water with ebid first instead of paying the £60+ for the year?

Cheers

Welcome to eBid! :D

Has anyone got a link to the forum on e*ay that you are referring to as the one a few posts back doesn't seem to work.

Oh its ok I think I have found one :
http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=1100142084&tstart=0&mod=1201710508474

So its bye bye E*ay - HELLO eBid!!!

[cmjewels925]

thats good - how do I watch a forum discussion as well, anyone know? There is no obvious what discussion like there is on ebay?

If you go to 'User CP' (just under the small eBid button) there's a bit where you can keep track of threads you're interested in. That's also the place to go to add a signature to your posts so we can see what you're offering when you get some listings started.

[papagran40]

Hi Folks , this just might be the shot in the arm Ebid needs....
we should all keep our fingers xd.. ...........papa.

[alm1995]

Sorry last link did not work
Major discussion on Community board

http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=1100142135&start=1040

[rainbowcraft]

so which market place are they reffering to ( see my post above)?



Amazon.

...

[merlin]

Amazon.

...

it`s no good you have to travel for days down a river to post ya stuff

[wineoclock36]

wonder how many people have joined ebid today?

curious

[thecrystalmine]

In view of yet another fee increase, at least one.....me!

Waves at everyone.

Will probably take me a while to get my head round ebid, but here's to a viable alternative to feebay. :-)

[thecrystalmine]

CM Jewels - it was your post on the ebay forums that told me about ebid - thanks for that! :-)

[kengillam]

Definitely a lot of unhappy people there, I gave a few plugs last night, don't know if they got pulled by the Pinks though :D

[merlin]

i got me face slapped lol

[minx41]

The thread is rising fast lotsa unhappy peeps over there.

http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jspa?threadID=1100142091&start=1760

[velveteve]

hi have been a seller on ebay for 6 years ,today final straw was the price for final value fee going up , its just gonna cost too much to sell , yes i found this site today because of their new policys. any info you can give me about this site would be great . happy to be a newbie

[jimmygrant]

any info you can give me about this site would be great .

Are there any buyers here?

[minx41]

The way things are going on ebay the buyers will be flocking here because there won't be many sellers left on ebay.

[jimmygrant]

Flocking??..ahhh! an optimist ;0)

[minx41]

Flocking??..ahhh! an optimist ;0)

Wishful thinking, but you never know, this may be one step too many, even for the big knuckleheads at ebay to carry off, sellers will only take so much, and they are really being pushed to the limits.

[kedo]

You know, for myself (being purely selfish for a moment), it doesn't really matter if sellers flock here or not. I'm doing pretty well, sales wise, I'm quite happy having limited competition. Buyers can obviously find me and some of them seem to be very pleased with the very low p&p etc. I can afford to charge.

[cmjewels925]

Are there any buyers here?

Yes, there are buyers here and the site's getting busier all the time. Don't just take my word for it, though. Check out the feedback of some of these sellers (or mine) as proof, and remember, not all buyers leave feedback.

2,978 - sexywolfy*
2,841 - lindylupins
2,813 - slinkyri
2,786 - kb4gid
2,721 - herbalbrew
2,055 - hannaholly
1,722 - minkyrra
1,495 - sat246
1,368 - paz4eva
1,311 - paulas500*

Those figures were correct as of 31/12/07 and only show feedback gained on eBid. Sexywolfy and paulas500 have feedback scores significantly higher than shown on the list as it used to be possible to import feedback from other sites. Sorry, this is no longer possible.

[kengillam]

The thing is about selling here don't support the opposition by going back to buy on eBay, buy it here, or anywhere but eBay. Starve them of their fees.

[kedo]

Yes, there are buyers here and the site's getting busier all the time. Don't just take my word for it, though. Check out the feedback of some of these sellers (or mine) as proof, and remember, not all buyers leave feedback.



Absolutely, many buyers don't leave feedback. Of the last 95 sales showing on my 'My eBid' 48 haven't left feedback. Hopefully I'll get some from sales over the last few days so it will improve slightly.

[sparkdeco]

well, i do believe that this has to be Ebays final nail in the coffin. I have still been selling the odd item over there, but certainly not for much longer. In the past I have had a few non paying buyers and neg'd them accordingly. How can it be so one sided?
Anyway, as far as Ebid are concerned, it can only get better for us all. I have also sold a couple of items here & currently have a bid on one of my items too!
Dawn

[bittymatriarch]

... I have also sold a couple of items here & currently have a bid on one of my items too!
Dawn

Ditto for me http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b27/anniemcc/smilies/woohoo.gif

So have spent the afternoon listing more books, etc.

[kedo]

Sold two items today, a Victorian glass comport and a book on heraldry. Better pack the comport quick so the buyer gets it tomorrow. January has been the best month since I joined.

[jeweleffects]

Hi there!
I've been selling on ebay since June 2005. They have gone too far this time, I'm totally appalled and disgusted with how they treat their clients, namely the seller, I've had enough. I took the plunge and closed my store after 2.5 years. I've spent this past week 'lurking' around this site and especially the forums to get a feel of this site. It feels very friendly to me :o)

I finally took the plunge and joined up here today and have spent some time navigating this site. So far I like what I see :o) Been getting acquainted with the tools available. I registered as a buyer but will be upgrading as a seller later on today.

x Jan x

[soapsandkits]

Hi there!
I've been selling on ebay since June 2005. They have gone too far this time, I'm totally appalled and disgusted with how they treat their clients, namely the seller, I've had enough. I took the plunge and closed my store after 2.5 years. I've spent this past week 'lurking' around this site and especially the forums to get a feel of this site. It feels very friendly to me :o)

I finally took the plunge and joined up here today and have spent some time navigating this site. So far I like what I see :o) Been getting acquainted with the tools available. I registered as a buyer but will be upgrading as a seller later on today.

x Jan x

you are not a client at ebay jan ..you are part of the comunity..however i shall make you welcome here as we are 1 happy family

[jeweleffects]

Thanks for the welcome minnie50000 - A pleasure to meet you :D

[soapsandkits]

Thanks for the welcome minnie50000 - A pleasure to meet you :D

i can assure you jan that the pleasure will be all yours:D

meet some of our family very sweet

[onlinegifts]

Hello
I have spent a few hours or so listing and have uploaded around 300 items since the Ebay news and listed none on Ebay.
I will also be closing shop on ebay as items in the shop run out in 10 days.
I have lots more to list and I hope this time Ebid really does get busy and stay busy as this is the far better auction site as its friendly and treats sellers and buyers very well.

[soapsandkits]

Hello
I have spent a few hours or so listing and have uploaded around 300 items since the Ebay news and listed none on Ebay.
I will also be closing shop on ebay as items in the shop run out in 10 days.
I have lots more to list and I hope this time Ebid really does get busy and stay busy as this is the far better auction site as its friendly and treats sellers and buyers very well.

and i as official welcomer to this site welcome you ..heres another of our freindly group
this is donk donk

[Booksandstuff]

I have been an Ebay member since Oct 2004 and have had an Ebay shop for the last year and a half, maintaining a stock of about 800 items. Last March with the feedback changes I felt quite fed up, had a look around here and decided against it. This time with all the changes (including no more feedback for buyers a change in fee structure, powersellers have to register as a business and display there address on every listing), I have had enough.
In spite of maintaining the high stock, many items are at low values and by the time I paid Ebay and Paypal fees there isn't much left over.
I "defected" two days ago and have jumped in at the deep end, taking out a lifetime subscription. I have already listed 60+ items and will continue to do so and really build up my listings.
I just hope it is going to work out for me. I am a newbie here and must start looking around for some items to buy in order to get some feedback.

[merlin]

I have been an Ebay member since Oct 2004 and have had an Ebay shop for the last year and a half, maintaining a stock of about 800 items. Last March with the feedback changes I felt quite fed up, had a look around here and decided against it. This time with all the changes (including no more feedback for buyers a change in fee structure, powersellers have to register as a business and display there address on every listing), I have had enough.
In spite of maintaining the high stock, many items are at low values and by the time I paid Ebay and Paypal fees there isn't much left over.
I "defected" two days ago and have jumped in at the deep end, taking out a lifetime subscription. I have already listed 60+ items and will continue to do so and really build up my listings.
I just hope it is going to work out for me. I am a newbie here and must start looking around for some items to buy in order to get some feedback.

good idea on the buying also put a signature on the bottom of your posts you will find help around here look in user cp at top on left handside under the buy button

good luck

[soapsandkits]

I have been an Ebay member since Oct 2004 and have had an Ebay shop for the last year and a half, maintaining a stock of about 800 items. Last March with the feedback changes I felt quite fed up, had a look around here and decided against it. This time with all the changes (including no more feedback for buyers a change in fee structure, powersellers have to register as a business and display there address on every listing), I have had enough.
In spite of maintaining the high stock, many items are at low values and by the time I paid Ebay and Paypal fees there isn't much left over.
I "defected" two days ago and have jumped in at the deep end, taking out a lifetime subscription. I have already listed 60+ items and will continue to do so and really build up my listings.
I just hope it is going to work out for me. I am a newbie here and must start looking around for some items to buy in order to get some feedback.
well welcome to you please buy some low priced items from me in the craft section etc for top quality feedback...
and here are some more of the welcoming comitee..
one of our older members bert:D

[Booksandstuff]

Hello
I have spent a few hours or so listing and have uploaded around 300 items since the Ebay news and listed none on Ebay.
I will also be closing shop on ebay as items in the shop run out in 10 days.
I have lots more to list and I hope this time Ebid really does get busy and stay busy as this is the far better auction site as its friendly and treats sellers and buyers very well.

I have uploaded up to the 29th of Jan; my shop subscription is due on the 16th of the month, so I suppose I will let it run till early March and then close down.

[Booksandstuff]

well welcome to you please buy some low priced items from me in the craft section etc for top quality feedback...
and here are some more of the welcoming comitee..
one of our older members bert:D

Will have a look in the morning Minnie and thanks for the welcome.
It seems very friendly here.

[jeweleffects]

Too funny minnie50000 :) - good for you onlinegifts. I kinda felt strange and nervous when I closed my store yesterday, my finger was shaking on the 'unsubscribe' button for some time before I finally got the courage and took the plunge, but today I feel quite enlightened and more relaxed. I guess it's because I don't fear all the fees fees fees and more fees I don't have to pay out anymore.

[jeweleffects]

OK a question: How do you add a signature here?

[merlin]

list as much as you can and remember to email your customers and tell them items will be a little cheaper here due to no fees

[merlin]

OK a question: How do you add a signature here?

lol i forgot how someone will show you soon lol

[Gothicina]

OK a question: How do you add a signature here?
Hi welcome to ebid,
go to User CP (control panel)
left link on the blue bar at the top of the forum, from there you can choose to add a sig, or avatar, you can also choose the format of the forum message editor,
(Text Box,Standard Editor,Enhanced WYSIWYG Editor)
that can be found under edit options.

[jeweleffects]

Thanks Gothicina! Let me see if it worked.

[kengillam]

Don't look like it ;) have another go.
All the refugees from Ebay don't forget to tell you customers where you have gone and encourage them to desert the place as well.

[jeweleffects]

OK here's another try :eek:

[merlin]

OK here's another try :eek:

mmmmmmmmmm not working is show your signature ticked when you post a reply

[jeweleffects]

OK one more try!:mad:

[kengillam]

Erm... I know your using invisible ink ;) Nice Avatar

[jeweleffects]

Yay! Finally figured it out! Whoohoo!

[kengillam]

All you need to do now is make it link to your listings :D

[merlin]

Yay! Finally figured it out! Whoohoo!

pmsl now get auctions listed and put your store on here for all to see

[jeweleffects]

Not so fast there Ken - I'm new here remember? :D
Will start listing as soon as I upgrade to seller status later on today merlin-man - can't decide which one to go for but I do like the sound of lifetime option - still having fun learning all these cool features :D

[Booksandstuff]

Not so fast there Ken - I'm new here remember? :D
Will start listing as soon as I upgrade to seller status later on today merlin-man - can't decide which one to go for but I do like the sound of lifetime option - still having fun learning all these cool features :D

Go for it Jewel.
I have taken the plunge, the more people do the better.

[jeweleffects]

Hey minnie (can I call you that?) Lifetime option is a bargain!

Thanks Marianne! I've been doing some figure work - greedbay v ebid......... OMG! why didn't I find this site sooner? :eek:

[merlin]

Hey minnie (can I call you that?) Lifetime option is a bargain!

Thanks Marianne! I've been doing some figure work - greedbay v ebid......... OMG! why didn't I find this site sooner? :eek:

just remember you need to put a little more effort into selling on here so don`t think you`ll make millions in a few weeks there are tips on how to do this but for a few quid you get life time membership list as much as you want and just do a little work to help your sales each day and sit back and relax :D

[jeweleffects]

Hi Merlin,
No worries, I have no illusions about the millions. I work very hard getting my name out there to the public. Business cards, leaflets, flyers, internet, emails..... anything I can think of, legally of course.

OK I have been working half the night trying to get 4 listings running and they don't show up in my store, it keeps saying no auctions listed. I checked that my store is online etc. I'm worn out, don't know what I'm doing wrong. I clicked on the 'Add stock by listing auctions in the normal way' link to start my listings once I created my store.

They show up in my 'Auctions I'm running' list. :confused:

Help :(

[merlin]

i can see one listing in your store other 3 listings are normal auctions go back to my ebid click on auctions running and edit the 3 items and make sure they are put into your store

dave

[HannaHolly]

Posting on this to get some up to date threads back on the front page

[kengillam]

Need to keep encouraging buyers and sellers to come over from Greedbay.

[merlin]

Need to keep encouraging buyers and sellers to come over from Greedbay.

can`t i`m on my 5th slap lol

[kengillam]

Oooh you sado masochist you :D

[Booksandstuff]

can`t i`m on my 5th slap lol

What have you been doing wrong then?

[merlin]

advertising ebid in community forums

[Booksandstuff]

advertising ebid in community forums

Aw, you should know better then that.
Ages ago, I mentioned Ebid in an existing thread and i soon got slapped (my posting id was only a few days old at that point)
BTW, what is your (posting) id over there? I won't feel offended if u don't want to let know.
Who knows, we might have had arguments over there.

[HipToWho]

They may be pulling posts about eBid over there, but some of them are getting through--that's how I found it. I've been an Ebay buyer and seller for over 10 years and finally just got fed up. I keep getting the feeling that the smaller sellers like me who helped build the company to begin with are no longer welcome there. A few other sites are getting mentioned over there but so far eBid looked the most promising to me.

[merlin]

my posting id is my selling id startlowandhope i got nowt to hide lol

[merlin]

btw hi to you new folks if you need help ask on here someone will try to steer you in right direction and don`t forget to tell your buyers your selling here now

[CrowlasCrafts]

Can I add my welcome to all you newcomers too! I have just sold 3 items over there - purely to do a bit of advertising! I think it could be a case of watch this (eBid) place! :D

[ChameleonSystems]

Hello and welcome to all the new folks!

I came over here when they hiked the shop fees last year. I found it hard to sell here at first. I must admit I have listed just a few items here, because the shop on feebay was selling quite a bit. This latest round of fee hikes and feedback nonsense has made me come here again and list even more. I will certainly be adding to the list on a regular basis from now on.

I have 7 sales so far, having listed only 200+ items in one category. I have to do a lot more work here before I get a reasonable income, but it will pay off! It took time to get started over there too, so I didn't expect it to be easy here either. My lifetime membership is going to be the best investment I ever made :D

[Cocksparrer]

Just remember all you newbies to ebid, contact your previous buyers & sellers and let them know about ebid. The more the merrier.

And welcome to ebids forums & auction site. :D

[kedo]

Hello and welcome to all the new folks!

I came over here when they hiked the shop fees last year. I found it hard to sell here at first. I must admit I have listed just a few items here, because the shop on feebay was selling quite a bit. This latest round of fee hikes and feedback nonsense has made me come here again and list even more. I will certainly be adding to the list on a regular basis from now on.

I have 7 sales so far, having listed only 200+ items in one category. I have to do a lot more work here before I get a reasonable income, but it will pay off! It took time to get started over there too, so I didn't expect it to be easy here either. My lifetime membership is going to be the best investment I ever made :D

Good for you, I totally agree. I don't know if it's any encouragement but I came over first at the same time you did. Obviously I stuck around and listed and listed. See the difference in feedback (sales are more like 400+ but feedback often isn't left). You will also see me at the top of the Buddy points table for the first time ever today (unless I've been overtaken by Nykmedia in the last half hour). O.K. 400+ sales isn't that many in the time but many other sellers have done much better than me. Persistence really pays off!

Oh yes, I should add, I've seen a real accelaration in sales since Christmas. Other sellers I've spoken to say the same.

[lottie2005]

Hi All,
Welcome to all you new ebidders.
Crowlas Crafts,I think i will do the same.Having not listed there for a few weeks i need to get promoting Ebid again.The ebid parcel flyers and shop links really seem to work for me.
Kind regards,
Michaela