Archive for September, 2008

Some Observations about eBay Trends from an eBay Seller’s Perspective

Posted on September 30, 2008. Filed under: eBay, eBayInkBlog | Tags: , , |

 . Trend #1 – Occasional eBay sellers are reluctant to list their items on the “new” eBay Something interesting has been occurring recently.  All of a sudden, eBay members have begun emailing me to ask if I would be interested in buying their items.  It is not unusual for us to be contacted about once a month [...]

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Sometimes No Information from eBay is Better than Misinformation

Posted on September 29, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , , |

. For many years I have called eBay Powerseller support and a few months ago, coincidentally the same time that I started blogging about eBay, I was assigned a specific Top Seller Account Manager and my phone calls to eBay are now being documented.  To this day I have never been able to speak with my Top [...]

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eBay Needs to Find a New Set of Tools to Motivate Sellers in 2009

Posted on September 24, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , , |

eBay really is just a venue.  They depend on sellers to list items so that the site will have a great variety and they depend on sellers to make buyers happy so that buyers will continue to return back to eBay.  Because eBay does not sell anything directly to buyers, they absolutely must ensure that sellers perform their [...]

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Looking to the Future – Survey for the Online Seller

Posted on September 23, 2008. Filed under: Amazon, eBay | Tags: , , , , , , |

. I am asking for your assistance.  Would you please take a minute to fill out a short survey that I developed?   CLICK HERE for the Google Documents Survey  The survey asks a few questions such as:   Do you currently sell on eBay and do you anticipate you will be an eBay seller 2009 and [...]

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Opting Out of the eBay Experiment is Possible when a Seller Takes Back Control

Posted on September 20, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , |

. The undeniable fact is that eBay has been and continues to be profitable.  Financially, they been successful for many years.  There is a big question about eBay’s long-term financial health in the future but there is no question that eBay has been financially successful in the past, either through luck or skill or both.  [...]

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eBay’s New Unannounced Seller Requirement – MindReading Policy Has Been Implemented

Posted on September 19, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , , |

. eBay listened to buyers’ most reasonable demand that shipping and handling on eBay be free so that eBay members can now find the lowest price on eBay along with free shipping.  This transformation occurred because of eBay’s new rating system which punishes all sellers who do not offer free shipping.  eBay buyers around the world applauded [...]

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