posted on January 8, 2001 09:42:38 AM
I was just wondering how many of you look at "SELLERS" other Auctions?
I tried to look at a sellers "Auctiva Showcase" and it froze up my computer
I do the eBay "Picture Gallery", I wish we could put a counter on that. I do sometimes get people that do bid on more then 1 of my auctions. Thats why when I list I try to list everything I have that pertains to that particular interest.
I'm thinking about doing a survey with my "auction winners" on how they found/searched my item, and if they used the Gallery.
What do you think?
By the way, with the auctions I launched last night, they were already "Galleried" this morning. I'm impressed, it usually takes 24 hours or longer for them to show up.
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posted on January 8, 2001 10:13:41 AM
Yes, I frequently look at seller's other auctions. Sometimes, I have found stuff that I wanted more than the first item I looked at. Sometimes, I have found multiple items I wanted to bid on, and seller was kind enough to combine shipping. Sometimes, I have found real bargains, because seller typoed on the item name, and the item would therefore not turn up in a regular search.
posted on January 8, 2001 10:20:42 AM
janusaries,
Thats a good point about searching other sellers auctions for typos. It never occured to me.
The times I've done it I usually run into a seller that has PAGES & PAGES of auctions to view, quit frankly I don't have time to peruse all of them, I usually back out after the first page or 2.
I think 3 pages is a gods plenty to have to wade through.
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posted on January 8, 2001 10:43:05 AM
I have a couple of categories tabbed to look at in My eBay.
Clicking in to those categories are the best way to catch the BINs before the other dealers and collectors find them. I do my searches too, but the BINs pop into the categories before they get indexed by eBay for search capability.
Well, some sellers take a couple of hours to put up their auctions. The phone rings, they stop to make dinner, whatever the reason there are long gaps of time between listings. This means that the first part of their day's listings will show up in the category and the rest of the listings won't show up until the next time the eBay computers do their thing.
So if I find a BIN that just popped into the category that the seller hasn't identified correctly and has no idea that the value is tremendous, I click into the seller's other auctions and lo! I will often find more of the goodies. I am able to snag all of those BINs that are in my area of expertise before the other dealers and collectors find them.
Now as a seller, I have the html in my template to tell bidders that I have more Haviland listed and just "Click Here" to see it all.
posted on January 8, 2001 11:29:55 AM
I don't know if this counts, but when I am not sure of the category (too many sub-categories)name or what category I should list in, I search the auctions. I'll pull up a few to see if they are similar to what I want to list. I do get amazed sometimes at what some people have on their auction page. I pulled up one that had a different background, gifs and colors everywhere, and annoying music. It was very distracting. What is worse I waited and waited for the picture to come up only to find out it was their 'store' name and not the picture of th item. Sometimes I will search to see how many of one item is for sale. If I am flexible on my asking/bid price, I will search to see what has sold or has bids to get a ball park figure.
posted on January 8, 2001 12:02:08 PM
I've made nearly all my "Impulse Buys" by viewing sellers' other auctions , usually when looking through listings to see how many like items of mine there are , and the completeds, and going-goings to get an idea for my starting prices.
If an item looks interesting , and reasonably priced with good shipping terms etc. , I look to see what else they may have . Sometimes , I even forget what I was originally there for , and end up placing a bid or two. This is why I wish so many sellers wouldn't remove their images from completed auctions so soon. I often pull up a seller's other ( current) auctions from an ended one if I like the way their items , descriptions and terms look. I sometimes check their feedback , and look at items their bidders have been very pleased with.
I agree with packer, it's a turn-off to wade through umpteen pages to find an impulse " buried treasure ".
darcyw and janusaries : You guys are formidable indeed ! Very together ; I should turn my tangent -loving self to more organised grazing I suppose ...impressive .
posted on January 8, 2001 01:02:49 PM
I put a graphical navigation type bar at the top of all my listings. It has links to my other auctions, my email, my "Me" page, and something else. I think having it right there at the top of the listing encourages people to look at my other auctions.
If I have a lot of one item, I also put a link in the description that links only to similar items. I have "codes" in all my lsitings, that makes it easier to generate a search of only the items with a particular code.
Since I sell clothing, I notice a lot of people will check out the other auctions and look through them to find things in their size.
If I ever get to the point where I have pages and pages of stuff, I will adopt a practice I've seen others use. Some have a pull down menu in their listing that generates a search for a specific designer or size of clothing. I think that's really convenient for the bidder.
posted on January 8, 2001 03:42:43 PM
I do look at sellers other auctions, just in case... and I love it when they create a personal gallery: with one click, I can see all the thumbprints, and zoom-in on what I buy, when available.
I don't know about the Gallery, on it's own, because of the huge amount of things. But for special pottery or art glass, I like the Personal Gallery, with a link in the listing. I use it when I list, and have found out from some customers that they always click on My Gallery. Gosh Shosh!
posted on January 8, 2001 04:43:34 PM
Yes, I do look at sellers' other auctions!
Darcyw--I'd like to talk to you about Haviland. Can you send me your e-mail address? Adele. [email protected]
P.S. Miracle118--how do you do the navigational bars as links? (spell it out slowly, please--the Florida elections damaged my brain!)
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posted on January 8, 2001 04:53:36 PM
99% of the time I look at the sellers other auctions. But if I click onto the other auctions page and there are 50 or 60 pages I back right out. I may have a lot of time to surf and play around online but that frustrates me for some reason!
posted on January 8, 2001 07:52:14 PM
I bet 90% of the time I view sellers other auctions. The way I look at it, if that original auction item interested me enough to open it, they must have more really neat stuff for sale, right?
Like others have posted here, I usually find something I like better than the original auction.
However, if they have pages of items for sale, I only look through a couple of pages. But I have been known to bookmark that original auction and go back and look at more of their auctions later, when I have more time.
I sent you an email but it bounced back to me. You can reach me at [email protected]. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have about Haviland or direct you to where your answers may be answered.
posted on January 8, 2001 09:36:18 PM
I have:
- found out if a seller knows his/her stuff
- has a lot of other items I am looking for
- met some super nice sellers
- commissioned work from some great artisans
- sent myself and my friends to sellers websites
- oh and bid on some nifty items I would have never thought of looking at..."hey! I was thinking about that..."
All this by checking out other sales and getting to read other auctions that are up.
I get overwhelmed when a seller has 20 pages of items up, too. If they have particularly interesting items, I might scan the first 3 or 4 pages, but NOT everything unless I have a LOT of free time, which is not often.
If I'm looking for something specific (like the seller deals in loose gemstones and I'm looking for emeralds only), I will use the
"find in page" function on my browser to search each page of listings for the keyword I'm looking for. Still time-consuming, but
speeds things up a little.
Of course, if it's a seller that deals in "a little of this, and a little of that," this method doesn't work.
it usually takes 24 hours or longer for them to show up.
