posted on June 19, 2001 03:30:26 PM
I noticed though that instead of askig NOT to recieve the emails, you have to click yes if you WANT to receive them. I don't know when they changed it, but it must have been recent.
posted on June 19, 2001 07:15:54 PM
eBay did send a survey about the new policy to some 20,000 of its 30 million registered members, Pursglove said. Of the 4,000 who responded, 80 percent supported the new service.
Do you notice that these marketing wizbahs don't seem to see any difference between polling sellers and buyers? They are all just users. Perhaps that is to difficult a concept or one they don't wish to admit exists.
posted on June 19, 2001 07:23:39 PMeBay did send a survey about the new policy to some 20,000 of its 30 million registered members, Pursglove said. Of the 4,000 who responded, 80 percent supported the new service.
LOL
Probably really 801 unique users.
One with 3200 diferrent id's to bump up eBay's statistics which voted for the recommendation emails.
The other 800 unique users probably voted against.
edited cause I can't count.
[ edited by AnonymousCoward on Jun 19, 2001 07:36 PM ]
posted on June 19, 2001 08:03:40 PM
You know, I suspect that a lot of buyers probably DID say that recommendation e-mails sounded good. Personally I would have just assumed that such e-mails would be akin to Amazon.com's "Eyes" service, or Half.com's notification service -- where the recommendations can be very specific, and both of which I subscribe to.
I seriously doubt that those who responded favorably on the survey could have anticipated that the "recommendations" would be so ludicrous and far afield of the item actually bid upon . . . . .
posted on June 20, 2001 05:36:44 AM
Of course, 80 percent of respondents approved the e-mails, it's all in how they phrase the question. Politicians do it all the time.
This will get positive responses:
"Dear Buyer:
Would you like a service that, if you lose an auction, will direct you to an even better and CHEAPER auction?
YES!!!! I want this great service!!!!
NO! I want to be ripped off by shady sellers who want me to overpay"
Guess what kind of responses that will bring.
On the other hand, if they wanted to tell the truth.
"Dear Buyer:
If you lose an auction, would you like us to spam you with hundreds of listings, some on an unfamiliar fixed price site, of sales and auctions that have nothing to do with what you bid on?"
posted on June 20, 2001 06:16:18 AM
if ebay keeps dictating,more and more of its dealers will be testing other sites ,some of these dealers have damn good merchandies to offer.
posted on June 20, 2001 06:23:16 AM
Sellers are already testing other sites. The real question is: will this new form of ebay spam be enough to drive the bidders to other sites?
posted on June 20, 2001 08:02:09 AM
holdenrex, that, coupled with the ever increasing fees, ARE driving us away. But, inevitabely, we return. Why, you may ask? 90% of the buyers STAY WITH EBAY! In my auction emails, I send notification of another site, one buyer asked me not to bother them with it, because EBAY IS THE BEST! What are we to do? We end up comming back to try to make money.
Rick
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