posted on July 4, 2001 06:51:53 AM new
well,where are the customers??
same item,same price and no order??
someone claims mixing the store and auction items together drives away bidders on your auction items??
is there a front entrance built for the ebay storefront mall??
posted on July 4, 2001 09:58:36 AM new
So far I'm not impressed.
It's nice to be able to list something for 30 days for a pittance but even a pittance can add up if there aren't any customers.
It's very confusing...your "store" items are in your seller list just like your "auction" items except you can have quantity..for all the customer knows, it looks like a dutch auction.
The stupid "toe tag" next to the seller ID should have "store" written on it to give it some kind of identification. Otherwise, probably 99% of the buyers don't have a clue what the heck that toe tag means.
ebay not only missed the boat on this one, but apparently was at the railway station instead. The stores should LOOK more like a store than an auction. They look too much like the auction page but leave the buyer wondering where the heck the bid button is located. It's also confusing if you have quantities that they may feel they will be obligated to purchase ALL of them instead of one or two.
I'm using it during the "free" period but if I don't start seeing some results (the same thing is selling in auction format w/o problem w/BINS), then I certainly won't pony up the funds to keep it on a monthly basis.
posted on July 4, 2001 10:07:55 AM new
ebay is rushing into offering us storefronts so to thwart aw and auctionworks stores.
like fools,many of us rush in and set up shops.
now ebay is saying there will be a big celebration to tell all,come all stuff.
by then we may all close our shops !!!!!
posted on July 4, 2001 11:38:19 AM new
I'm not impressed at all. I doubt that the average buyer can even find them as they are hidden quite well.
The setup is no way like a storefront should be. I have a feeling that ebay plans to charge for each step that we wish to use in the future to make them look more professional.
posted on July 4, 2001 06:11:17 PM new
Lousy. I just sold my first item today after opening my store the week they were available to all sellers. Somehow, I don't feel it will become a trend...
I've posted on the eBay message boards my opinion that unless eBay integrates the stores search into the general auction search, the buyers won't take the extra step to see if the stores might have the items they're looking for. Buyers want things to be as easy as possible, and that just isn't so with the stores right now, if they even know the stores exist.
posted on July 4, 2001 06:23:25 PM new
One thing I don't like is your listing automatically goes in your store if you forget to click on the auction tap. I tend to be a flea brain and don't always change it for auction.
posted on July 4, 2001 06:36:41 PM new
The stores are ugly, don't make much sense and eBay isn't doing a thing to drive traffic to them.
That said, mine is doing business -- nearly three dozen items sold so far. Of course, I had to draw a road map from my auctions to the storefront to drive buyers to it.
posted on July 4, 2001 06:50:06 PM new
Passing fad, like the "me" page, powerseller status, paypal, gunpoint, etc. etc. Less is more, forget the bells and whistles and concentrate more on what you're selling perhaps?
posted on July 4, 2001 06:52:47 PM new
vargas,
are you selling authentic alberto vargas prints,if so,it makes no difference where you hide,the bidders will find you.so stop braggging and make us green green with envy!!
now ,lets hope that ebay shops will be included in major search engines like lycos,google etc,then i dont mind being excluded in ebay search.
it seems to make sense ,have a shop and make it accessible to all search engines.
i agree ,the shop is ugly and i have problem listing too,it seems to default to shop instead of auction.
It is a quick and dirty job using old material.
posted on July 4, 2001 08:10:27 PM new
Guess I'm in the minority here, but I think the stores are the future of eBay. In thier current state, they're kind of lame. OK, they are seriously lame, but this will change. If you plan to stay in this market for the long term, you should be getting your feet wet with the stores.
posted on July 5, 2001 07:25:02 AM new
I took a look at the stores, found them confusing, but more than that, of those I surveyed, it seemed everything in their “store” were items they had up for auction……then I finally found the way “inside” the store. Problem there are too many new buyers on eBay who will have NO idea what the “toe tag” is, and won’t go “off site” to check it out. Unless items are listed in the search I feel the stores are pointless. True, they are inexpensive, but that is only true if you sell anything through them.
I agree about the ME page. I’ve had one for years, with a counter on it, and almost no one looks at the “ME” page, it is pointless. I suspect the majority of hits to my “ME” page are other sellers.
I have an idea that the “store” is an attempt to replace the “buy it now” which at least in our case hasn’t worked for us at all, although on Yahoo (before it changed) we sold via “buy it now” like crazy, and still do on other auction sites, but have not found it successful for us on eBay.
As for the eBay store, we are going to wait and see – I don’t like the set up at the moment, and see no real way to drive traffic to it except via your auctions and that is limiting.
posted on July 5, 2001 07:36:38 AM new
one can only hope for the best-ebay programming staff is busy redesigning ebay site to accomodate auction,half.com and stores plus their great collectibles,or whatever they rename it too.
ebay auction is too big,they can spin off auto auction.'
posted on July 5, 2001 07:59:07 AM new
I'm taking a "wait and see" attitude. Right now I'm trying to figure out what possessed Ebay to exclude Stores from Search. That will have to change. Guess for now, I'll have keep my regular auctions and hope for the best. So far...no store sales for me!
