posted on September 28, 2001 05:18:29 AM new
The bean counters met last night in secret and voted Meg out and you in.
(MEG.....M-iss E-bay G-oddess...is now in charge of the coffee machine)
You are now the numero uno in charge of ebays direction.
It's all on you, no board meetings, no votes, you alone control ebays destiny.
What now?
How do you keep the sellers happy, intice new prospects into the online auction world and, in the mean time, satisfy your stock holders with double digit quarterly growth?
posted on September 28, 2001 08:08:10 AM new
I would make a steeper listing fee curve. This is supposed to be an auction site, right?
Starting price - listing fee
up to .99 - .10
1.00 to 4.99 - .25
5.00 to 9.99 - .50
10.00 to 24.99 - 1.00
25.00 to 49.99 - 2.00
50.00 to 99.99 - 3.00
one dollar jump per 50.00 thereafter
This would get rid of the stale fixed-priced listings, or move them over to the stores. I'd also do a graduated fee for reserve auctions.
posted on September 28, 2001 08:21:55 AM new
I'm not really sure, but watch out for that coffee now - the quality is sure to decrease as the price per cup increases.
I'm not cut throat enough to be a corporate pig - which is why I buy and sell and work for myself.