It looks like this "tool" extends auction duration so you appear on items ending soonest daily....anyone using it? (they say it's limited to first 250 "qualified" sellers..thoughts?
To see the "ethical seller" listings do advanced search (title & description) for "ethical seller" - almost 25,000 listings!!!
posted on August 5, 2005 04:31:40 AM
And, eBay does allow this? I'm a bit confused (okay, so I'm blond and prone to easy confusion). I don't like things where you have to log into your eBay account to join through another site. I've had my ID stolen once and still can't figure out how that happened. I'm very leary on taking that kind of chance again. I would be interested in hearing from someone who has used this service.
Edited to add: Their other tools seem rather pricy.
Cheryl
[ edited by cblev65252 on Aug 5, 2005 04:32 AM ]
Seems more like powerseller tools than anything else. We little guys don't stand a chance with all of these tools flying around. I'm really surprises that eBay allows some of these. The Thank You tool is nothing more than a spam tool. I suppose if you can afford it and are paying eBay enough in fees, anything goes. I'll stick with trying to get by the honest way, thank you very much.
Cheryl
[ edited by cblev65252 on Aug 5, 2005 05:01 AM ]
posted on August 5, 2005 05:36:59 AM
It looks like they are still offering the tool on the "ethical" site.
I guess we can blame these guys if ebay starts imposing 'revise your auction fees' and also fees for changing auction duration (or a tiered listing fee based on 1-3-5-7 day auctions).
There are also concerns about flooding ebay API portals (like the listing backlog on FLD) when the big sellers that are using this "revise" their auctions.
This tool may be ebay legal but certainly blows the "level playing field" policy at eBay all to hell.
Search manipulation is not ethical IMHO
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posted on August 5, 2005 06:38:07 AM
If all this does is change the duration, you don't need a tool. I've done this using SAP...start at 3 days, revise to 5, revise to 7. The first time I did this I tripled my sales. Every time after that I didn't see any difference in sales.
posted on August 5, 2005 07:08:56 AM
Jake - I think that's what it does. I think it's used by sellers with huge inventories (developed for or by PESA) who can't keep doing it manually. Those sellers dominate the top pages of "newly listed" and "ending soonest" searches anyway - this just puts them there 4 out of the 7 days listed instead of once at the beginning and once again at the end.
I can't imagine that buyers like it - especially the snipers!
I also can't see how much it costs ?
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posted on August 5, 2005 09:04:59 AM
I think I would be a little miffed if I was bidding and all of a sudden it extended. Seems very unethical, your bidders bid with the thoughts of it ending on such and such date. Or that is what I am thinking if I am in need of item in a hurry etc.
It used to be only death and taxes were inevitable. Now, of
course, there's shipping and handling, too.
ID at ebay is earlybirdgetsworm
posted on August 9, 2005 07:39:46 PM
"We do let people manually revise their listings, but it's meant to be done on a rare occasion, like if there is a blackout in part of the country and the seller feels they didn't reach their full audience."
What manual revision is this? Are they talking about if there are no bids on the third day of a 3 day auction it can be extended? Or is there something I am missing here?
posted on August 9, 2005 07:53:37 PM
It's Ebay's sand box. They make the rules. They consider it unethical, therefore it's banned. Meg's Law. No appeal. Case closed.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
- almost 25,000 listings!!!
Caroline