posted on October 4, 2007 08:00:15 AM new
A buyer rant, if I may. And the answers I would like to give
Buyer: Is the an ad?
Me: What gave you the first clue? The name of the shop?, the first line of the description? or was it psychic?
Buyer: Your ad is too expensive!
Me: As compared to what? it is the only ad like it on eBay. Are you comparing it to the actual product? Because it is not as expensive as a 1901 model.
Buyer: Is this ad original?
Me: Yes, and you might note that that term is used about 3 times in the listing.
Buyer: Is this from a magazine?
Me: the source of all the ads is clearly noted in my listing. So, yes, Life magazine is a magazine.
Buyer: Are these measurements in inches?
Me: No, Life magazine is 11 feet by 13.5 feet
posted on October 4, 2007 08:28:50 AM new
Good job! I'm sure, though, that most buyers will not wade through more than 3 paragraphs of description, and sometimes not even that. I've done it myself. Buyers are often in a hurry to view all the items that have come up in their searches. Still, no excuse if it's written there.
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posted on October 4, 2007 12:39:51 PM new
There is only one possible conclusion: These people want personal attention.
It is not enough to simply list the relevant data. They want to be sold on the item and they want their existence acknowledged. Some of them would be quite pleased if you put your phone number in the listing so they can ask dumb questions in person.
Now. There may be a price point at which a seller is more than willing to cater to such neediness, but it is doubtful that queries would convert to sales at a rate that would make that profitable.
I'm sometimes tempted to run a shadow seller ID that would hawk the same merchandise but priced 10 times as much, with that live operator software installed and a phone number prominently displayed.
posted on October 4, 2007 02:25:05 PM new
Well, fluffy, you made me look.
I don't wear silver so I usually don't look but there is a group of red hatters here in my small town Texas and I never quite got what the intrigue was.
[ edited by pixiamom on Oct 4, 2007 03:30 PM ]