dimview
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posted on August 9, 2001 05:51:51 PM new
Bidville has yet to post an updated weekly sell-through report.
Perhaps management is embarrassed by a week punctuated by Bidville-induced pop-ups, driving potential bidders to other auctionsites.
Perhaps management has concluded that auction sellers that just signed up for Premier and Premier Plus memberships will not be very impressed with the "bang for the buck" they got this past week.
Perhaps they know
http://rlentertainment.homestead.com/files/canthandletruth.wav
fixed.
[ edited by dimview on Aug 9, 2001 05:54 PM ]
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ezinkjetstore
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posted on August 9, 2001 06:25:14 PM new
maybe they just haven't gotten around to it.
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bidsbids
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posted on August 9, 2001 07:16:13 PM new
It's got to have a high percentage as the insert sportscards are going like hotcakes, the other items are so-so at best.
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ballsandstrikes
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posted on August 9, 2001 07:27:08 PM new
Or MAYBE, nobody cares???? well, ALMOST nobody
http://ballsandstrikescollectibles.beckett.com/
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dimview
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posted on August 10, 2001 07:36:40 AM new
ballsandstrikes >
Or MAYBE, nobody cares???? well, ALMOST nobody.
What's the convoluted logic that explains Bidville themselves seeing the importance of their weekly sell-through rate to the extent that they created a specific webpage for it and then included a View Sales Information link to it from the Sellers section of TrackPal and abruptly halting their sell-through rate updates?
This should be an easy one.
Bidville cares? Bidville doesn't care?
[ edited by dimview on Aug 10, 2001 07:37 AM ]
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RB
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posted on August 10, 2001 07:53:33 AM new
I'm guessing that they set this up to do a spin on the bad publicity surrounding their new fees (and rules about insulting posters that aren't being enforced equally btw).
Now that all is well in Bidville, perhaps "He" feels this is no longer necesary.
JMHO tho ...
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bidsbids
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posted on August 10, 2001 08:41:54 AM new
This follows their policy of having a (Almost) Weekly Newsletter published that is found in the help section. Four newsletters than nothing. Are we seeing a pattern at BV? Stuff gets started then abandoned?
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RB
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posted on August 10, 2001 08:47:43 AM new
Stuff gets started then abandoned
Yep .. Including The New Rule 
btw, anyone found anything on their site about suspensions, appeals, reinstatements and all that kind of stuff, or was this a "once-in-a-lifetime" effort?
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bidsbids
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posted on August 10, 2001 09:16:37 AM new
The 'rule' is on their announcement page. I believe it is nicknamed the 'Buzzon Rule of ill-behavior'.
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RB
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posted on August 10, 2001 09:19:46 AM new
Right It was a rule just for buzzoon!
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dimview
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posted on August 10, 2001 10:22:00 AM new
I don't believe Bidville takes a similarly "tough" stance towards its deadbeat bidders, who are are violating state law and the user agreement. I've seen users with high negative feedback ratings (some in the -20's).
*Still* no update on the weekly sell-through report. Given the silence, its looking more and more like it was Bid-LESS-ville last week.
typos.
[ edited by dimview on Aug 10, 2001 10:24 AM ]
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deichen
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posted on August 10, 2001 11:43:51 AM new
Dim,
You are correct on that one. I have had 4 bad bidders in the last month at Bidville. Some have multiple negatives and I guess they keep on going. CC verification is needed. RB, I know how you feel about this but as a seller, I think it is necessary, it would help.
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RB
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posted on August 10, 2001 01:06:35 PM new
Hi deichen
CC verification is needed. RB, I know how you feel about this but as a seller, I think it is necessary, it would help.
Have a look at wallpog's posts at Carnaby and Bidville about her recent experience with credit cards, then tell me again how "safe" it is
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toollady
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posted on August 10, 2001 01:10:09 PM new
I don't understand how CC verification is going to help stem the tide of deadbeat bidders. Unless the sites are going to get involved with charging the CC of the buyer for the auctions they won, it's not going to change things.
Just because someone has a CC, doesn't mean they aren't going to be a deadbeat.
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RB
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posted on August 10, 2001 02:09:38 PM new
toollady ...
That's the way I see it. It just goes against everything logical to me to require a seller (the person who gets the money) to have a CC, but not the buyer (the person who gives the money).
After all, wasn't the distribution of credit cards originally restricted to those who could prove they could pay the bill at the end of the month? What this has to do with selling (i.e. getting paid) is totally beyond me
As for the "we need it for verification" nonsense, that is meaningless these days when every Tom, Dick, Harry, Cat, Deceased Moms and 4 year old nephews can get one.
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dimview
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posted on August 10, 2001 02:48:56 PM new
Thanks Bidville, for updating the weekly sell-through report.
http://www.bidville.com/bidville_stats.htm
YIKES!
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dimview
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posted on August 10, 2001 05:44:30 PM new
deichen >
You are correct on that one. I have had 4 bad bidders in the last month at Bidville.
With two $1-SALE sales, one *still* has neither replied to e-mail messages nor made payment. And we're talking about a one dollar item. < LOL >
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dimview
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posted on August 11, 2001 06:14:18 AM new
BUMP.
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RB
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posted on August 11, 2001 06:32:52 AM new
Bump? Sounds like a BV phrase!
And ... Why???
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jimhhow
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posted on August 11, 2001 07:22:56 AM new
Why as why?
Why does it surprize you that dimview would bump a thread that wallows in negativity about bidville?
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RB
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posted on August 11, 2001 07:35:21 AM new
Hi Jim ...
That's kinda what I was getting at. I don't always agree with Dim's opinions, but they always generate lots of discussion then fade away. I am wondering why Dim felt this thread needed to be bumped rather than just let it fade away too.
Geez - here I am bumping it again 
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stavecards
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posted on August 11, 2001 07:53:24 AM new
Are the sounds of disinterest in these threads becoming deafening?
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dimview
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posted on August 11, 2001 03:50:29 PM new
Interesting that you mentioned sounds because I haven't heard a peep from my Bidville "friends" who, until release of these latest results, were so quick to jump in with their cheerleading.
Mathematics is ruthless.
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bidsbids
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posted on August 11, 2001 04:26:19 PM new
You may have worn them out.
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dimview
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posted on August 11, 2001 04:34:44 PM new
And the pom-poms are worn out too. After weeks of waving them around, they're now standing around holding a couple of sticks.
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ballsandstrikes
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posted on August 11, 2001 04:47:01 PM new
Disinterest? NAH, just with the exception of the nerd and geek population, most people have better things to do on weekends than play with numbers.
BTW, Greetings from Ottawa
http://ballsandstrikescollectibles.beckett.com/
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CuFF
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posted on August 11, 2001 05:00:33 PM new
It's more likely that everyone realizes the non-impact of the numbers when they are reported on repeatedly throughout the day.
I bet watching the thread never move is maddening!
CuFF 
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kasmoon
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posted on August 11, 2001 07:21:59 PM new
This thread isn't about Dim's #'s it's about BV's own report:
http://www.bidville.com/bidville_stats.htm
Sell through 1.6% 2 weeks ago, 1.5 last week, down to 1.3% for the current week.
I presume the reason for the bump was to invite the site's supporters to tell us how they are going to turn things around.
No ideas huh? Now that is interesting.
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jimhhow
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posted on August 11, 2001 08:44:27 PM new
OK, Kas, as long as you are presuming, let's presume to ask the wizard of numerical statistics about the corelating sellthrough percentages and the rate thereof for the other sites. Then we might be able to make a comparison.
Is it possible that the sell through drop is indicative of the overall internet experience at the moment?
Does comparing the Bidville numbers only against Bidville provide an accurate and complete picture?
Personally, I think my sales are doing very well there at the moment, they were a little slow for me, but I had taken a listing hiatus for a while also.
While we are at it, maybe we could also get a corelation of the boredom factor in all of these numbers threads. I think that would probably generate some interest.
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RB
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posted on August 11, 2001 08:55:49 PM new
While we are at it, maybe we could also get a corelation of the boredom factor in all of these numbers threads. I think that would probably generate some interest
He, he, he ... well, these threads are getting the most posts
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