posted on January 8, 2001 09:23:10 AM new
Now that Yahoo has imploded, where to go and what to look for?
As a seller I don't really want a free site. Nothing's for free in this world. I'd rather pay a fair amount to get sales. And it takes money to make money.
I want a site that's dedicated to bringing in customers and marketing our products.
I want more support than Yahoo offered yet less NAZI like governing of ebay.
I want a payment service like Amazon's One Click.
I don't want a thousand sub-categories.
I want the site to check in and perhaps even consult occasionally with the sellers and bidders.
I want a proper feedback system. Simple and easy. A positive for each sale and negatives to have to go through the site before being listed either way.
And I want it to be fun again. I think there's more money in fun than what's been happening to the auction world.
We have to build a happy customer base somewhere.
Good sellers + happy customers = $$$$
Is this just a dream or could a site get its act together and make this happen??
posted on January 8, 2001 09:29:05 AM new
we should have 2 greatly revamped sites by the 15th of this month, stay tuned.
both will meet what you were asking.
and not silly childish looking sites
posted on January 8, 2001 11:27:30 AM new
go check out BIDBAY.
http://www2.bidbay.com/
Their auction site is a combination of yahoo and ebay functions rolled into one. It is all FREE as of present...even the BOLD LISTINGS, FEATURED LISTINGS, AND A BANNER UNDER THE TITLE!! It also has a BUY NOW feature. You can auto re-list as many times as you want.
I like what I see. There also seems to be buyers and they are being aggressive to attracting more buyers to the site.
The only negative I see is a post management feature. There isn't one and I don't know of a management site that supports their auction. If you know of one...please let me know!!
posted on January 9, 2001 02:54:15 AM new
I want a site:
1) with BIDDERS
2) with good CATEGORY STRUCTURE
3) with nominal fees or TOTALLY FREE
4) with its own PHOTO HOSTING
5) with free GALLERY VIEWING
6) with AUTO-RELISTING
7) with choice of #DAYS and ENDING TIME
8) with ability to SORT LISTINGS
Yahoo USED TO have all but #1 and #2. Now they don't have #3, either.
I'm still searching the web, but I haven't found a site that meets all my criteria yet. Any suggestions?
posted on January 9, 2001 11:28:00 AM new
Just give me a big audience and no fee, and I can live without the rest.
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