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August 6th, 2008 — Selling on eBay, Wholesale Product Sources, eBay Motors
eBay and Walmart
One is a mega-corporation that is known for:
- its great bargains
- a vast selection of merchandise
- squeezing suppliers till they scream
- an ever-growing number of satisfied buyers
The other is eBay.
Buyers are not going to be satisfied because they will not find what they want.
eBay is stumbling through the summer toward what should be their biggest quarter this year. And they are still confusing and angering sellers. The newest policy affecting sellers states:
When buyers search and browse, only one of identical listings from the same seller will be displayed per result set.
In addition to displaying only non-identical listings from one seller, a maximum of ten listings from one seller will be shown per results page unless the only available listings are from the same seller. (bold is mine)
Why is that a problem? Well, lets say you have a set of Noritake china you picked up at a garage sale. You have 40 pieces to sell and you'd like to break them up and sell them one piece at a time. You list them on eBay at 8PM Sunday evening for seven days.
Lets say a shopper searches for that particular Noritake pattern. They want the salt and pepper shakers, and the gravy boat. But only ten of your items will show up at a time. So your salt and pepper shakers may show on page one of the search results, which would be good. But if your gravy boat happens to be number 40 of your items, the shopper will need to click through four pages of results to find it.
On Sunday evening when your listings end, all at 8PM, it's quite possible that items 20-40 will have never shown up together on page one of the search results. Not good exposure for your stuff.
Some sellers are beating their chests and saying eBay takes money for listings and refuses to display them. That's not true. eBay is simply not displaying them on page one. So they all need to put down their clubs and pitchforks and stop talking about lawsuits. It's silly. You cannot use the toilet at eBay without consulting the legal department. Generally speaking, eBay lawyers know more about the law than we garage-sale shoppers do.
(Even with the identical item policy, they have created a way for those items to be displayed. There is a link at the bottom of eBay pages that says "To view all identical listings, please click here." So legally, since the policy is stated quite publicly, by listing an item you agree to eBay's policies.)
Things You Can Do
- Cross-reference every single listing in the description. Link to "Seller's Other Items" everywhere. Make sure your shoppers know you have more for sale.
- Stagger your start times. Never list more than ten items at a single time. Spread every ten listings out by at least ten minutes to allow every ten to appear (at least for a while) on page one of search results.
- Sell with multiple accounts. It's not against the rules (yet), so if you can manage it, use multiple accounts and get more than ten items to show on page one.
- Learn to sell on Amazon. Buy my ebook and stop fooling around with eBay's ever-changing rules.
If you have other ideas, please add them via comments below. (And please - a lawsuit is not an idea.)
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February 24th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: The biggest question on everyone's mind in home-based internet business is "where do I find products to sell?" Well, you find them right here on our show. Every week we interview a genuine wholesale supplier that we have fully verified and listed in OneSource at worldwidebrands.com which you can use for your own home-based internet business. Today we're speaking with Rick Simonis, Co-owner of Lifestyle Lighting. You can find them online at lifestylelighting.com.
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February 24th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: We're speaking with Kelby Woodard of TradeInnovations.com about current issues in importing and how they impact online sellers.
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February 24th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: Today we're taking a closer look at how to ensure you're complying with customs and safety regulations when you source products from overseas with Kelby Woodard, Principal of TradeInnovations.com.
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February 24th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: Thanks for joining us today. I'm Colette Marshall, Worldwide Brands Marketing Director, and I'm in for Robin Cowie and Chris Malta today. A few weeks ago we had a show where we talked about how to limit your importing liability and we didn't get a chance to cover all that information. So we thought it was very important for online sellers so we asked Kelby Woodard of TradeInnovations.com to come on back and finish up our conversation about steps you can take to protect your business interests and successfully implement importing into your eBiz.
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February 10th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: The biggest question on everyone's mind in home-based internet business is "where do I find products to sell?" Well, you find them right here on our show. Every week we interview a genuine wholesale supplier that we have fully verified and listed in OneSource at worldwidebrands.com which you can use for your own home-based internet business. Today we're speaking with Alan Zohott, Owner and President of ATCO Systems Inc. You can find them online at ATCOlapelpins.com.
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February 10th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: We're speaking with Chad Maslak of Surplus2Profits.com about what you need to know to safely and profitably source surplus goods.
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February 10th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: Today we're taking a closer look at what resellers should look for when sourcing liquidated merchandise with Chad Maslak, President of Surplus2Profits.com.
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February 10th, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: Thanks for joining us today. I'm Colette Marshall, Worldwide Brands Marketing Director. Unfortunately, Chris is out today, he has caught a case of the flu. Seems to be a lot going around this time of year. Liquidation presents a great opportunity for online sellers looking to see some serious profit margins, but you really have to know what you're doing or you can really get burned. So today we're talking with Chad Maslak of Surplus2Profits.com about what his own extensive was placed with liquidation sourcing has taught him and about what to do and what not to do when buying surplus goods.
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February 3rd, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: The biggest question on everyone's mind in home-based internet business is "where do I find products to sell?" Well, you find them right here on our show. Every week we interview a genuine wholesale supplier that we have fully verified and listed in OneSource at worldwidebrands.com which you can use for your own home-based internet business. Today we're speaking with John Conners, Sales Manager of LA Baby Company. You can find them online at LABabyCo.com.
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February 3rd, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: We're speaking with Lisa Suttora of WhatDoISell.com about the latest product sourcing trends that affect your eBiz.
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February 3rd, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: Today we're taking a closer look at tapping into new evolving product markets with Lisa Suttora, founder of WhatDoISell.com.
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February 3rd, 2008 — Wholesale Product Sources
Colette: Thanks for joining us today. I'm Colette Marshall, Worldwide Brands Business Development Manager. I'm in for Chris Malta and Robin Cowie. You know, every year we see new trends driving product sales and every month or product trending editor, Lisa Suttora, of WhatDoISell.com, brings us the latest in consumer product trending news. Last month Lisa profiled five of the top new product trends and developments for 2008 and today she is back to continue telling us what consumers are going to be buying this year.
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