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Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.
“quality sellers and inventory”
I am really curious to know exactly what he considers quality inventory? What exactly does he think ebay should be known as the place to go for?
1/2 billion people buying and returning purchased items, will cause both seller and ebay to go bankrupt. Ebay never does due diligence, on its buyers. Ebay hammers sellers instead. Accelerated business at a time of massive layoffs at ebay is a mangement huge mistake! Mangement of ebay is very swiftly moving ebay into a crisis mode….
Ebay is a failed experiment best watched from a distance.
A whole 2000 people attended and 90 percent of them were first time sellers. They just proved they can entice anyone with or without a brain to list. Bet those 60 per cent newbies won’t be around for long.
First of all I’m finding it hard to believe that people are actually getting loans to buy stuff on ebay – that’s like going to crazy town on someone else’s dime. So now your in debt for merchandise that ebay hides or your competing with chinese sellers who start everything at a penny? Then the loan shark who lent you the money comes looking for you??? Seriously – I used to help all my friends – teaching them to sell on eBay. I stopped doing that a long time ago. I currently have 1/2 million viable items in my warehouse and can barely squeak out 1 sale per day. Things are definitely different now.
ebay “Open”?
They weren’t exactly “open” about no paypal in the beta test.
I learned a long time ago that greatness is built on two pillars…sincerity and generosity.
Try applying those to ebay…AND it’s so-called leaders.
I had no sales in July. now I know why. no Paypal?? I am a small seller – why only new sellers and big-time sellers at the meeting?? aren’t most sellers small to average in sales??
If Ebay keeps trying to be a “Better Amazon” it will fail. Ebay is NOT Amazon – two completely different animals. Small sellers – say collectibles or like me – quality used women’s clothing – can not offer 2-day shipping or pay for returns like Amazon who sells millions of the same items at discount shipping.
I have 1500 items to try to sell, but I hate sitting here working for free. I pay for store for nothing almost anymore. I’ve been working at this 3 years now by the way to supplement my SS or try!