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/.
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Gee, maybe it’s because consumers have discovered that a lot of those advertisers are fictitious?
I’m a member of the international Felter’s Guild & some of the pros in that org say their works poste in social media are captured & posted for sale in some of the shops advertising. I asked if those shops were actually able to produce & deliver the items and the reply was “NO.”
I’ve also found that the same items advertised are to be found on Amazon cheaper–with free shipping. AND with reviews that will tell you whether the item is worth buying.
Gee, maybe it’s because consumers have discovered that a lot of those advertisers are fictitious?
I’m a member of the international Felter’s Guild & some of the pros in that org say their works poste in social media are captured & posted for sale in some of the shops advertising. I asked if those shops were actually able to produce & deliver the items and the reply was “NO.”
I’ve also found that the same items advertised are to be found on Amazon cheaper–with free shipping. AND with reviews that will tell you whether the item is worth buying.