P&P Lowest first?

We really need a P&P lowest first option, an item I recently bought took me a while to add up the costs and postage prices to find the cheapest, if this isn't implented, why? Thanks.

It would show the lowest postage price available if multiple options were available.
If the item shows a 'calculate' message, it should be at the bottom of listings, or eBid should automatically calculate it before we click the auction.

edit: I mean Price + P&P

Also, this would be to replace Price --> Low to high, as that feature would be pointless is this was ever implemented.

Ah, you mean an option in the search? I think "price +p&P" is a more useful criterion.

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Originally Posted by madelaine

Ah, you mean an option in the search? I think "price +p&P" is a more useful criterion.

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Yup, thanks for clearing it up, I didn't know how to describe it neatly.

I second this one. As the site grows and there are more items to go through, this point become more and more of an issue.

I would like to see a search sort of purchase price + shipping cost.

This change would make it easier for buyers to narrow their choices down. I know it would make my buying easier at times.

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I think "price +p&P" is a more useful criterion.

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agreed. I always look at the total cost (item price and postage) when looking for things.

thanks for the support

Yes, agreed.
It is tiresome to check out all listings for P/P costs when you search for the lowest price.
It would be handy to see total price, including postage.

If this is implemented, will eBid be able to figure out how much a calculated shipping charge is, and put the listing in the correct sort position? And how will they handle items with multiple shipping methods available, with widely varying rates? And whether to use the domestic rate and the international rate?

Google Product Search only offers a sort on lowest price, shipping is ignored, so this sort may not be feasible for U.S. sellers.

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Originally Posted by Tropical_Trish

Yes, agreed.
It is tiresome to check out all listings for P/P costs when you search for the lowest price.
It would be handy to see total price, including postage.

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Agree 110%.

Best wishes for many sales to all,

Good idea

I understand the other issues it may cause, but I think 'calculate' is a bad feature as well. eBid should track your location and details and work out the prices before you click onto the auction. Without P&P Lowest First as a buyer I was terribly confused. I was trying to get a close friend to sign up the other day and he was checking it out and asked me to search for an item and he also complained about P&P lowest first not being included, without me even saying anything.

I'm going to persist with this idea because I really enjoy eBid as a whole.

Still hanging on to this!

Does anyone know if this is in eBids special to do list?

any suggestions via anyone/staff would be appreciated

Sorting on Total Price including P&P is an absolute necessity.
I have implemented this on other ecommerce sites and when available it is always used more heavily by buyers than item cost alone. Most price comparison sites now offer this, as do other auction and ecommerce sites.
The significant issue of international P&P costs, which most listers won't pre-calculate can be overcome by splitting the item list: Show own country items including P&P first; International items with P&P pre-calculated for the buyers country second; Items without pre-calculated P&P last.
This split of the item list may also save bidders some effort as I (for one) search UK items first then International items when researching prices and a split list would save me doing multiple searches.
...And P&P inclusive sorting would save a lot of frustration and manual calculation. Let's make it easy for buyers, please!
Phil.

Well...I hope so…if this option exist in here in that case 99% my items will show up on the top if the buyers search first from that option, because I offer one of the lowest shipping for my items on whole eBid and International shipping I think I offer cheaper from anyone from here…with of course NO extra charges for multiple items Domestic and International….
Well…I just say PLEASE eBid Implement this options in here….
Please…Please…Please…..:)......

:P When I'm looking for bulk stamps it takes me a while to calculate the cheapest, really frustrating, this needs to be implemented!

This is definitely needed. And for the naysayers who imagine it would be too complex to implement, hey, tell us how feeBay do it then, if it's too complex! Years ago they didn't do it, and although I was keen to have it (even considered how to write a Firefox plug in to reorder the results on a page), I imagined it was too resource intensive to be feasible for feeBay. And then, wonder of wonders[*] they did it!

The result was that I became MUCH more interested in checking out bargains on the site and BUYING. Well now, that has to be a big plus, right?

[*] After all, there's a lot of things they don't get right, so I was pretty amazed at this win!

Completely agree with this, thanks :)

Bumping this up to the top...

I 'm all in favour of this. A recent search - price lowest first - found me trawling through 4 pages before I gave up. Then I tried distance nearest which helped a bit but not enough to keep me going for more than a couple more pages. Perhaps this could be an option instead of " start time most recent" as surely that is more or less the same as " time remaining low-high ( or vice-versa)?

Thanks Nutty, I really appreciate the support.

I guess the problem is that the guys who run the site aren't smart enough to figure out how to do it! ;)

See what I did there? Reverse psychology? ;)

Surprising really, 'cos they do a lot of other smart things!

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Originally Posted by NuttyKrafts

I 'm all in favour of this. A recent search - price lowest first - found me trawling through 4 pages before I gave up. Then I tried distance nearest which helped a bit but not enough to keep me going for more than a couple more pages. Perhaps this could be an option instead of " start time most recent" as surely that is more or less the same as " time remaining low-high ( or vice-versa)?

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It would only be the same if everything ran for the same length of time, which is clearly not the case. I see no reason to do away with a useful option to justify adding another useful one! :D With the proviso that what is really mean is price inclusive of postage.

I do believe all option are useful, except:

Auction Title Low --> High
Auction Title High --> Low

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Originally Posted by Scoobysteaks

I do believe all option are useful, except:

Auction Title Low --> High
Auction Title High --> Low

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Those are extremely useful especially for lookers & sellers of collectibles.. coins, paper money, sports cards.
Most are listed with the Year as the beginning of the auction title line.. sorting is the way to go.

I would support a price + p&p lowest first option

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Originally Posted by Maelbrigda

I would support a price + p&p lowest first option

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Thanks :)

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Originally Posted by FBNeNotes

Those are extremely useful especially for lookers & sellers of collectibles.. coins, paper money, sports cards.
Most are listed with the Year as the beginning of the auction title line.. sorting is the way to go.

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You are absolutely right! Collectors look for very specific keywords applicable to the kind of item. These sorts are essential.

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Originally Posted by kozersky

I think it is a waste of resources at this time. Concentration should be on the Shopping Cart which everyone claims is not working properly.

Next, someone will ask for Best Match.

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I was thinking about best match, the category with the most items showing first is the way to go.