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Thread: EBID? How many auctions do we have worldwide?

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    USA 2,112,230 listings ? Just noticed this is a figure for February 2010.

    UK 2,642,625 listings ? Today?

    What I'm asking is for a True figure for worldwide listings - not what is visible where.

    But a figure of listings (A) by country of origin
    (B) a combined Worldwide figure.

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    I think it would be cool to see a figure for all listings on eBid, regardless of country of origin, isn't that what the eBay figure is, a total of all the listings worldwide?

    I, too, sell worldwide, not that it matters, just had to put my 2 cents in...

    Best wishes,

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    Quote Originally Posted by suesjools View Post
    I think it would be cool to see a figure for all listings on eBid, regardless of country of origin, isn't that what the eBay figure is, a total of all the listings worldwide?

    I, too, sell worldwide, not that it matters, just had to put my 2 cents in...

    Best wishes,
    As Craig pointed out in post #2, the total worldwide figure is shown on eBid's non-geographical home page, ebid.net

    As far as I'm aware, eBay does not have a non-geographical home page so the count given shows the number of listings showing on whatever country's site you're looking at, regardless of where in the world the seller is registered and listing from. So, if you're looking at the figures from PSU, it shows the listings available on eBay's US site. Other than eBid and eBay, all other site counts on PSU show the total worldwide listings.

    The half million thread gives the daily figures for 4 eBid sites (if I've updated them) along with the total number of listings on eBid worldwide and the difference in numbers from the last count. These are today's figures http://www.ebid.net/forums/showthrea...=1#post1254834

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    USA 2,112,230 listings ? (is 80% of )

    UK 2,642,625 listings ?


    [The USA figure is not made up just from listings outside of the USA]

    Exactly my point! Are we to believe that the vast majority of listings on ebid are either ;
    posted for worldwide view or 80% of ebid listings originate from USA?

    Either scenario is ridiculous!
    The first scenario is correct; the majority of listings on eBid are offered worldwide. I don't know why you think that is ridiculous, I think it makes good business sense.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    I don't believe most people list 'worldwide'.

    80% is a very very high percent to be visible world wide!

    I just don't believe the figures.
    I list worldwide with the exception of one or two really heavy items that are over the 2kg airmail limit so don't know why you would think that ? Makes good sense to me as overseas buyers often buy two or three things together to cut the postage costs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cornishmaid1961 View Post
    I list worldwide with the exception of one or two really heavy items that are over the 2kg airmail limit so don't know why you would think that ?
    weight & postal cost is 1 reason I believe most people do not list internationally:

    A lot of my stuff would be over that weight limit. With that being the case I do not offer the items abroad.
    It must be the same for a lot of sellers.

    We've seen US sellers complaining about their postal charges and how they can't sell internationally because of it.
    The bottom line here is, if your parcel is over 2kg it's highly unlikely you will sell that item internationally.

    Another example is general fiction:
    I also don't offer run of the mill fiction internationally as their own domestic market will be much cheaper for the same or similer publication.

    So that brings me back to

    'I don't believe that 80% of listings are visible worldwide' as I don't believe 80% of listings are offered worldwide!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    'I don't believe that 80% of listings are visible worldwide' as I don't believe 80% of listings are offered worldwide!
    The evidence suggests your beliefs are incorrect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    weight & postal cost is 1 reason I believe most people do not list internationally:

    A lot of my stuff would be over that weight limit. With that being the case I do not offer the items abroad.
    It must be the same for a lot of sellers.

    We've seen US sellers complaining about their postal charges and how they can't sell internationally because of it.
    The bottom line here is, if your parcel is over 2kg it's highly unlikely you will sell that item internationally.

    Another example is general fiction:
    I also don't offer run of the mill fiction internationally as their own domestic market will be much cheaper for the same or similer publication.

    So that brings me back to

    'I don't believe that 80% of listings are visible worldwide' as I don't believe 80% of listings are offered worldwide!
    Why don't you set up a poll, if you are still not convinced that most of us sell worldwide, out of general interest. Should give you some sort of indication from the forum population.

    By the way I've just sold a paperback copy of 'Zen and the Art of MotorCycle Maintenance' to an American buyer !

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmjewels925 View Post
    The evidence suggests your beliefs are incorrect.

    What evidence?

    All I've seen is opinions and individual practices.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    What evidence?

    All I've seen is opinions and individual practices.
    Well, other than that everybody else who has expressed an opinion and/or stated their practices disagrees with you...

    Of the 111,315 books listed by members in the UK, 84,473 of them are available to buyers in the US. That's 75.88% international availability. I would expect the percentages to be higher in categories where weight and fragility were not considerations.




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