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

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    I also make my auctions available worldwide. I have made sales to USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and most recently to India.

    No problem regarding cost of postage. I clearly state cost on my listing so buyers can, as kimbo stated make up their own mind. If I had not listed as worldwide I would be about 50% down on my online sales since I first started over 10 years ago.

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    EBID LISTINGS BY COUNTRY:

    UK 2,071,235
    USA 2,136,754
    CANADA 1,730,905
    AUSTRAILIA 1,615,298
    NEW ZEALAND 1,233,112
    IRELAND 1,700681

    I have chosen these examples because they are english speaking countries.

    As so many of you say 'we post internationally' could any of you explain properly why there is such a vast difference in the listings shown in each country?

    There has to be something else!

    If the UK listing gives the worldwide figure; why is the USA figure nearly 100,000 listings higher?

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    I take it you missed my previous post.

    Quote Originally Posted by cmjewels925 View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by booksntings View Post
    I also make my auctions available worldwide. I have made sales to USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and most recently to India.

    No problem regarding cost of postage. I clearly state cost on my listing so buyers can, as kimbo stated make up their own mind. If I had not listed as worldwide I would be about 50% down on my online sales since I first started over 10 years ago.
    I know people sell abroad - that is'nt my point at all.


    I believe the listing figures are fundamentally wrong! see my last post.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post

    If the UK listing gives the worldwide figure; why is the USA figure nearly 100,000 listings higher?
    The UK figures don't give the worldwide figures, they only give the total number of items available to the UK.

    The total, individual, worldwide listings are given on the non-geographical home page.



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    Quote Originally Posted by cmjewels925 View Post
    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.

    Highlited in red is just opinion! It is not proof of any kind!

    BTW I am not saying people are not listing internationally - I am disagreeing with the figures!

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    All my 10,000 items are available worldwide.

    I cant see why anyone would restrict themselves by not doing so - regardless of weight.

    If someone sees an item and wants it bad enough, cant get it in their own country, they will pay for postage and purchase from overseas.

    No harm in listing it that way - you just never know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmjewels925 View Post
    The UK figures don't give the worldwide figures, they only give the total number of items available to the UK.

    The total, individual, worldwide listings are given on the non-geographical home page.
    Well there we have it again! CONFUSION!

    Craig & others are under the impression that the UK figure is the world total!


    SO I SAY AGAIN!
    WHAT IS THE TRUE NUMBER OF LISTINGS WORLDWIDE?
    WHAT ARE THE TRUE NUMBER OF LISTINGS BY COUNTRY?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    Highlited in red is just opinion! It is not proof of any kind!

    BTW I am not saying people are not listing internationally - I am disagreeing with the figures!
    The part you highlighted is just opinion but it is also the majority opinion which would suggest that most people do list internationally.

    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    That would mean that 80% of listings listed outside of USA are available to USA. . . It's just not feasable due to weight and postal restrictions.

    80 to 90 % of my listings are for UK only for those exact reasons. I'm sure it's true for most sellers across the board.

    Without a proper explanation those figures are worse than useless.
    The example I gave proves that about 80% of listings listed outside of USA ARE available to USA.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Pink_Panther View Post
    Craig & others are under the impression that the UK figure is the world total!
    No, Craig gave a link to the non-geographical home page, not the UK home page so he knows where the world total is. Who are the 'others' who think the UK total is the world total?



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