Originally Posted by
kreativebargains
If we can attract new sellers then that is great, but if we can attract current sellers from eBay or elsewhere we are attracting experienced sellers who also have stock.
Last I saw eBay's listings were down 1.8 million, where eBid consistently rises. There is the snowball effect, as eBid attracts more buyers and sellers even more will join, conversely, as eBay loses sellers, which it is doing, more will leave.
I agree entirely that buyers will go where there is choice, but as with my last comment, the choice on eBid is increasing and on eBay decreasing. That will attract more new buyers as they find items through Google or whatever, but more so will make them more likely to revisit if they see there are many other items available at a good price.
Shipping prices will have an effect, but not only on eBid. The 145 million items on eBay are not all in the USA, and if I was on eBay I would be paying the same shipping costs plus FVF's on that cost. I have sold, and will continue to sell items to the USA simply because they are not available there, or the cost is greater than in the UK.
There are many businesses that not only survive but thrive without the USA. Yes it is currently the worlds biggest market, but the Euro zone is similar in size. It would be great if eBid could get bigger in the States, it is doing that, many of the new listings recently have been there, but eBid can still grow and survive anyway, UK listings were up over 100K yesterday. Making it big in the USA will simply speed up the process.
You have paid your money on here dzambo and you still visit the forums, will be great to see you back on here listing and selling, I for one think that will happen because from what I see eBid is continuing to move in the right direction and will become more viable and worthwhile, you never know, it might even buy your next BMW.