Ebid should allow Bitcoin, Litecoin and other cryptocurrency payments

[Juliebabe25]

Adding another payment system would not increase sales m uch.

Getting the phone apps going and the API would be much better use of ebid's limited programming resources.

[Silvertrader]

They are working on that julie this is part of a reply from them to my email ##

Hi Martin,

We appreciate your email.

Our expenditure throughout Google Shopping continues to rise and has increased dramatically in the last 6 months. This will continue as we fine tune uploads that reflect the changes that have been imposed by Google. Google Shopping is no longer a free service. We are committed to continuing free uploads for our Seller+ members.

The eBid App will be available for download shortly which will hopefully increase mobile e-commerce at eBid. This will be launched very shortly along with the API.

We have recently started to gear up our social campaigns, most notably on Pinterest and Facebook. This will continue at pace as we begin to explore other social market places. You will see more and more categories (Go to Facebook and type in eBid in the search as an example) over the coming weeks and months in various disguises and forms from competitions to general social category activities in a multitude of new social pages.

[MPS16]

"So we need Massive Advertising."

To me this appears to be an instruction.

The insertion of "may be" would make it a suggestion.

Well perhaps my understanding of the English, English Language is wrong.

[Silvertrader]

Well it depends on how you want to understand it really
copy and paste did not include the 3 x smiley faces at the end of it as it is in the original message

So we need Massive Advertising.

[hurryb4itsgone]

Adding another payment system would not increase sales m uch.

Getting the phone apps going and the API would be much better use of ebid's limited programming resources.

Another payment system may or may not increase sales, but definitely agree phone apps and API would be more bang for the buck, so to speak.

[madelaine]

I don't think one needs to have an MBA to state that PPPay is not fit for purpose!

[astral276]

or follow your own advice


Originally Posted by astral276 View Post

What you quoted was not, and in no way could be interpreted as, advice. It was a desire followed by an observation. At no point did I instruct or advise eBid what they should and shouldn't do regarding their business. I didn't even tell Tony what to do.

If Tony could show that he is qualified to instruct another business on the direction they should take to advance themselves then more weight could be given to his directions. He has been around long enough to know that the topic of advertising campaigns has been raised many times - and that it is not going to happen, on the scale that he wants, any time soon.

You may note that I do not do sarcasm. Being the lowest form of wit I leave it to those more qualified.

[bluebedouin]

As a newbie to ebid, what would you recommend as the best payment method to use as a seller???

Cash on collection.

[madelaine]

Cash on collection.

Most people are not going to "collect" hair bows! (do you do fairs, Bows? They look like the sort of thing that might sell well)

[astral276]

I don't think one needs to have an MBA to state that PPPay is not fit for purpose!

I think it is a lot closer than it used to be. When I looked at it again recently I was almost tempted to reinstate it on my listings. There is though, it seems, still an issue with payment being made without verification in some situations, and the 'small' (not very) verification fee every time you need to update your registered card. For the latter once should be enough for the same card.