Social Media Writing for Smart People » auction http://www.ivanwalsh.com Get smart with better social media writing skills Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:15:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 EBay to Fast Track 150,000 Top-Rated Sellers, 20% discount on fees http://www.ivanwalsh.com/business-development/ebay-to-fast-track-150000-top-rated-sellers-20-discount-on-fees/ http://www.ivanwalsh.com/business-development/ebay-to-fast-track-150000-top-rated-sellers-20-discount-on-fees/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 06:59:30 +0000 Ivan http://www.ivanwalsh.com/?p=2347 Scott Morrison reports in the WSJ.com that EBay unveiled a series of changes to its core marketplaces business, which should help large vendors sell new goods in greater volumes.]]>

Scott Morrison reports in the WSJ.com that EBay unveiled a series of changes to its core marketplaces business, which should help large vendors sell new goods in greater volumes.

It said sellers that provide the highest level of customer service will earn a new “top-rated seller” status, receive a 20% discount on fees and be elevated in search results.

In a nod to alienated small sellers, the company will give top-rated status to merchants who have very little negative feedback from buyers, even those who don’t rank among the largest sellers on its online marketplace.

Scot Wingo, chief executive of ChannelAdvisor, which makes software that helps sellers ply their goods on eBay, said the bulk of the changes will help underpin eBay’s ongoing shift away from auction sales toward bulk sales of fixed-price goods.

EBay expects to immediately qualify 150,000 eBay Top-Rated Sellers in the U.S. when the program goes live in October 2009. Sellers with 100 transactions a year and $3,000 in annual sales volume can qualify based on buyer feedback.

In a bid to reverse the trend, eBay CEO John Donahoe told investors earlier this year that eBay will focus on establishing itself in the “secondary market” by serving as a platform for sellers offering fixed-price out-of-season and overstock items in bulk.

Read why ebay is changing it market strategy.

]]> http://www.ivanwalsh.com/business-development/ebay-to-fast-track-150000-top-rated-sellers-20-discount-on-fees/feed/ 0 How to create eBay Buy it Now buttons http://www.ivanwalsh.com/business-development/how-to-create-ebay-buy-it-now-buttons/ http://www.ivanwalsh.com/business-development/how-to-create-ebay-buy-it-now-buttons/#comments Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:24:01 +0000 Ivan http://www.ivanwalsh.com/2009/07/how-to-create-ebay-buy-it-now-buttons/ How to create eBay Buy it Now buttons]]>

You can use the Buy It Now price for an item if you want your buyers to pay you immediately using PayPal. In other words, instead of making it an auction, you can sell your product on eBay for  a fixed price. Here’s how it works.

Why use Buy It Now?

You might use this feature if you’re selling a time-sensitive item (for example, concert tickets).

Note that you have to meet seller and postage requirements; the listing must include any related costs, so your buyer knows exactly how much to pay.

How to setup Buy It Now?

How it works

  1. A buyer who clicks the Buy It Now button in your listing is directed to pay immediately for the item using PayPal.

  2. Until the buyer completes payment, the item remains availableto other buyers to purchase for the duration of the listing. The first buyer to complete their PayPal payment officially wins your item.

  3. Once a buyer completes payment, the listing ends and you are directed to post the item.

via pages.ebay.co.uk

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