Yankee Trader

Is eBay's Real Threat Amazon or Classifieds, or Both?

eBay is their own threat! Unless the draconian policy changes of the last few years are reversed or modified to be fair to the small sellers such as us the exodus will continue and they will continue to leave for alternative sites that are seller friendly.

eBay: Where Did All the Fun Go?

Several of you are on target. Have sold on eBay for over 11 years with 7 of them being a fulltime living. The inane policies enacted over the last few years have driven the fun away. DSR's, No seller feedback, cost increases hidden by supposed decreases or free listings. They go on and on. We are in the process of finalizing the closeout of our eBay store too that has been open 6 years. When the fees are an average of 25% of sales it is not worth it.

The fun went to alternative sites like Bonanzle! Our sales there last month was only $80 less than eBay and guess what?? Our bill was $61 less!! Plus there is the atmosphere that eBay had in the late 90's, and management is responsive and involved.

E-Commerce Battle: Amazon and eBay on Deck

eBay will continue going downhill as long as they treat the small sellers like cannon fodder. Those like us who are tired of the inane rules and price increases have left or are working on leaving. Now eBay's new changes just announced do nothing to improve the situation and may in fact hurt it if the feedback change that is rumored comes true - no feedback rating for diamond powersellers. They want to hide the horrid feedback that the large sellers have so more people will buy from them.

Oh well eBay's loss is Bonanzles gain! Bonanzle.com should breat 50,000 users within a day or 2 and within a week or 2 it will be the 3rd largest auction site surpassing ecrater. And it is all due to folks that eBay has driven away. These are the folks like us that were there on eBay back in the 90's when they couldn't keep the site up because of the rapid growth such as Bonanzle is enjoying now. eCommerce is fun, affordable and profitable again on Bonanzle!

eBay and the CEF

Overhead to sell on eBay was an average of 23% a month for us in 2008. That is compared to 10% in 2001. The numbers speak for themselves and that is why small sellers like ourselves are leaving by the dozen to the alternative sites that have started in the last year. On Bonanzle our 3 boothes are quickly growing in sales and by the end of 2009 if growth stays on the track, we predict they will equal our sales on eBay and then eBay will be a thing of the past for another 10+ yr veteran with over 15,000 successful auctions over those years. Their loss! Join us in the modern day David vs Goliath. It's gonna be fun!

Amazon vs. eBay: The Giants of E-Commerce Duke It Out

e Who?? eBay going down the tubes slowly but surely and upstart www.bonanzle.com growing by leaps and bounds (over 1m listings in 6 mo and growing 500-1,000 users/day) with no listing fees, transparent management that caters to the sellers. I could go on and on. It is going to be the David vs. Goliath story. Go Bonanzle!

Will eBay Spin Off PayPal and Skype?

eBay User 1 you said it all! Nothing to add after that except Bonanzle is the place to be! PowerSellers are flocking there in droves. Buyers out number sellers 3-1 and the site is growing by 250 a day and it is still in infancy. Remember when eBay was fun?? We do and we found it again at Bonanzle.

Where Is the Puck Going to Be in 2009?

My puck is hanging with Bob C. over at Bonanzle.com. It is by far the fastest growing alternative. It has the transparency that others have never seen. The Bonanzle wave is growing. There is 3 times the number of buyers vs. sellers and 3 times less cost than eBay.