Auctions or Not?
Hi Everyone – welcome to the New Year! We hope you and your families had a safe and happy Christmas.
We are wondering if we need to ad an Auction facility for you – the sellers. We havent had any specific requests for an Auction system and we implemented Buy It Now based on the fact that over 85% of all items on other sites appeared to be Buy Now. Can people really be bothered with waiting around for auctions to start & finish or is it about the participating and winning something? winning anything?
You might also have noticed that we implemented a New Pre-paid Plan, $15 to sell as much as you like – thats right; unlimited selling, unlimited listing and unlimited advertising if thats what you would like to do!
Please let us know what you think.
Kind Regards
Phill & Glenn
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Hi there may I make a sugestion in having Auctions is not a bad idea infact sometimes its good for the seller. In mainly small to not so small items and if there working it makes it easer for them.Like on trading post or ebay.But Ebay also has bidding which is alright because sometimes you sell your items for more than what you asked for. I say give it a trialfor a few months theres no harm in it thanks.Trish
I would rather pay a flat fee and list buy it now. I did like the auction format, but it seems that buyers prefer to get the item now, not a week later.
Me again – this might be completely stupid – but rather than offer an “auction” with “bids” how about offer a “you tell me” listing with “haggle offers”: the seller has no price but offers the item for a fixed time to anyone interested in making an offer; the buyer can place an offer they want to pay; other buyers CAN see the “haggle bids” placed by others (perhaps without personal details); the seller can then contact the buyer if interested and negotiate; just because you’re not the winning bidder doesn’t mean you will not get the item; there is no obligation on either side; its more an open haggle market with no obligation, this begins a negotiation process that fits your model of “facilitation”.
I am maybe crazy!Just an idea.