Pierre listed a broken laser pointer on his page, and was amazed that the damaged item sold for $14.83.

Pierre hired executives to manage and groom the company for growth. In 1998, eBay went public. The company expanded quickly and successfully assisted volumes of sellers and buyers with sales and purchases for a variety of products.

Although eBay provided a successful platform for both sellers and buyers, it also created a haven for fraudulent sellers and buyers to disrupt the company’s purpose and positive achievements. One of the obstructions encumbered was a Seller’s Protection Plan. Through the years, extra efforts facilitated a buyer’s protection program versus a seller’s protection agenda. Subsequently, fraudsters were able to take advantage of buyer and seller technical details including loopholes within eBay’s auctions and marketplace.

Although it is very true, buyers’ required protection, additionally, sellers’ required as much protection from buyers, and many times more transaction safeguarding.

eBay is over-weight with buyer protection policies, and soon they began to counteract any shield for seller protection and fortification.

It was not long before disappointed and frustrated buyers found ways to over compensate and abuse the seller. eBay left any safeguarding for sellers void.

It became a “catch 22”. eBay, the buyer and the seller became damned if they did and damned if they did not! The more rules and regulations, stipulations, traceability, systems, policies, contracts, settlements and resolutions implemented, the more the burden weighing on the seller and their performance destroyed businesses. Evil buyers, fraudsters, and unprincipled buyers were able to cheat the seller from their money and product. Additionally, buyers were able to grade sellers with ratings, thereby ruining a seller’s reputation. eBay instituted policies that prevented the seller from receiving a fair and honest relationship with the buyer.

eBay established aggressive policies that undermined many seller transactions to control 100% of some purchases between a buyer and seller. Additionally, the seller could experience their transacted funds on hold, as eBay restricted payments via PayPal, which is their own company.

There are recent comments that hint eBay has realized their associated seller protection policies are detrimental to the overall purchases by the buyer and seller.

Let us hope eBay recognizes their lack of protection policies for the seller, and implements new safeguards that protect both seller and buyer.

I hope eBays’s attempts to finally institute protection for their sellers prove to be worthwhile and useful. After all, would the company be successful, if it were not for the sellers on eBay’s platform?

eBay’s rating system, aka DSR, discourages many sellers as it enables the buyer to degrade a seller with negative feedback, ratings, based merely upon a buyer’s opinion versus facts incurred in a purchase transaction.

More sellers state that eBay should have never launched such a backward system to the public. The DSR system affords buyers’ incentives to defraud and too many opportunities to take advantage of sellers. eBay’s current DSR structure can easily destroy a seller’s reputation. In fact, eBay’s current rating system exploits sellers if a buyer makes use of the issues eBay implemented.

In the past, eBay allowed a buyer to maintain more responsibility in making decisions about their purchases. The current rating system removes much of a buyers’ responsibility by allowing a buyer to manipulate the purchase activity and events.

eBay’s current DSR methodology and Buyer Protection Program allows a buyer, if they choose to manipulate the issues, to force a seller into events that further their purchasing of items at zero cost, all the while opinionating negative feedback.

Many sellers want eBay to remove the current DSR rating system to implement a procedure that services both seller and buyer suitably. The buyer should be as accountable for their purchases and feedback as a seller should be responsible in successfully completing a purchase experience for the buyer.

eBay should realize and pay particular attention to designing a Seller and Buyer Protection Program that offers positive opportunities for both parties in a purchase transaction. The Seller/Buyer Protection Plan should include a rating system that enables factual feedback for both parties to the purchase.

If eBay executives are not qualified to provide such a Seller and Buyer Protection and Rating Program, I suggest they ask for recommendations from their fundamental and essential benefactors (supporters), their buyers and sellers. The fact is that without their backers, sellers and buyers, there is no eBay! It should be clear to eBay, their sellers and buyers know best how to support the positive issues of purchases and feedback requirements.

eBay Launches Branded Outlet Stores such as Timberland, Bluefly, Brooks Brothers, Neiman Marcus Last Call, Fila and others displayed under the hub eBay Fashion Outlet.

You can read the details discussed at EcommerceBytes-NewsFlash.

There is New Internet Sales Tax Legislation you should be aware of if you are involved with eCommerce, Amazon, auctions and or eBay.  eBay and Amazon are voicing their opinions on Federal legislation that requires online retailers to collect sales tax on out of the state transactions. Read More at By Ina Steiner , EcommerceBytes.com.

I am so very glad I left eBay back in 2005 as the changes and policies are overwhelming to sellers. I realized so many years ago that eBay was becoming an eCommerce site rather than an auction site for small sellers.

It was obvious where eBay was headed when they started promoting others advertisements on my product inventory pages and my home page. It was easy for me to see what a fool I would be to continue paying eBay to list my items and allow them to advert other companies and eBay sellers products in close proximity on the very same page as mine. Actually, if I had continued to pay eBay while they advertised others items of the same type and product styles, I would be an idiot.

It amazed me how many sellers allowed eBay to get away with displaying adverts with the same products at cheaper prices on their listing and home pages. I could only think that eBay was too large of their percent income. Therefore, they could not end their items listings and continued selling on eBay.

The fees eBay charged were increasing as they continued to advertise others’ products. Smaller sellers experienced greater hardship as the profit decreased in great amounts.

Basically, eBay was charging sellers fees to list their items in addition to receiving income from advertisers all in one swoop. Yes, it was a great idea for eBay, but a very bad one for a seller. I actually felt like I was paying fees to have other seller ads on my listings.

I could not continue to patronize such a policy and program. It would ruin my business. Therefore, I moved to the Internet with my informational digital products and writings. That was the best move I have ever done.

I have had a website presence since 1998, however, it was not always selling informational digital products the same as I was on eBay.

Once I implemented my digital products on the World Wide Web, I enjoyed greater prosperity than eBay ever offered.

If you are a seller on eBay and do not have an Internet presence, you should take action immediately to do so. It does take some time to learn how to market your products. However, there are many avenues to promote your inventory or services.

There are others who offer their story as well. They have described what happened to them when they branched out on to the Internet. You can read more about their story at auctionbytes.com.

This eBay seller discontinued sales on eBay after finding other venues.  Basically, they discovered how to increase sales more than they had ever experienced on eBay.

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What is the difference in Amazon vs. eBay?

Many sellers prefer Amazon for the reason their sales are greater with less fees and difficulty.

Amazon is a partner in business and having a greater interest in its sellers than eBay provides. Amazon’s focus is to assist sellers with their product sales. Naturally, Amazon also focuses on buyers’ protection.

Amazon’s overall business model and company has been strategically developed over the years versus eBay’s ever changing strategy that many times will interfere with Sellers capabilities and options to increase sales.

I think the leading difference in performance between eBay and Amazon is that Amazon has been a marketplace from inception.

They continue to execute that focal point.

Originally, eBay was an exceptional auction site. However, over the years they have targeted a fixed price marketplace, along with advertising sales. eBay has introduced many stumbling blocks for sellers. It is a significant reason why eBay has lost many sellers and buyers over the past years.

Can one really make a fortune overnight on eBay?

It is possible to have of a very special item that many buyers bid for or purchase at a very high price.

CAVEAT: However, the reality of this easily occurring may not be too realistic. Earning fortunes overnight are not factual.

There are occurrences where a seller has purchased or owned items that for a very low price and then resells them at a much higher price.

However, you most likely will not make a fortune overnight.

If you have antiques you are willing to sell, it is possible to receive a high price over the auction period. Yet, fortunes overnight are not a matter-of-fact.

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Alternatives To eBay

I have provided links to eBay alternatives below.

I am directing you to my alternative site links so you may see what can be done.

You can access the main sites as well.

I will discuss the alternative sites in future posts; however, for today you can check the other sites out.

eCrater

eCrater Website

Bonanzle

Bonanzle Website

etsy

Etsy Website

To Be Continued…

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From The Desk Of B. Robert "eBay introduces its lowest  insertion fees ever" "Or is that just eBays's Spin?"     Is eBay putting the spin on "lowering sellers' fees?" On March 30, 2010, eBay will lower sellers costs for selling. Is this eBay putting a spin on the truth and actual facts? eBay says it will introduce its lowest insertion fees ever. While that may the case for the lowest-priced auctions, there are many sellers asserting prices will actually increase for certain criteria. Since eBay's announcement about fee changes, sellers have been calculating the math. It looks like eBay weaves a spin on their take as sellers see fee increases across the board. eBay states it is their lowest fees ever, yet they incorporate a bit of complexity to the rules that disguise the real increases. eBay specifies there will be reduced listing fees, yet there are also large increases in Final Value Fees. (FVF's). Even if you subscribe to a store, the FVF's increase applies. Therefore, any attempts to reduce FVF's with a subscription store will be null and void, as you will pay a per month store charge as well as increases in store fees. In past years many eBay sellers have jumped ship when increases occur. Once again, eBay will more than likely see more sellers leave and move to other auction sites. Factually, many sellers will have no choice but to move away from eBay's high fees that reduce profits and produce losses. You can read more on eBay's Increase of Fees in March 2010 on eBay's forums and discussion boards.   Marketplace Frequent Questions 1 What are the best products to sell? 2 What is the difference in Amazon vs. eBay? 3 Can one really make a fortune overnight? 4 What is the E-Fencing Enforcement Act?   1) What are the best products to sell? It is easy enough to answer electronics, hand-made quilts, computers, ipods and more are quality products with proven higher sales; however, the fact is that proper research and analysis defines products for certain targeted consumers sales. Of course, a business person should not promote or market products that are slow in sales versus products that have a higher volume of purchases. Yet, if your product is properly exposed to the public and marketed effectively, you will most likely have robust sales no matter what item you sell. You must pay particular attention to your competition. In learning all you can about the product you want to sell, you will have strength and powerful knowledge to assist success. Dolls, antiques, coins, clothes, media, books, and more will sell in high or low volume based upon your promotion and traffic to your site or auction. How To Learn What Products To Chooseis out of the realm of this article. If you would like to learn more contact me.   2)What is the difference in Amazon vs. eBay? Many sellers prefer Amazon for the reason their sales are greater with less fees and difficulty. Amazon is a partner in business and having a greater interest in its sellers than eBay provides. Amazon's focus is to assist sellers with their product sales. Naturally, Amazon also focuses on buyers protection. Amazon's overall business model and company has been strategically developed over the years versus eBay's ever changing strategy that many times will interfere with Sellers capabilities and options to increase sales. I think the leading difference in performance between eBay and Amazon is that Amazon has been a marketplace from inception. They continue to execute that focal point. Originally, eBay was an exceptional auction site. However, over the years they have targeted a fixed price marketplace, along with advertising sales. eBay has introduced many stumbling blocks for sellers. It is a significant reason why eBay has lost many sellers and buyers over the past years.   3)Can one really make a fortune overnight on eBay? It is possible to have of a very special item that many buyers bid for or purchase at a very high price. CAVEAT: However, the reality of this easily occurring, may not be too realistic. Earning fortunes overnight are not factual. There are occurrences where a seller has purchased or owned items that for a very low price and then resells them at a much higher price. However, you most likely will not make a fortune overnight. If you have antiques you are willing to sell, it is possible to receive a high price over the auction period. Yet, fortunes overnight are not a matter-of-fact.   4) What is the E-Fencing Enforcement Act? The E-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2008 was introduced into the House of Representatives in the summer of 2008. This legislation effects auction sites like eBay and others to retain information on high-volume sellers including offering this information to retailers and law enforcement officials in cases where police reports have been filed. Additionally, there was the Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 introduced, (H. R. 6491), which would require auction sites to pool resources with retailers and police; and, allow retailers to sue those involved with stolen products. How many times can the same legislation be introduced and duplicated? Can't the lawmakers talk to one another and stop wasting all the time and efforts that spend tax payer dollars on duplicate legislation.       Alternatives To eBay I have provided links to eBay alternatives below. I am directing you to my alternative site links so you may see what can be done. You can access the main sites as well. I will discuss the alternative sites in future posts; however, for today you can check the other sites out.   eCrater Bonanzle etsy Main Page Main Page Main Page To Be Continued… http://www.brendarobert.com http://mysteryshoppersleuth.com http://www.masseyoriginals.com http://www.home-based-business-reps.com

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From The Desk Of B. Robert "eBay versus Amazon performance is that Amazon has a clearer business vision"     Another Media Company Closes on eBay. Kevin Harmon started Inflatable Madness in 2002 up against 20 plus other businesses also selling media (DVDs, CDs, video games, and books) on eBay. As of 12/17/2009 he is no longer selling any items on eBay. Although he maintained profitable sales on Amazon versus eBay, he decided to close the business. What were his reasons: The first reason was he decided to pursue other means and become VP for another company. In his interview with Auction Bytes, he decided to close shop for a few different reasons. However, much of his decision was based upon the actual conditions and circumstances selling on eBay and its policy variants over the past years. He states he "got pummeled this year on all fronts.." He describes such areas as the credit market squeeze influencing his ability to borrow and buy products along with a reduced retail sales environment. He also describes his analysis of marketplace media sales will do much better selling on Amazon or Half.com. The main reason is that you pay for items when they sell. Auction Bytes has a thorough interview for you to learn more.     Marketplace Frequent Questions 1 What are the best products to sell? 2 What is the difference in Amazon vs. eBay? 3 Can one really make a fortune overnight? 4 What is the E-Fencing Enforcement Act?     1) What are the best products to sell? It is easy enough to answer electronics, hand-made quilts, computers, ipods and more are quality products with proven higher sales; however, the fact is that proper research and analysis defines products for certain targeted consumers sales. Of course, a business person should not promote or market products that are slow in sales versus products that have a higher volume of purchases. Yet, if your product is properly exposed to the public and marketed effectively, you will most likely have robust sales no matter what item you sell. You must pay particular attention to your competition. In learning all you can about the product you want to sell, you will have strength and powerful knowledge to assist success. Dolls, antiques, coins, clothes, media, books, and more will sell in high or low volume based upon your promotion and traffic to your site or auction. How To Learn What Products To Chooseis out of the realm of this article. If you would like to learn more contact me.   2)What is the difference in Amazon vs. eBay? Many sellers prefer Amazon for the reason their sales are greater with less fees and difficulty. Amazon is a partner in business and having a greater interest in its sellers than eBay provides. Amazon's focus is to assist sellers with their product sales. Naturally, Amazon also focuses on buyers protection. Amazon's overall business model and company has been strategically developed over the years versus eBay's ever changing strategy that many times will interfere with Sellers capabilities and options to increase sales. I think the leading difference in performance between eBay and Amazon is that Amazon has been a marketplace from inception. They continue to execute that focal point. Originally, eBay was an exceptional auction site. However, over the years they have targeted a fixed price marketplace, along with advertising sales. eBay has introduced many stumbling blocks for sellers. It is a significant reason why eBay has lost many sellers and buyers over the past years.   3)Can one really make a fortune overnight on eBay? It is possible to have of a very special item that many buyers bid for or purchase at a very high price. CAVEAT: However, the reality of this easily occurring, may not be too realistic. Earning fortunes overnight are not factual. There are occurrences where a seller has purchased or owned items that for a very low price and then resells them at a much higher price. However, you most likely will not make a fortune overnight. If you have antiques you are willing to sell, it is possible to receive a high price over the auction period. Yet, fortunes overnight are not a matter-of-fact.   4) What is the E-Fencing Enforcement Act? The E-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2008 was introduced into the House of Representatives in the summer of 2008. This legislation effects auction sites like eBay and others to retain information on high-volume sellers including offering this information to retailers and law enforcement officials in cases where police reports have been filed. Additionally, there was the Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008 introduced, (H. R. 6491), which would require auction sites to pool resources with retailers and police; and, allow retailers to sue those involved with stolen products. How many times can the same legislation be introduced and duplicated? Can't the lawmakers talk to one another and stop wasting all the time and efforts that spend tax payer dollars on duplicate legislation.       Alternatives To eBay I have provided links to eBay alternatives below. I am directing you to my alternative site links so you may see what can be done. You can access the main sites as well. I will discuss the alternative sites in future posts; however, for today you can check the other sites out.   eCrater Bonanzle etsy Main Page Main Page Main Page To Be Continued… http://www.brendarobert.com http://mysteryshoppersleuth.com http://www.masseyoriginals.com http://www.home-based-business-reps.com

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If you have been considering selling on eBay or you are an existing seller on this auction site, you should be aware of some important statistics in comparison to Amazon.com sales.

Amazon actually startled the industry by providing less expensive products for the season’s most popular consumer items in December 2008.

Why are these numbers important for you to realize? If you want to sell on eBay, there are other avenues as well, and you should be aware of them and become familiar as well.

If you are a buyer on eBay, you certainly should care about the discount prices on Amazon and their discounted savings versus the higher price on eBay.

Amazon undercut eBay sellers for the most popular items (Jiffyprice.com)

You can view research for these statistics at the above URL address.

Jiffyprice.com’s concluding research notes that the buy-it-now averages for consumer electronics varied from 22% through 60%.

Most people shopping either online or at the retail location cannot find the time to compare shop.

For this reason, Jiffyprice.com is a great site for you to compare pricing of eBay versus Amazon.

Jiffysite.com saves you time and efforts by their simplified price comparison searches on the above sites noted.

You should visit their site and see for yourself

Until next time

B. Robert

Many sellers continue to comment at AuctionBytes.com of their hardships due to eBay changing over their style of feedback to a rating type.

The feedback is now set up in eBay’s terminology as a [DSR] Detailed Sellers Rating..

If a seller cannot receive a 5 star ratings and begins to receive less than the 5 stars a great deal of the time, eBay will penalize the seller in a few different ways. 

For one, eBay will reduce the seller’s exposure in the searches for the product types offered from the seller.

Additionally, they should be a Powerseller, they are apt to lose their status.

The concerned issue is that eBay has decided to use the neutral rating as a negative.

Somehow that does not seem fair; especially as international countries may understand the neutral term to mean anything but a negative.

In all the surveys I have taken; and all the questionnaires I have filled in when the form provides a neutral check off, it means neutral; without opinion; having no positive or negative rating.

Yet, eBay, once again, redefines the context of the issue; and decides to place a negative for a neutral.

To Be continued.

Although there are many Internet Auctions available, this site Discusses eBay and selected areas of education, general interest and sections of information that Buyers and Sellers should find interesting and beneficial.

Additionally, Tips and Techniques are available for awareness to the many seller and buyer point of views.

Learning about eBay will assist you in knowing more about the rules, terms of service, communities, selling formats, feedback, scams, education, announcements, press releases, policies and just about any and everything that goes on at eBay.

eBay has more visitors, buyers, sellers and traffic to its site than any other auction online service. This allows for a good deal of traffic when selling certain types of items.

 However, many are lead to believe that they are unable to have the same or better success utilizing an Internet Website. Sellers are unaware that the statistics, although large in number, on eBay are that much greater on the Internet!

If you have been contemplating selling on eBay, or if you currently sell your items on eBay, you should know that the Internet can help you to achieve greater success.

The fact is that the search engines receive far more traffic than eBay does. Additionally, there are many who are reluctant to purchase items on the auction site, yet feel no concern when purchasing products on the Internet.

eBay has factually been rumored to provide avenues and safe havens for scam artists and fraudsters. Although, eBay attempts to put into place security and safety measures that put a stop to those deceptive, counterfeit and ingenuous products sold on their auction site, it is a daunting challenge and continuous seemingly never-ending watch.

There are many sellers offering get rich quick schemes that tell all about how you can become rich in weeks. There are probably a couple of instances where an eBay seller obtained a great amount of wealth from specific items that sell very fast when bidders drive the prices up. However, you should do your research prior to jumping in all the way. I cannot quote exact statistics, but I would bet it is only the 99.9% that ‘got rich quick’ on eBay in the last few years. That percent may be an overestimation, at that!

I believe you can make a good income on eBay, if you learn the important considerations to succeeding on eBay.

For example, it is important for you to know that eBay and all the other online auctions do not verify any item a seller offers. You will have to research the product and the seller to make sure you are purchasing an item from a person that has a history. If there is no feedback on the seller, you can contact them to request the detailed information that would verify the described item as being legitimate.

There are fraudsters that prey upon buyers who do not verify and protect their purchase with a credit card or even PayPal. If you think the bargain is too good to be true, 99 times out of 100 times, it will not be a good buy.

You should also be extra curious in detail when you are purchasing or bidding on an item outside your own country. Many times across channels makes it harder to collect any refund, even if you have been defrauded.

Always make sure you have the details that provide delivery, insurance and any warranties that may apply. Remember, if you pay with a credit card, you can dispute the charges if the item is not as described and misrepresented. If you never receive your item, using a credit card would protect you.

If you intend to purchase a very expensive item, you can use an ‘escrow service’. This is very advantageous if the product is not what you expected or you do not receive it.

You should check with escrow services to realize their fees and if they will act as a mediator if a dispute should arise.

To Be Continued…… 

eBay Expands and Deletes many policies, options, procedures, fees and a great deal more practices very often.

It could be too much too often for many buyers and sellers who cannot keep up to date with many of the items modified almost on a daily basis.

There are such circumstances and issues such as description pages, previously off-limits to advertising. It is difficult to realize how eBay can expect sellers to pay insertion fees and then run adverts on pages of sellers who have paid those fees.

In the example of eBay running such ads in Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, the UK and Australia, and now it is expanding these practice in Australia in the Sport, Electronics, Computers, Toys, Motors, and Home categories.

Such eBay practices are definitely a very recognizable ‘slap in the face’ to sellers in an abusive attitude to eBay’s bread and butter clients.

After all — in fact — would or will there be an eBay without sellers?

The obvious answer is No!

Therefore, eBay — it is time for you as a company realize where you will be when you chase off all of your sellers.