[meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:50:14 -0400
Message-ID: <CE7005F09F47402A8FCCAB446A4BC4AC_at_Gregor>

"Its a great time for buyers however."
How true it is!

Hope everyone gets the great deals they are after!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Catterton" <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 2:17 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see


> You mean by looking here?
> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvaultQQhtZ-1
>
> I would agree, but the final value fees have increased a good amount also.
> You will be paying a good deal more for the final amount it sells for
> which is never the .99 its starts at. Unless the bid prices increase, you
> (any seller) will not make as much after fees then before the new prices
> set in.
>
> Sellers will adapt to make it work and ebay knows it because they have the
> market.
>
> Its a great time for buyers however. With programs like ebay bucks and
> bing cashback, you save 18% on buy it now items like the ones you see here
> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZwanderingstarmeteoritesQQhtZ-1
>
> Hope everyone has a good night.
>
> Greg Catterton
> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
> IMCA member 4682
> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
>
>
> --- On Wed, 3/17/10, Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe at htn.net>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see
>> To: "Greg Catterton" <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>,
>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 2:06 AM
>> Hi GregC and List,
>>
>> GregC wrote,
>> "Its really bad, will cause the buyers to pay more due to
>> sellers marking up price to match the new cut ebay wants."
>>
>> Respectfully, I do not agree with this comment. If sellers
>> are willing to eat pay more overhead through eBay's greed,
>> how can buyers go wrong with great items that start at 99
>> cents?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Greg
>>
>> ====================
>> Greg Hupe
>> The Hupe Collection
>> NaturesVault (eBay)
>> gmhupe at htn.net
>> www.LunarRock.com
>> IMCA 3163
>> ====================
>> Click here for my current eBay auctions:
>> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Catterton"
>> <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:48 AM
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see
>>
>>
>> Ebay has great reach. I will be using my website more and
>> trying (as I have been, this fee raise has been known for
>> months)
>> Its really bad, will cause the buyers to pay more due to
>> sellers marking up price to match the new cut ebay wants.
>>
>> Greg Catterton
>> www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
>> IMCA member 4682
>> On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites
>>
>>
>> --- On Wed, 3/17/10, Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must
>> see
>> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> > Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 1:41 AM
>> > There are no online sites the can
>> > provide the reach that Ebay does. Ebay knows this,
>> hence
>> > their overinflated fees and idiotic policies which
>> are
>> > driving away sellers.
>> >
>> > No sellers + Nothing to buy = Less money for Ebay!
>> Seems
>> > rather counter intuitive to me. I say Ebay should
>> raise
>> > their fees to 50% and get it over with. At least then
>> > they'll go bankrupt faster and people will be
>> motivated to
>> > create an alternative.
>> >
>> > Spacifieds.com is a free option. I created this site
>> a
>> > while back and its been on pause for a while.
>> > http://www.spacifieds.com/
>> >
>> > I know there's some other auction sites, but nothing
>> like
>> > Ebay. Yahoo shut it's auctions down a long time ago,
>> and
>> > Amazon is mainly books and stuff and their fees are
>> > expensive. I don't know of any alternative that can
>> really
>> > compete with Ebay except Craigslist and Ebay owns 25%
>> of
>> > that company too.
>> >
>> > Oh well...
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Eric
>> >
>> >
>> > On 3/16/2010 10:24 PM, Richard Kowalski wrote:
>> > > Much of my collection has come about by winning
>> ebay
>> > auctions, but I can see dealers bugging out in
>> greater
>> > numbers. Ebay is easy to use, but I'd rather put my
>> money in
>> > the dealer's than into ebay's pocket...
>> > >
>> > > What online auction sites are you dealers using
>> or
>> > considering using?
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Richard Kowalski
>> > > Full Moon Photography
>> > > IMCA #1081
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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