Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Ebay Snipe Programs

Why use a snipe program?

When an eBay auction is placed it usually does not end for days. One person places his maximum bid. Later another person comes along and bids until he is the highest bidder. During the course of an auction this process often repeats itself many times, it is known as a “bidding war” and it drives the price of an auction up.

To avoid the “bidding war” people have started bidding another way known as "snipe" or "sniping". They wait until the final moments of the auction to submit their bid. Doing this often ensures that they get the item at the lowest price possible, but there are problems with this method. The first problem is that you have to be online at the end of the auction, this can be a tremendous time waster. The second problem is that you also have to compete with others that may have a faster connection than you do. The process of placing the bid takes time so unless you time your bid just right, there is a good chance someone else will outbid you or time on the auction will run out.

We use Powersnipe they are the best that we have used.

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Ebay Boycott

(FORTUNE Small Business) -- Ever since eBay (EBAY, Fortune 500) announced changes to its feedback rules and fee structure last week, sellers have been irate, exploding onto message boards and blogs with discussions about how the new policies will affect their businesses. But when the idea of a strike was floated, some sellers and buyers decided to get more organized about expressing their displeasure.
A discussion thread on eBay's own forums with the title "Sign the pledge_no sales Feb 18-25!" has received 4,000 posts in nine days, many expressing members' intentions to join the boycott. The strike is scheduled to overlap eBay's planned Feb. 20 launch date for its new policies, which include fee hikes, a 21-day hold on some funds sent through its PayPal payment service, and disallowing sellers from leaving negative feedback for their buyers

Below is a list of links to sites about the Ebay boycott and strike.

http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?start=0&threadID=1000636290&anticache=1211943433673

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/15/smbusiness/ebay_strike_update.fsb/index.htm

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/ebay-boycott-3.html

http://www.powersellersunite.com/

http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2008/2/1203209274.html

http://digg.com/business_finance/Ebay_Sellers_Boycott_gains_traction_competing_sites_grow

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9874447-7.html

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/techinvestor/corporatenews/2008-02-24-ebay-strike_N.htm

http://mashable.com/2008/02/27/ebay-boycott-extended/

http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/02/20/ebay-boycott-having-minimal-effect


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Ebay's Reason for 2008 Feedback Change

The eBay Feedback system was originally designed to provide a simple, honest, accurate record of the buyer's and seller's online experience to ensure safe and satisfactory trade. It was driven by the belief that through a transparent reputation system, members could hold each other accountable. Over time, we found that the transparency of the Feedback system made some buyers reluctant to hold sellers accountable. For example, buyers fear retaliatory Feedback from sellers if they leave a negative Therefore, we've made a number of changes to eBay's Feedback system to continue to improve accuracy and accountability. These changes should help to differentiate and reward sellers who provide a positive buying experience on eBay