zeeDive.com, a site that attempts to create shopping excitement by listing items with falling prices, announced it is now possible for eBay Store owners to list their inventory on the site. The company said sellers benefit from additional exposure with no cost to list items - zeeDive charges sellers only when an item sells.
Shoppers on the zeeDive.com website find inventory with falling prices. They can choose to buy an item at the current price, or submit a lower price at which they would be willing to purchase the item - if no one else buys it first at a higher price.
Read more http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m12/i21/s02
Thursday, December 21, 2006
EBay Express Flops With Buyers, Sellers
EBay Inc. is trying to woo online shoppers with its new eBay Express Web site. But it's been a tough sell.
Earlier this year, Shelley Mitchell enthusiastically signed up to the eBay Express site launched in April. The Hollywood, Fla., resident was already selling vintage punk clothes on eBay's main site at a Web page called Addicted to Rockabilly and Punk. The main site lets people sell merchandise either through an auction process or at a fixed price with a feature called "Buy It Now," but eBay Express lists only fixed-price items, to appeal to online shoppers who aren't comfortable bidding on items from a stranger.
"I was excited at first because I thought [eBay Express] would really give me good exposure," Ms. Mitchell says. The eBay Express link is prominently listed under "Specialty Sites" on eBay's main site, or can be found at express.ebay.com.
But last month, while Ms. Mitchell sold $2,180 of merchandise in 59 individual sales on eBay's main auction site, she didn't sell anything on eBay Express, where she had listed some clothes at a fixed price. It "doesn't seem to be any help," she says.
Read more http://www.startupjournal.com/ecommerce/ecommerce/20061221-vara.html?mod=RSS_Startup_Journal&sjrss=frontpage
Earlier this year, Shelley Mitchell enthusiastically signed up to the eBay Express site launched in April. The Hollywood, Fla., resident was already selling vintage punk clothes on eBay's main site at a Web page called Addicted to Rockabilly and Punk. The main site lets people sell merchandise either through an auction process or at a fixed price with a feature called "Buy It Now," but eBay Express lists only fixed-price items, to appeal to online shoppers who aren't comfortable bidding on items from a stranger.
"I was excited at first because I thought [eBay Express] would really give me good exposure," Ms. Mitchell says. The eBay Express link is prominently listed under "Specialty Sites" on eBay's main site, or can be found at express.ebay.com.
But last month, while Ms. Mitchell sold $2,180 of merchandise in 59 individual sales on eBay's main auction site, she didn't sell anything on eBay Express, where she had listed some clothes at a fixed price. It "doesn't seem to be any help," she says.
Read more http://www.startupjournal.com/ecommerce/ecommerce/20061221-vara.html?mod=RSS_Startup_Journal&sjrss=frontpage
eBay Toots Its Horn over Holiday Marketing Efforts
eBay North America's marketing head Gary Briggs updated users on eBay's marketing efforts in a posting on the eBay Announcement Board on Wednesday. Briggs said the eBay marketing organization has been busy working to get the message out to buyers that "whatever it is, you can get IT on eBay," a reference to eBay's latest advertising campaign theme.
Over 870 stories have been run about eBay this holiday season across newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio, reaching more than 185 million people. eBay recently worked with USA Today and The Wall Street Journal on articles where eBay was featured as a place to find hot gifts for the holidays. Television shows featuring eBay or eBay Express included the Today Show, The View and Tyra Banks. And eBay holiday TV ads have been running on all major networks, including FOX, NBC, CBS, and ABC.
Read more http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m12/i21/s01
Over 870 stories have been run about eBay this holiday season across newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio, reaching more than 185 million people. eBay recently worked with USA Today and The Wall Street Journal on articles where eBay was featured as a place to find hot gifts for the holidays. Television shows featuring eBay or eBay Express included the Today Show, The View and Tyra Banks. And eBay holiday TV ads have been running on all major networks, including FOX, NBC, CBS, and ABC.
Read more http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m12/i21/s01
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Cramer: Gmarket is the next eBay
Cramer said that Internet companies should be considered not for value but for growth. Yesterday, Cramer was discussing the next eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) as a stock called Gmarket Inc. ADS (NASDAQ:GMKT). Gmarket is the established eBay-type site in South Korea and it is winning on the home turf. GMKT popped 10% to $22.60 in after-hours trading yesterday and is up nearly 4.5% in pre-market this morning.
Read more http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/19/cramer-gmarket-is-the-next-ebay/
Read more http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2006/12/19/cramer-gmarket-is-the-next-ebay/
EBay Partners With FreeFlow To Build Out B-To-B Inventory Services
EBay has partnered with asset management vendor FreeFlow to add pre- and post-auction services for companies looking to sell unwanted inventory.
Under the deal announced Tuesday, FreeFlow will help eBay expand its business-to-business offerings to companies looking to get rid of excess, aging, returned, and refurbished inventory. EBay's business to business services, called the Private Marketplace, are separate from the online auctioneer's consumer services. Businesses are provided their own secure site for bargaining with buyers.
For pre-auction sales, FreeFlow would provide market intelligence for finding resellers, determining pricing, and developing auction strategies. Post-auction services include collections and settlement, shipping, and performance reporting. Financial terms of the partnership weren't disclosed.
Read more http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196700854&subSection=E-Business
Under the deal announced Tuesday, FreeFlow will help eBay expand its business-to-business offerings to companies looking to get rid of excess, aging, returned, and refurbished inventory. EBay's business to business services, called the Private Marketplace, are separate from the online auctioneer's consumer services. Businesses are provided their own secure site for bargaining with buyers.
For pre-auction sales, FreeFlow would provide market intelligence for finding resellers, determining pricing, and developing auction strategies. Post-auction services include collections and settlement, shipping, and performance reporting. Financial terms of the partnership weren't disclosed.
Read more http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196700854&subSection=E-Business
Pink Zunes spotted on eBay
Although the Zune isn’t exactly the hottest property on the planet at this point of time, it is the perfect example of what a different shade of color can do to boost its image. Head honchos at Microsoft has been feeling extra generous, making only a hundred of special pink colored Zunes to be given to the members of the Microsoft Zune team. Unfortunately, this gesture of kindness is not appreciated by some as auctions on eBay featuring this extremely limited edition Zune has already been up for some time.
You know what the biggest insult would be? The Zune team member using proceeds from this auction to finance his/her purchase of a spanking new iPod. The possibility is there, but he/she must be really hard up for money this Christmas since it meant giving up a piece of tech history for so paltry an amount. I suppose you can’t really argue with a free economy, but forking out $920 for a pink Zune just doesn’t make sense. You would think that Microsoft would catch on with this idea and start to release pink Zunes commercially in order to counter such a move.
Read more http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061219/pink-zunes-spotted-on-ebay/
You know what the biggest insult would be? The Zune team member using proceeds from this auction to finance his/her purchase of a spanking new iPod. The possibility is there, but he/she must be really hard up for money this Christmas since it meant giving up a piece of tech history for so paltry an amount. I suppose you can’t really argue with a free economy, but forking out $920 for a pink Zune just doesn’t make sense. You would think that Microsoft would catch on with this idea and start to release pink Zunes commercially in order to counter such a move.
Read more http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061219/pink-zunes-spotted-on-ebay/
Planning to eBay those unwanted Xmas gifts? Think again
Women in their 20s from the South East are most likely to take umbrage at seeing their lovingly-selected gifts up for auction, though in the North East the majority of the population (88 per cent) will take offence.
The survey of 431 people comes from The London Gift Consultancy, and shows that only 1.6 per cent of respondents would be happy to see their gifts sold on, while 7.2 per cent would be "broken hearted".
Teenagers seem to be the age group most easily upset, but sulking is more-or-less what teenagers are for. Middle-aged men know that Christmas isn't about gifts, it's about getting a snog at the office party, so are least likely to be upset at seeing their gifts online.
Read more http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/19/ebay_unwanted_gifts/
The survey of 431 people comes from The London Gift Consultancy, and shows that only 1.6 per cent of respondents would be happy to see their gifts sold on, while 7.2 per cent would be "broken hearted".
Teenagers seem to be the age group most easily upset, but sulking is more-or-less what teenagers are for. Middle-aged men know that Christmas isn't about gifts, it's about getting a snog at the office party, so are least likely to be upset at seeing their gifts online.
Read more http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/12/19/ebay_unwanted_gifts/
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