tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.comments2009-12-30T09:08:22.514-08:00ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-30992477786261977812009-12-30T03:32:35.628-08:002009-12-30T03:32:35.628-08:00Wishing you all the best in 2010 Pat.Henriettahttp://www.redinkdiary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-82097597104455236472009-10-05T14:45:45.124-07:002009-10-05T14:45:45.124-07:00Hey Ollie - I&#39;ll go over there and see if it fits what I sell. Selling artwork is kind of a pain - it either fits in or it doesn&#39;t fit in at all.ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-6735962425904964172009-10-05T04:59:46.025-07:002009-10-05T04:59:46.025-07:00I&#39;m happy with Ebid.net, it&#39;s very cheap and I&#39;m getting some sales.Ollie Hickshttp://www.bitchinbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-37951691409346777062009-10-05T04:55:43.112-07:002009-10-05T04:55:43.112-07:00Some of us are listening, Gran.Ollie Hickshttp://www.bitchinbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-83906062420104886972009-07-16T19:20:45.040-07:002009-07-16T19:20:45.040-07:00Any seller who is still loyal to Ebay and dependent on Ebay is fooling themselves. That boat saled and Ebay is no longer the only game in town. Its difficult but more and more sellers are breaking away and thru listing on other sites and setting up their own websites they are beginning to see some success. I personally know few sellers who are not listing elsewhere.ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-24548110113609382262009-07-16T15:17:19.648-07:002009-07-16T15:17:19.648-07:00I&#39;m not really interested in &#39;saving&#39; Ebay - it&#39;s not my responsibility. More to the point is to get your stuff listed everywhere else, in case Ebay goes down the pan sooner rather than later.Ollie Hickshttp://www.bitchinbooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-7877416032538166762009-04-16T08:27:00.000-07:002009-04-16T08:27:00.000-07:00Sellers feel Ebay needs to protect its core of auction and small sellers of the rare, unique and vintage items that have attracted buyers to Ebay all these years. Mr. Donahoe seems to be kicking those sellers aside in favor of the same type of large retailers every other site has. This may be good for Ebay in a small dose but it will NOT attract buyers and it hasn't attracted them so far. The more Ebay entices large sellers onto the site and the more they kick around small sellers the more their business will suffer. They now have two quarters (fourth quarter last year, first quarter this year) that show this business model to be a failure. In the meantime sellers are going elsewhere and slowly...very slowly, they are taking the buyers with them!ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-86846449762023084632009-04-16T01:53:00.000-07:002009-04-16T01:53:00.000-07:00hello..im Danny<br />i have a question..<br />is ebay’s move from a pure consumer-to-consumer auction marketplace to inviting large and small businesses to sell to consumers and other businesses, sometimes at fixed proces, a good long-term strategy? what do u guys think? im just full of curiousity about eBay..<br />thanx =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-67480073277367680422009-04-04T22:25:00.000-07:002009-04-04T22:25:00.000-07:00Good comment. I am hoping Bonanzle catches on. We need it and other places like it in order to survive. Somehow I feel we have a better chance of surviving then Ebay does. Ebay has no clear guidance and no solid business plan.ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-43854480446507748192009-04-04T14:40:00.000-07:002009-04-04T14:40:00.000-07:00eBay means absolutely nothing to me anymore. I closed my store on Feb 28th and the relief I feel is unbelievable. I'll never sell on that site again - it is overly expensive, tyrannical, and has lost all value for me.<BR/><BR/>Bonanzle is the only place for me now!ECBeautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14702791471139631944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-63132513219010878962009-01-30T15:44:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:44:00.000-08:00Thanks Mary Ann...glad to hear you enjoyed it. :-)ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-1950480901052698072009-01-30T15:13:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:13:00.000-08:00Yummy! Great work!!!<BR/>Cheers!Mary Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09743093403854831283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-61919580032695162942009-01-23T08:29:00.000-08:002009-01-23T08:29:00.000-08:00Don't know how I missed that. It was probably lost when I reformatted the blog about a month ago.<BR/><BR/>Oh...I've been drawing and painting since childhood. Glad you like the paintings. :-)<BR/><BR/>Patriciams.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-39908967157586528042009-01-23T02:35:00.000-08:002009-01-23T02:35:00.000-08:00Where's the pic? (I really like your pictures. Did it take lots of practice to get good or were you just a natural straight away?)Ollie Hickshttp://teatoastandtelly.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-7592918789548433352008-12-07T11:21:00.000-08:002008-12-07T11:21:00.000-08:00Yes, I agree. Ebay&#39;s faltering did not just start with the most recent changes-it has been gradually going on for a few years now. I actually complained about it at least 2 years ago to ebay(big deal)-with every change they have made it seemed to take more of our time figuring out the upgrades than time spent buying and selling. And it was obvious a long time ago they were swaying more towards big business with all the glitz and glamour they began promoting to improve the &quot;looks&quot;. Of course, along with it they would maybe do an upgrade that made it a bit easier for us-just enough for the majority of the people to overlook what they were really up to. The initial glamour of ebay was that it did not promote the glitz and glamour. It was all about giving the average &quot;Joe and Jane&quot;-on a set income-the opportunity to make some extra income without the glitz and glamour. They understood, then, that the average person (which,by the way, ebay, is the majority of the population)could not afford all the glitz &amp; glamour. Unfortunately, we all gave ebay the opportunity to become part of the glitz and glamour &amp; they want nothing to do us anymore.<BR/>It is the typical scenario-people with too much money put their heads in the sand (or elsewhere!) <BR/>Whether or not they once were in the same class as the majority of us does not seem to matter. Their egos begin to far surpass their intelligence, honesty, morals, values, etc.<BR/>Oh well, life goes on &amp; they will be the losers-they do not know how to live on a small fixed income. Their decisions and loss of ethics may just put them there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-31881735690615013922008-12-01T20:16:00.000-08:002008-12-01T20:16:00.000-08:00I am having FUN selling on Bonanzle! <BR/> I sold on ebay for 8 years and refused to sell/buy anymore after Jan 08 due to their disruptive selling venue. <BR/>I've tried a few sites and none have compared to Bonanzle! NONE!<BR/><BR/>There are great deals to be found on Bonanzle!<BR/><BR/>http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/Nightgirlnightgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07231886724867765608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-55988913357607607122008-11-12T04:20:00.000-08:002008-11-12T04:20:00.000-08:00I can't say enough about Bonanzle. It's a great place to sell and I'm seeing results after only two weeks of being there. The community is very friendly and helpful and the seller tools are fantastic. I'll have to check out auctionbytes as well. Perhaps it will be come my morning paper too! :-)<BR/><BR/>http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/GarageSaleBoutiqueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-57405474190628486662008-11-11T00:15:00.000-08:002008-11-11T00:15:00.000-08:00Good for people to know.Rachellehttp://margainsurance.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-62939763958625292002008-10-29T09:45:00.000-07:002008-10-29T09:45:00.000-07:00More great commentary Ms Pat. I hope readers see through the "misinformation" that is out there and let's hope that Californians are spared from having Meg in any official capacity. <BR/><BR/>I read that McCain, if electd, may be considering her for Secretary of Treasury. ugggg! Please say it isn't so.Benno Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529477542794144130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-37103712111174968322008-10-28T21:27:00.000-07:002008-10-28T21:27:00.000-07:00anonymous - yes, I'm hoping it will take off. Sellers need to pull together and try to get they're customers over there I'm sure they would fall in love with it just as you did. Also, without the high fees sellers are also able to give buyers better pricing. We don't have to feed the hungry monster over there ;-)ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-18124876227762298292008-10-28T15:41:00.000-07:002008-10-28T15:41:00.000-07:00Happy as can be with Bonanzle. A small sellers paradise..A buyers dream. I can not believe the great deals I am picking up there. The sellers are live most often and I am able to dicker for the best price...Such friendly sellers I have not seen like are there in years..I will be back for my Christmas shopping that is for surre...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-34791580602943829042008-10-28T08:38:00.000-07:002008-10-28T08:38:00.000-07:00I believe they have a bulk editor though I don't have enough items listed to bother with it - I only have 45 items at present and they're all really different. Go into "My Bonanzle" at the top of your page and look on the left hand side for the bulk editor. If they don't have one then I suggest you contact Bonanzle directly. Much Successms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-48080145894826644722008-10-27T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-27T21:58:00.000-07:00I opened a store on Bonanzle today, transferred all my items and feedback there- from my eBay store. Now I have over 300 items I need to edit- and for the life of me I can't figure out how to do it. Can you offer me a few helpful suggestions.<BR/>BettyeBettyehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028323042646517758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-47241363238183343782008-10-27T11:50:00.000-07:002008-10-27T11:50:00.000-07:00Hi Cynthia, thanks for your comment. Its sad because for the first time in 10 years I do not have a thing listed on Ebay. Instead, I'm working on my website and its making some sales there and also on Bonanzle. Hopefully, it will be a decent holiday season afterall. I just use ebay now for an occasional listing with the aim to driving more traffic to my website. I wish you much success.ms.pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09605816120834631344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10878068.post-61495914884396424072008-10-27T10:32:00.000-07:002008-10-27T10:32:00.000-07:00Hi Ms Pat,<BR/>I found your blog and completely agree with your observations about ebay. I just started a new blog and my second post was about ebay as well. I am a fairly new ebay artist (started in 2007) and I had such high hopes when I started. Shortly after I began selling well, the site took a nose dive and continues to devolve. I, and so many others, share your pain!<BR/>Thank you for sharing your views and your wonderful artwork.<BR/>CynthiaBenno Art Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09529477542794144130noreply@blogger.com