Question
Thanks for the info Ros!
Possible future adjustments to ebaY item listing page -
http://snurl.com/2hra
Kenny*ebaY promised the following changes
1. Shipping notice at the top of the page. Text or an icon (TBD) at
the top of the page will indicate what countries a seller ships to.
2. PayPal notice at the top of the page. Text or an icon (TBD) at
the top of the page will indicate whether the seller accepts
PayPal.
3. Shipping warning. Bidders and buyers will be warned when
they attempt to purchase from a seller who does not ship to their
country. They will be asked to contact the buyer before continuing
with the transaction. This is not a block, but rather a very visible
warning.
4. Printer friendly version of the Item Page through a click link.
5. Clean up the status box and make it smaller. Group seller
tools together in one location.
6. Larger fonts on the Item Page. The smallest font ebaY will
use is the -1 size
7. More explanation of how proxy bidding works.
8. Display help messages appropriate for a user's experience
level, based on the users feedback. This is to eliminate
situations where someone with a 500 feedback level sees
"Learn about bidding..." etc.
9. Change the Bidding and BIN confirmation pages to speed up
the bidding process and eliminate an alleged "security" issue
that required the "Click here to see the
seller's description" text on the current bid confirmation page.
10. Change the design of emails created during the bidding and
buying process
11. Update the "Mail This To A Friend" page
12. Update the design of the "Bid History" page
13. Update help content
14. Standardize error handling for erroneous user entries for
example, $a7.45 does not equal $7.45
15. Standardize comma and decimal handling
16. Display auction start time at the top of the page
17. Display the number of items being watched
18. Display the original quantity on multi-quantity listings
(Germany site only)
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>
Shipping warning. Bidders and buyers will be warned when
they attempt to purchase from a seller who does not ship to their country. They will be asked to contact the buyer before continuing with the transaction. This is not a block, but rather a very visible warning.
Clean up the status box and make it smaller. Group seller
tools together in one location.
Display help messages appropriate for a user's experience
level, based on the users feedback. This is to eliminate
situations where someone with a 500 feedback level sees
"Learn about bidding..." etc.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
These sound great ...if ebay doesn't FIU. http://community.here.com/infopop/em...on_biggrin.gif
Karen
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They don't hesitate to add features that they feel give themselves importance, but they can spend months discussing how to fix the problems that they create without actually fixing what needs fixing.
Two and a half months that thread has been dragging on, and we are still looking at possible future adjustments, to repair the serious damage done by changing pages that did not need the majority of changes in the first place.
Eff-wits, each and every one of the morons working at Ebay who does not understand the true value and diversity of the vibrant market place that they wish to leave their own personal stamp of vanity on, each time that they change things that never needed changing (and then refuse to backtrack when it does not work). I have never seen a better business model be so interfered with, to the point that in even the last 12 months it is almost unrecognisable.
Bah! Kevin
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I have cut my listings by about two thirds by moving most of my books off site.
Hopefully other items will soon follow.
They are screwing us, and it is time to return the favor.
IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT.
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I have cut my listings by about two thirds by moving most of my books off site. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
me too. Ebay fees down 30% profit down 0
Sheila
My number is 142