Question:
I agree with you. As a seller, I always get the notices out ASAP, usually before the End of Auction notices come out, whether I make a good profit, break even, or lose money on it. I think it’s important for business. does it seem like when, as a buyer, you get a really good deal on an item, the seller somtimes seems less than enthusiastic about the tranasction? In other words, you don’t hear squat from them unless you e-mail them first, almost as if they hope they never hear from you.As a seller I make it a point
to get winning bid notices out within an hour – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -after the end of an auction, regardless of who got the better deal. I want my customers to feel that I am on top of the transaction and the fast notice to them will hopefully give them a good feeling about the remainder of the transaction.
Response:
Yes, I’ve had that experience a number of times. I thought Richard’s points were well made as well-but not everyone looks at it that way. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – does it seem like when, as a buyer, you get a really good deal on an item, the seller somtimes seems less than enthusiastic about the tranasction? In other words, you don’t hear squat from them unless you e-mail them first, almost as if they hope they never hear from you. As a seller I make it a point to get winning bid notices out within an hour after the end of an auction, regardless of who got the better deal. I want my customers to feel that I am on top of the transaction and the fast notice to them will hopefully give them a good feeling about the remainder of the transaction. I know this way of thinking doesn’t always hold water, but still, it does make one wonder at times. Mike T.
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Response:
Richard, your points are well noted. I should have been a little more specific. I was referring specifically to not hearing from a seller for 3 days, at which time, I will contact them. I try not to appear pushy, as I realize for many sellers this is not a primary occupation. Regardless, Mike T.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If all my auctions end early in the evening, I send out auction notices that evening, unless I’m busy, then they go out first thing in the morning. If my auctions end late in the evening, I send them out the first thing the next morning. I’ve had a few people send me three emails between 11:00 p.m. and 5 a.m., on an auction that ended at 10:00 p.m., but most seem to understand that people do sleep. What price someone gets on my auctions makes no difference at all, if I wasn’t willing to sell something at a certain price, I would have set the minimum higher or used a reserve. I worry about average profit margin on all my eBay sales, if you get too tied up in the profit margin on each individual sale, you’ll go batty. Richard Ward does it seem like when, as a buyer, you get a really good deal on an item, the seller somtimes seems less than enthusiastic about the tranasction? In other words, you don’t hear squat from them unless you e-mail them first, almost as if they hope they never hear from you. As a seller I make it a point to get winning bid notices out within an hour after the end of an auction, regardless of who got the better deal. I want my customers to feel that I am on top of the transaction and the fast notice to them will hopefully give them a good feeling about the remainder of the transaction. I know this way of thinking doesn’t always hold water, but still, it does make one wonder at times. Mike T.
Response:
If all my auctions end early in the evening, I send out auction notices that evening, unless I’m busy, then they go out first thing in the morning. If my auctions end late in the evening, I send them out the first thing the next morning. I’ve had a few people send me three emails between 11:00 p.m. and 5 a.m., on an auction that ended at 10:00 p.m., but most seem to understand that people do sleep. What price someone gets on my auctions makes no difference at all, if I wasn’t willing to sell something at a certain price, I would have set the minimum higher or used a reserve. I worry about average profit margin on all my eBay sales, if you get too tied up in the profit margin on each individual sale, you’ll go batty. Richard Ward – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – does it seem like when, as a buyer, you get a really good deal on an item, the seller somtimes seems less than enthusiastic about the tranasction? In other words, you don’t hear squat from them unless you e-mail them first, almost as if they hope they never hear from you. As a seller I make it a point to get winning bid notices out within an hour after the end of an auction, regardless of who got the better deal. I want my customers to feel that I am on top of the transaction and the fast notice to them will hopefully give them a good feeling about the remainder of the transaction. I know this way of thinking doesn’t always hold water, but still, it does make one wonder at times. Mike T.
Response:
does it seem like when, as a buyer, you get a really good deal on an item, the seller somtimes seems less than enthusiastic about the tranasction? In other words, you don’t hear squat from them unless you e-mail them first, almost as if they hope they never hear from you. As a seller I make it a point to get winning bid notices out within an hour after the end of an auction, regardless of who got the better deal. I want my customers to feel that I am on top of the transaction and the fast notice to them will hopefully give them a good feeling about the remainder of the transaction. I know this way of thinking doesn’t always hold water, but still, it does make one wonder at times. Mike T.
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