eBay Strike Begins, Onlineauction.com Rummage Sale Features Over 6300 Items

Posted by admin in Internet Marketing, News, ebay, onlineauction on 05 2nd, 2008 | 2 responses

 

While some unhappy sellers on the site have begun the second round of the boycott, again eBay says that the boycotters actions will not change the course the site has set. While I personally do not think that a boycott is the answer, certainly those participating are unhappy and looking for other venues to market their products.

To that end, Onlineauction.com sellers have organized wht they are calling the “RUMMAGE SALE” which began on the same day, May 1st, as the eBay Boycott. The rummage sale is being conducted by the sellers to gain exposure to the Onlineauction.com site. I checked this morning while writing this and there are over 6300 items in the rummage sale category which the site set up just for this event. All items in the rummage sale start at $0.99 and are in auction format. To recognize and assist the sellers in their endeavor, Onlineauction.com has purchased and donated 2 new Dell laptop computers and placed them into the Rummage Sale. All proceeds from these items (the laptops) will be donated to St. Judes Hospital.

In full disclosure, Onlineauction.com is an advertiser on our radio program ebay & Beyond: Basics to Business, however that is certainly not the reason I am posting this. I am posting this to point out that all business owners, Brick and Mortar or virtual, must make the correct decision for their business. Like I said, I don’t believe the eBay boycott will be effective. What I do believe is that if a marketing channel does not fit your business model, then you as a business owner need to make the decision to either change your business or make a change.

And that’s my Final Value of the day.

 

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    Auction Law Says:
    May 4th, 2008 at 7:07 am
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    I agree that the boycott will not affect Ebay’s business decisions to any great extent. However, hopefully the competition will open up new doors. Considering Ebay’s market share, it’s been difficult for any new online auctions to get a foothold in the market, as evidenced by Yahoo’s auction collapse in the U.S., but when Ebay doesn’t listen to the people on their site, they will start looking elsewhere… perhaps we will see a new competitor emerge to give people another venue to buy and sell.

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    turnebiz Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 5:50 am
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    You can go to soauctionit.com and sell your ditigal prducts there… Their fees are alot less then ebay. They are new however, they have had success with the search engines picking them up fast. They just need more sellers like you.

    Thanks,
    Matt Soares

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