First off, I apologize for not blogging! There's a lot of really exciting developments going on over here at Sell Center that we'll be releasing very soon. Hint: Be sure to check out this blog on October 1st!
With the general discontent over the past year or so with eBay ASPs (Average Selling Prices), it's no wonder eBay has finally starting innovating to bring them up. I think eBay is finally starting to come to their senses! I wish they would have figured this out about 2 years ago, though. Anyway, on to the cool stuff!
A new eBay feature just became available to users with a feedback score of five or greater, Bid Assistant. The way it works is that you first create a group of items that you are interested in. Next, you set your maximum bids on each item. Then, Bid Assistant will bid on your behalf until you win one item from the group.
This is a great feature for both buyer AND sellers (when was the last time eBay accomplished that??) Buyers will find it easy to bid and win an item they need/want; sellers will benefit from the fact that buyers won't be weary about winning more than one item.
Another feature I'm excited about is the one click re-bid. They are currently working on a 1 click re-bidding button that appears after you have bid on an item and is less than 15 minutes from closing. When you rebid using the one click button, a small window pops up that shows the current high bid, how much time is left in the auction, and if you are the current high bidder. They are also working on having this little window that appears to refresh every 3 seconds during the last 2 minutes of the listing. By providing buyers a quicker way to place a bid, we can finally get some real action on these listings!
These features really should start bringing those end prices back up. With the ASP trend falling over the past couple of years, I'm glad eBay is actually doing some productive innovation to help! Maybe then we won't be so made at the next fee increase! Ha. Read More...
With the general discontent over the past year or so with eBay ASPs (Average Selling Prices), it's no wonder eBay has finally starting innovating to bring them up. I think eBay is finally starting to come to their senses! I wish they would have figured this out about 2 years ago, though. Anyway, on to the cool stuff!
A new eBay feature just became available to users with a feedback score of five or greater, Bid Assistant. The way it works is that you first create a group of items that you are interested in. Next, you set your maximum bids on each item. Then, Bid Assistant will bid on your behalf until you win one item from the group.
This is a great feature for both buyer AND sellers (when was the last time eBay accomplished that??) Buyers will find it easy to bid and win an item they need/want; sellers will benefit from the fact that buyers won't be weary about winning more than one item.
Another feature I'm excited about is the one click re-bid. They are currently working on a 1 click re-bidding button that appears after you have bid on an item and is less than 15 minutes from closing. When you rebid using the one click button, a small window pops up that shows the current high bid, how much time is left in the auction, and if you are the current high bidder. They are also working on having this little window that appears to refresh every 3 seconds during the last 2 minutes of the listing. By providing buyers a quicker way to place a bid, we can finally get some real action on these listings!
These features really should start bringing those end prices back up. With the ASP trend falling over the past couple of years, I'm glad eBay is actually doing some productive innovation to help! Maybe then we won't be so made at the next fee increase! Ha. Read More...
