[meteorite-list] Ad Ebay sellers must see

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:46:45 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421551003170646x60bc8a77p9f66a13625b35b14_at_mail.gmail.com>

A typo in my last post that confused the meaning :

It's just another anonymous row of quasi-retail storefronts and you
can even identify the other shoppers standing next to you while you
are shopping.

It should have read : you can NOT even identify the other shoppers
standing next to you.....

Best regards,

MikeG

On 3/17/10, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Fleabay has been a hell for sellers and a heaven for buyers for a long
> time now. I have stopped 99% of my selling on eBay because I can sell
> the same items on my own website for zero fees. But, I still buy
> stuff on eBay, including supplies like gemjars, bubble mailers,
> shipping boxes, and shipping labels. I also pounce on the occasional
> meteorite deal and have snagged a few of Adam's offerings in recent
> weeks. I used to really like the eBay atmosphere back in 1999 when I
> first started out there, but eBay has since done everything it can to
> enforce a corporate-mindset on the membership, and now the sense of
> community is gone. It's just another anonymous row of quasi-retail
> storefronts and you can even identify the other shoppers standing next
> to you while you are shopping. This is what happens when something
> good is taken over by a bunch of suit-wearing, country-club
> multimillionaires who don't give a damn about the product or the
> service, just the amount of green streaming in. Unless the
> shareholders mutiny, expect more the same from eBay in the future.
>
> Having said that, I do have a single .99 cent auction up right now -
> the first piece of NWA 6026 ever offered on fleabay. Feel free to bid
> on it, or ignore it, or watch it -
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290414451908
>
> Some other eBay-like sites :
>
> Bonanzle - better than eBay. No listing fees, small final value fee
> only when an item sells. You get a free storefront plus live chat
> bundled in. Downside - not quite as much traffic ebay, but still
> pretty decent. I actually make a few regular sales there - and I have
> staked my claim on it as the "biggest" meteorite dealer Bonanzle.
> Until one of you folks set up shop over there and knock me off my
> throne, I am the meteorite king of Bonanzle. LOL
>
> Etsy - an arts-and-crafts version of eBay, dominated by artists and
> mostly female sellers. You won't sell many meteorites there, but you
> can sell some as crafting-supplies. I've sold some meteorite dust and
> cuttings over there for artists to use in their works.
>
> iOffer - auction site. I tried it, didn't like it.
>
> Finally, when you folks are tired of getting strong-armed by eBay,
> check out High-Wire ecommerce stores. It's where I host my store.
> You pay a low monthly flat fee to have a store - no listing fees, no
> final value fees, no percentages. You don't pay anything for sales -
> sell a dollar or sell a million dollars and the fee is the same. I
> love it. Caveat - you must be able to drive traffic to your store for
> a service like this to replace eBay in your sales. I can drive
> traffic to my site, so my sales are good. I cannot promise similar
> results for everyone, but I don't miss eBay at all when it comes to
> selling. If anyone reading this signs up for High-Wire (used to be
> called Buy it Sell it), use my referral link to sign up because I'll
> get a kickback! :)
>
> http://app.buyitsellit.com/?ref=meteorite
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
>
> On 3/17/10, Shawn Alan <photophlow at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Carl and List,
>>
>> I called up ebay and it true what this person says on ebay. Sellers are
>> going to get ripped off. Sorry but I think everone should know that is
>> seller on ebay that sell high price meteorites.
>>
>> Shawn Alan
>>
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