After eBay policy changes, Amazon sees surge of new sellers
No, it's not your imagination, there really are a lot more people selling on Amazon lately.
Amazon claims it has seen a spike in new sellers after several controversial policy changes by eBay.
Amazon claims it has seen a spike in new sellers after several controversial policy changes by eBay.
"We've certainly heard of frustration with other marketplaces, and we've seen a significant increase in registrations," said Matt Williams, Amazon's business solutions general manager.The full article is posted here at Fortune Small Business.
Longtime eBay seller Debi Lee said Amazon has worked well for certain items in her repertoire. She tired of eBay's tactics and now uses the site primarily to educate consumers about her products...
Labels: Amazon Marketplace, eBay
posted by Steve Weber at 2/10/2008
5 Comments:
It's a wonder to me that anyone can look at Amazon Marketplace and think they can make any money.
Amazon has got a long ways to go to be a viable marketplace for sellers of other things besides books, CDs, and DVDs. The storefronts aren't user-friendly (to sellers and buyers). There isn't a functional search engine within a store. You can't invite people to your storefront. These are just a few of the problems.
I think hanging around Amazon will make these sellers greatful for ebay.
I think that if you do books at all, you are crazy not to be on both marketplaces & at the same time, exploring options like abe.com, biblio, etc.
Maybe I just don't get it, but ebay fees are less or equal to amazon AND you get to choose your own shipping rates. Add to that the advantage of having your own store front, the ability to use auctions, etc. Who knows?
Hopefully, at the end of the day, all this hubub will get all of the penny sellers our of BOTH marketplaces. The more frustration for the junk dealers, the better and folks with quality product will survive and thrive.
Well come on over; bring the kids and your auto re-pricer.
I'm starting to play these re-pricer's game w/ mostly good results. Send out a decoy low price, wait a week, buy 3-4 cheaply and relist.
It doesn't work all the time but you can only play the hand your dealt, right?
I couldn't be happier selling books on Amazon.
I'm on a couple of other sites as well, and I get enough business from them to make it worthwhile to continue to list some items there, but the bulk of my sales are Amazon Marketplace, where I never price at the bottom, and consistently sell my books with more than one other copy listed at prices lower than mine.
In my experience, it all depends on the quality of my stock and the personal attention I give to my listings.
But I'm a small seller and my income wouldn't impress most people. Nevertheless, for a few hours of work a day, my income is greater I could earn at a full-time job outside my home.
However, I am looking for an online outlet for collectibles, musical instruments, original art and other items that would not work on Amazon.
My local outlet works well for those things, but I want to do some experimenting with online auctions, and at this point, I'm guessing eBay is the best option, despite it's new fee structure.
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