Humor - Does it Make Ebay Auctions Sell Better?

Humor - Does it Make Ebay Auctions Sell Better?
Writing a funny ad for eBay will make the item sell better and usually at a higher price.
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Funny eBay Feedback Posts

Here are some really funny eBay feedback posts. In these days of ever-increasing tension and discontent on eBay, it's good to see the humor in it all. Enjoy!

NEUTRAL: Excellent communication, but should've poked holes in box before shipping the kitten. Refunded.

NEGATIVE: Honda R-Type sticker did not add horsepower as advertised.

NEGATIVE: Despite indication in listing, I could not fit item into any of my body cavities.

NEUTRAL: Item shipped promptly and in good condition, but I should not have to bid on birthday presents from my parents.

POSITIVE: I don't really remember what I ordered. But I've been sitting in the box it came in all day, and it's great!

NEGATIVE: Product didn't work, possibly broken. I woke up this morning and was disappointed to find I still believe in Jesus Christ our Savior. :(

POSITIVE: Excellent Buyer. A++++++. Thrilled by the quartz movement of the "Rolex". HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

NEGATIVE: Should have been clearer that seller only accepts payment in Bhats via Eastern Union Moneygram.

POSITIVE: Plain brown packaging seemed to fool my wife. Thanks!

NEGATIVE: The dog won't hunt.

NEGATIVE: Very nice monkey mascot costume, but it's a size 34, not a 63 as advertised.

NEGATIVE: Lederhosen not as pink as the picture led me to believe.

POSITIVE: A+++++. Items are exactly as described. Best case of kalashnikovs I've ever bought. Allah Akbar!

NEGATIVE: This is clearly the ninth, NOT THE SIXTH, repackaging of Mad Super Special #24.

POSITIVE: One of the scents mixed in with the packing peanuts remind me of a passionate weekend in Rio... was that you?

POSITIVE: The way you wrote my zip-code makes me weak in the knees. Such smooth strokes. A+!

NEGATIVE: Buying this Space 1999 Lunchbox did not fill the void in my empty life for as long as I'd hoped.

POSITIVE: Thanks for great Rainbow Brite lunchbox. Should shrunken head be inside?

NEGATIVE: Though you did nothing wrong, I am giving you this negative feedback to teach you that the universe is arbitrary and unfair.

By BRODIE H. BROCKIE, JUSTIN VIDOVIC, BEN FLASTER, and GUTBLOOM

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iOffer Image Troubles

Black Cat Pagan Wiccan Kitten Lot 4 Coasters Square For Sale

We're getting back on iOffer, but it's frustrating! Of course, the eBay sales are still going, but we've had some trouble with iOffer. One thing that is happening is that with all the listings we are trying to import from eBay, the image comes out in the wrong place. The item image, like the one you see if you click the link above, shows at the bottom of the page, but iOffer is not "pulling" the gallery image as the default listing image for imported items. So, instead of people being able to see a nice thumbnail picture of the item in list or search view, they see a store logo. Grr!

Test of New Blogging Capablity

I'm currently in my browser (Firefox) and using an add-on to see if I can publish directly from here to our InnerCityGoods blog on Blogger. If this works well, it'll be really quick and easy..not to mention just plain cool.

eBay Site Problem Report: Feedback Count and Other Errors

Sometimes I get so frustrated with all the little bugs and problems that crop up as a seller on eBay (and no, PowerSellers are not immune by any means!) I could just tear my hair out. I am not alone.

Lately, I've been browsing through some of the eBay discussion boards, particularly since the "boycott eBay call" and all the rest of the "uprising" that's been seen since eBay announced and began to implement their latest round of (and many say the worst ever) changes. Apparently, one must be careful what one posts, as several sellers (and buyers) have taken "mandatory 7-day eBay holidays" for posting anti-eBay sentiments on the boards.

But that aside, I went today looking to see if anyone else had had strange feedback calculation errors and, yes, as I had suspected would be the case, they had. Here's what happened to me: I had a feeback score of 1199 and was anticipating rolling another hundred with my next feedback. Well, the next feedback (positive) came in and my total score went down 5 points instead of up one! More feedback came in and still the error--feedback showing 5 fewer than it should.

Someone did report this to eBay and got the anticipated canned response but no answers. And so far, there is no indication that the error is being fixed. I am guessing that, with all the upcoming IT-related changes at eBay over the next several months, this is only the beginning of the errors and programmatic bugs we'll be seeing.

Oh, joy.

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New eBay Feedback System - The Shape of Things to Come

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eBay Sellers abandoning ship due to pending changes after Meg's resignation

PowerSellers at eBay are not happy campers these days. No sellers are. The upcoming changes to eBay--including changes to the fee structure and feedback system--have sellers up in arms. No surprise there.

I buy on eBay myself. We buy on eBay. There are a lot of good things about buying on eBay. But just as sellers can't get along without buyers, buyers can't get along without sellers. And eBay is taking action to assure that there are fewer and fewer sellers out there. They claim their actions will benefit buyers (for whom they are generously tipping the scale, here), but their actions are shortsighted at best. Without the good sellers, or with fewer sellers, buyers will be paying more. That's just one thing. Sellers put up with a lot, and eBay isn't helping.

I still have the buyers' perspective at heart, as I'm still a buyer (oh yes, I do spend a ton of money buying all sorts of goodies on eBay). As a seller, though, one becomes exposed to the other side of the story. It's difficult enough to be a successful seller on eBay and, more than that, to be a successful PowerSeller. Difficult as it may be, it's going to become even more so this month when the new changes kick in. Several PowerSellers have left already in protest, and more sellers of all kinds will be leaving over the next days, weeks, and months. Many buyers don't realize (and some do) that both buyers and sellers need to be treated fairly in order for the eBay experience to be a positive one. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. There are going to be an awful lot of dancers stepping on toes as well as would-be tango partners sitting out dance after dance on the sidelines.

eBay, though, isn't budging. Maybe this is what we get for wishing Meg would leave eBay. We got our wish, alright. And she's being replaced with an even more problematic CEO. What will it take for them to learn to do things differently? One would think the current problem they face with competition from Amazon and other marketplaces would have effected positive and proactive changes, rather than negative and reactive ones. Ah, but then that would be logical. Sigh.

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