I’m thinking of adding a web store (NOT on ebay) to my ebay sales. What strategy makes more sense?
Should I have lower prices on ebay than the same items sold via the webstore; should it be the other way around, or both about the same? GENUINE, SERIOUS answers only, please.
I completely disagree with rlecor (in a friendly way of course š but you can price your goods at exactly the same price (if not cheaper, minus ebay’s fees of course) on ebay as your webstore. I do agree with rlecor when he/she says "shoppers there are really looking for a bargain".
Keeping in with that understanding, the best way to use ebay is to support your webstore. Offer an item for cost on ebay to attract visitors to your webstore. Have something ultra unique? Put it up for auction and use your webstore as the reference point.
There are so many ways you can go. Either way can be very successful or a waste of effort and time. Take a look at this…
http://www.StartMySmallBiz.com
This program has a TON of techniques and strategies for developing a successful ebay and/or webstore among some very unique ways of promoting your goods.
Good luck,
Tom
My experience with eBay is that shoppers there are really looking for a bargain. If your product is exclusive and you’re starting a webstore to sell it, I would say that you should completely remove it from eBay and dedicate your entire energy to promote your own site.
If you feel that eBay will really help you sell the product, I would sell it for a slightly higher price on eBay to cover my fees to eBay and Paypal . In addition, in your product description on eBay, you should mention your website so that people know who the merchant is. Some people may even navigate to your webstore and buy the product there at the lower price.
In any case you make a sale. You just don’t want to give away your product on eBay.
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I completely disagree with rlecor (in a friendly way of course š but you can price your goods at exactly the same price (if not cheaper, minus ebay’s fees of course) on ebay as your webstore. I do agree with rlecor when he/she says "shoppers there are really looking for a bargain".
Keeping in with that understanding, the best way to use ebay is to support your webstore. Offer an item for cost on ebay to attract visitors to your webstore. Have something ultra unique? Put it up for auction and use your webstore as the reference point.
There are so many ways you can go. Either way can be very successful or a waste of effort and time. Take a look at this…
http://www.StartMySmallBiz.com
This program has a TON of techniques and strategies for developing a successful ebay and/or webstore among some very unique ways of promoting your goods.
Good luck,
Tom
References :
http://www.StartMySmallBiz.com