eBay announcements predictions from AuctionWally
It's no surprise to anyone in selling circles that eBay is expected to release big news on Tuesday regarding upcoming changes to the platform, we've known it was coming for weeks.
Just about everyone who's ever sold anything, anywhere, has an opinion on what changes eBay will make, here's mine.
- They'll roll out free listings for some sellers which will bring about either the installment of higher back end fees OR you'll see more 3rd party ads competing with your listing to foot the bill, or both.
- eBay bucks, it's new coupon type buying incentive will be promoted.
- They'll trigger some kind of hybrid voodoo, quasi-nuclear physics/time-shifting event to alter our perception of what we think of the much hated, confusing DSR system. But it will continue.
- John Donahoe will NOT ask for Federal bail-out money, but he will bum change off the door guy for use in the Coke machine, oh yes, there will be scandal to report.
- We may see eBay taking over more of the jobs that 3rd party apps are now providing. They've recently done so with pictures and I think we'll see more of this.
- Skype will not be mentioned.
- Unfortunately customer support is never big on eBay's announcement list and I'm afraid I don't have faith it will take a high spot this time either. (This is the one I most hope they prove me to be wrong on)
- It will not announce plans to segment auctions vs. fixed price sales.
- Search engine improvement and tweaks will be touted.
- eBay will allow all sellers to easily opt out of using PayPal. However it's fixed so that the next time you log in, a ray shoots from your monitor to laser tattoo, the "Use PayPal" button in the center or your forehead. The standard PayPal Orange will be the default color, but for a fee you can get it altered. Removal will not be an option.
- To boost it's image, it will hire the nicest online radio host, Danna Crawford of http://powersellingmom.com/ to some very respectable position in the company, thereby offsetting many cardnial sins.
Well that's it. Which if any am I right about? Dunno, but why not review it with is on Wednesday evening as I'll sit on a phone panel with friends at the online radio show, The River, The Ranch and The Bay at http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/34406
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I also have a major prediction: If they don't give the small seller more exposure and a break in fees their failure will continue! Simple as that. They continue to underestimate the power of small sellers to bring in traffic - the same traffic that's been steadily dwindling in lockstep with the amount of small sellers ebay has already lost! Donahoe needs to go and a CEO with a working brain for sales needs to be hired or that ship is going to sink!
That's my prediction for what its worth ;-)
@Patricia, I appreciate your comments, but do you have any predictions as to what eBay or JD will actually announce?
Thanks much.
Geez, I totally wish they would surprise the heck out of all of us but unfortuantely, I tend to thing your on the right track but we'll just have to wait and see.
WOW! Thanks bunches for the awesome compliment Walt! (everyone reading, I honestly did NOT pay him to day that) .. lol
Seriously, I know you are dead wrong about a few things and yet right on about a few others! ((winks))
Stay tuned in the AM for the Facts!
Keep up the good work!
Danna Crawford
Miami Examiner Working Mom
aka: PowerSellingMom :-)
To those reading, if your into eBay, listening to the PowersellingMom Radio show is a must!
Everything will be cool, they just sold StumbleUpon so gross will be up in 2Q and we will blame the very challenging economy for the rest.
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