Comments on: How To Combat The Asian Sellers On Ebay http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/how-to-combat-the-asian-sellers-on-ebay/ A Blog About Starting a business in middle age Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/how-to-combat-the-asian-sellers-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-256 admin Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:10:33 +0000 http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/?p=280#comment-256 You're right about trying to make a profit on ebay when you are competing against sellers from abroad selling fakes. It's impossible. With ebay fees now reaching levels that are making selling on ebay prohibitive it's getting harder for genuine businesses to compete. I think Ebay has shot itself in the foot with its price hikes and other rules. I use ebay to bring people to my website. I have made the decision to reduce my listings on ebay and just keep a core presence with the aim of bringing people to my website. as a selling venue ebay has certaainly made it difficult for sellers. They're working on the principle that they are the big player and there's no competition so they can do what they like. This is a false belief, as the amount of sellers leaving ebay proves. You’re right about trying to make a profit on ebay when you are competing against sellers from abroad selling fakes. It’s impossible. With ebay fees now reaching
levels that are making selling on ebay prohibitive it’s getting harder for genuine businesses to compete. I think Ebay has shot itself in the foot with its price hikes and other rules. I use ebay to bring people to my website. I have made the decision to reduce my listings on ebay and just keep a core presence with the aim of bringing people to my website. as a selling venue ebay has certaainly made it difficult for sellers. They’re working on the principle that they are the big player and there’s no competition so they can do what they like. This is a false belief, as the amount of sellers leaving ebay proves.

]]> By: Angel http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/how-to-combat-the-asian-sellers-on-ebay/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Angel Sun, 20 Sep 2009 05:04:22 +0000 http://www.middleagedinbiz.co.uk/?p=280#comment-245 We have the same problem in the States. It is very discouraging when I go to sell an item that you get wholesale for $45 USD (27.64 GBP) and then, you add in eBay fees which are about $2.60 USD (1.59GBP) for a standard listing at this price with a buy it now, and right there you have to sell over $47.60(29.24GBP) to make a profit. This item retails for $90 USD (55.28 GBP) and I find it on US eBay for $14.00 USD(8.60 GBP)from an Asian seller! You can't compete, but people will buy from them first usually, because I have to make a profit and they can go way lower than I can go. I cannot make any profit - I would actually lose money - a lot of money. And like you say, a few dollars is not worth it, when usually I can only sell any item for a $5 USD (3.07 GBP) markup at best, because there is always someone low balling. As a business owner, you are in it to profit and not just making pocket change. You are right, we can offer quicker shipping, however, with our economy the way it is people seem to be going for cheaper, not speed. Seems like unless you have an exclusive item or just do it for fun to make some pocket money, eBay is not worth the time anymore. Some of this stuff they sell has to be knock-off, because I can\'t see how they can sell brand and designer names for so much less than legitimate business owner's the US and UK. If they are genuine items, wow, they are getting HUGE discounts on the prices of products that we US and UK sellers cannot get anywhere near, even wholesale. I would not mind competing with them if their auctions wouldn't be put up there as legit brand names(when some can't be), rather saying that they are knockoffs or look-a-likes and at least people could decide whether they wanted the genuine article or a cheap knock-off. We have the same problem in the States. It is very discouraging when I go to sell an item that you get wholesale for $45 USD (27.64 GBP) and then, you add in eBay fees which are about $2.60 USD (1.59GBP) for a standard listing at this price with a buy it now, and right there you have to sell over $47.60(29.24GBP) to make a profit. This item retails for $90 USD (55.28 GBP) and I find it on US eBay for $14.00 USD(8.60 GBP)from an Asian seller! You can’t compete, but people will buy from them first usually, because I have to make a profit and they can go way lower than I can go. I cannot make any profit – I would actually lose money – a lot of money. And like you say, a few dollars is not worth it, when usually I can only sell any item for a $5 USD (3.07 GBP) markup at best, because there is always someone low balling. As a business owner, you are in it to profit and not just making pocket change. You are right, we can offer quicker shipping, however, with our economy the way it is people seem to be going for cheaper, not speed. Seems like unless you have an exclusive item or just do it for fun to make some pocket money, eBay is not worth the time anymore. Some of this stuff they sell has to be knock-off, because I can\’t see how they can sell brand and designer names for so much less than legitimate business owner’s the US and UK. If they are genuine items, wow, they are getting HUGE discounts on the prices of products that we US and UK sellers cannot get anywhere near, even wholesale. I would not mind competing with them if their auctions wouldn’t be put up there as legit brand names(when some can’t be), rather saying that they are knockoffs or look-a-likes and at least people could decide whether they wanted the genuine article or a cheap knock-off.

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