ebay vs ebid

[selboy]

I myself am starting to edge towards ebid and untill recently did not know much about them, just read the following article about ebids fresh new look for 2010... What are your comments on "ebay vs ebid" ?

eBid, the lower cost alternative marketplace venue to eBay, has unveiled a fresh new look for 2010.

The real benefit for users of eBid is the stores they offer to sellers. For a modest lifetime membership fee sellers can operate up to five stores on eBid free of ongoing rental charges. Lifetime members of eBid also receive free basic auction listings on the site and only have to pay small final sales commissions if using additional features in their sales listings.

While eBid can't yet claim to attract anywhere near the level of buyers that eBay does, many sellers now recognise the opportunities afforded by splitting their trading between the two sites. Many now use their eBay listings more as a customer building excercise which justifies the higher fees so that they can market their more cost effective eBid listings to them in future. Many sellers also report that slower moving stock can also be effectively placed on eBid where the regular uploads to Google can attract passing buyers from natural search traffic in addition to those signposted by the sellers own marketing or those already on the eBid site.

The new look eBid website revealed earlier this year is fresh and appealing and the greater use of white space is much kinder to the eye in my opinion than the previous design.

[xbox360_2009]

I will stay with ebay, they are miles in front.

[studentfancydress]

eBid is a fantatsic opportunity to expand your exposure. I have the same items available in my eBay shop as eBid shop and its free to list (with a lifetime membership). eBid displays your products for free on google shopping and I really think eBid will grow year on year. I admit that I don't put too much effort into the eBid shop at the moment but that will change as more people leave eBay.

[www.madbug.co.uk]

It's about time Ebay had some decent competition it may shake them up a little.

[fashcraz]

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I am sick of eBay charging through there noses. I looked at ebid but could not see anywhere an option ofbuy-it-now.

I am in process of starting a new website - auction and buy-it-now.
I am needing anyones suggestions to attract the customers. Anything they dont like about eBay or ebid, I will try and rectify on my site.

Any suggestions?

[www.madbug.co.uk]

good luck with that one I am all for new enterprises especially if they actually make a difference and provide choice

[xbox360_2009]

LOL, how on earth are you going to set up a website and compete with ebay , that has really made me smile, thanks fashcraz, does the ending of your name " craz" stand for crazy..

Yes i have a suggestion, please do not waste your time and money, stick to selling socks

[dmtaylor247]

I would say ebay, you should run a poll!!

[Bagsofserene]

I'm glad EBay may now have some serious competition, maybe this will make them reflect on their high seller fees.

I have items listed on Bonzales and Bluejays, I'm lucky if I get 2 sales pm between the two.

In terms of getting the sales EBay is No1

[www.madbug.co.uk]

Ebay will at least for the foreseeable future be the most popular but in time someone will manage to compete with them and force them to change their ways or lose out, people will only take so much.