Doing my Bit!

[JudesNiceThings]

Managed to distribute 50 flyers promoting eBid this morning at an antiques fair.

Most handed to stallholders and interested buyers, explaining that eBid is now a splendid place to look for bargains as loads of fed-up people moving off feebay.

One thing that interested sellers was that there is NO reserve minimum - they all have had big issues with feebay's £50 minimum - and most were astonished at eBid's maximum 3% FVF..

Buyers were surprised that they hadn't heard of it before and most pledged to go and look.

I answered a lot of questions about fees, visibility, stores etc - the majority of people were agreeably surprised, and promised to tell others about eBid whenever they could.

[Fossy]

Well done, if we could all manage to do that then Ebid would really take off.

[TexasAda]

This last Saturday I went to a garage sale (didn't buy anything). They had maybe 100 brand new garments on a rack for sale, that came from somebody's embroidery shop. I asked them if they had considered listing them in an online auction and they said no. They said they did sell other things on eBoy so i gave them a little repetitive lesson on eBid.net, stressing NET not com at least 3 times. I am a big believer in repetition and i think it sunk in. Hope they investigate and join.

EDIT: that reminds me. I wished at that time i had some business cards to hand out but I don't. I should make some up today!

[meebo1]

I really must visit the US sometime soon- with an emty suitcase. This garage sale sounds just the thing for me

[MagnetsAndHangers]

Managed to distribute 50 flyers promoting eBid this morning at an antiques fair.

Most handed to stallholders and interested buyers, explaining that eBid is now a splendid place to look for bargains as loads of fed-up people moving off feebay.

One thing that interested sellers was that there is NO reserve minimum - they all have had big issues with feebay's £50 minimum - and most were astonished at eBid's maximum 3% FVF..

Buyers were surprised that they hadn't heard of it before and most pledged to go and look.

I answered a lot of questions about fees, visibility, stores etc - the majority of people were agreeably surprised, and promised to tell others about eBid whenever they could.

Not long after T'bar start (and before I got banned for mentioning their fees before they announced them), I went along to a PC World carpark, and left promotional leaflets in all the cars windscreens there. Figured that PC World was the obvious place to do it!

[bykimbo]

Well done for getting the fliers out there! I don't do any face-to-face selling, so have to do my marketing to my customers. I already put ebid stickers on every package that goes out, wherever it was bought. But I think I might start putting in some sort of discount voucher too. Just need to think through what the offer can be! I think some sort of "buy this many, get cheapest free" deal.

[sugarluvver]

I like the flyers handout idea. Wonder if I could get a decal made up for the car? Apart from that, I've cleared any other links to ebay & etsy from my website and added a link to ebid instead. I'm going to send out an email blast after the holidays have finished to my subscribers too. Not much I know, but every little helps. I know it may be slow but I'm happy to stick with it.

Oh, and I've added my website to my signature - if it's not allowed just tell me and I'll remove it pronto!

[JudesNiceThings]

#6 - you have to be careful about leafletting cars - it comes under the 'flyposting' rules - if caught you could be fined up to £1000 per leaflet (trust me - I know this one!)
- If you stand outside Tesco and hand out leaflets, they are allowed to escort you off their land, and/or report you for littering - you could ask their permission, but they only give it to charities, and then when THEY like, not you! (same with most supermarket chains)
I target small events - ask the proprietor if they would mind you giving a few leaflets and what they are, and personally hand them to people - that is not then an offence of any kind (unless of course it's a 'Community or Village Hall, and it's constitution specifically prohibits it.!) They might also accept a small pile on the table where they take the money - for folks to pick up.

I have to resort to all kinds of tactics to advertise my Antiques fairs, as the newspaper ads are a terrible price, and A6 flyers are the most cost-effective way to do it!.

[redmerlin777]

Well done. I always have a bundle of little info sheets about ebid in my handbag. It's surprising how many I manage to hand over in everyday conversations!!

[Gayukshop]

Thats great work well done.

sorry I do'nt get to fairs or carboots but I do have it on my website

It would be great if everyone who has there own website gets eBid on there
I joined the link program http://uk.ebid.net/help_affiliate.php

It must be very difficult for members who are selling on eBid and ebaaa who do
you choose to advertise on your own website?

No matter what I will still choose eBid

Ken