eBid V4 Suggestions

[lofty100e]

Hi, Would it be possible to reconfigure the times stated on the website into the 24 hour clock please. IMO this would make it easier to find the newer postings.

Also on the listings, would it be possible to separate the times from the dates, as they currently blend into one.

From what I have seen of the new site it is a massive improvement. Although I haven't done any listings or buying yet.

Thanks - a job well done!

[Bearsden06]

First dont even know if I am in the right place someone gave me a link from auctions

On clicking on to the dark glasses next to our ID Bearsden 06 a small window opened up saying low feedback rating I think this can be taken both ways .
Put yourself in the shoes of a new buyer to e bid and the first seller they click on it states low feedback rating ,is this due to bad service bad goods whatever,Would you go any further with that seller?
So you try another one and the same message comes up,your potential new buyer is already having second thoughts and will probably walk away thinking its the same as feebay and paypal with all the problems there.
Its that first look that is most important.
Suggestion if its possable could that window text be changed to new seller and also with green back ground as this colour will put a buyer at ease.
The reason I suggest green background I did an experiment once put a white chalk line on the grass in front of my stall at a show no one would step over that line to come into my stall.so little things matter a great deal
Bearsden06

[artlandish]

Yes, I agree that colour is definitely a factor (Whether consciously or unconsciously) that influences a buyer. I read somewhere that green is the colour of greed! (in a good way - it makes you want more!) I think that's why on the dark side, when an item gets it's first bid, the colour of the bid amount changes from red to green - and it gets the seller all excited!! :-)

[artlandish]

When we go to "list a similar item", would it be possible to allow for the changing of the category into a completely different top level category?

For eg, I'm selling a books - non-fiction. I then decide I want to sell furniture - chair. I would like to use "list similar item" to list the chair, but I can't change the category from BOOKS to FURNITURE.

Hope I'm making sense, but it would make listing a lot easier.

[Anichka54]

When we go to "list a similar item", would it be possible to allow for the changing of the category into a completely different top level category?

For eg, I'm selling a books - non-fiction. I then decide I want to sell furniture - chair. I would like to use "list similar item" to list the chair, but I can't change the category from BOOKS to FURNITURE.

Hope I'm making sense, but it would make listing a lot easier.

It wouldn't really make listing easier as you'd have to take out the book info & write the chair description, you can set up defaults for the info you want to put into your auctions, like terms & conditions etc.

[artlandish]

I don't mind changing the description and all the defaults stay the same. I just want to change the category. I think I'm not explaining it properly.

If you look at Ebay's "sell a similar item" page, you will see that the category can be changed. The difference is that on the Ebay form, you can change the ENTIRE category, whereas on the Ebid form, you can only change the sub-category and not the main category as well. So if you have a completely different item from the one you listed originally, you have to start from scratch with a new listing(Even if the other defaults are set)

If you are a seller who sells very similar types of items, then it would not be an issue. But if you sell different things in very different categories, it can be a bit inconvenient.

Does anyone else understand what I'm getting at? Sorry, a bit hard to explain.

[artlandish]

First dont even know if I am in the right place someone gave me a link from auctions

On clicking on to the dark glasses next to our ID Bearsden 06 a small window opened up saying low feedback rating I think this can be taken both ways .
Put yourself in the shoes of a new buyer to e bid and the first seller they click on it states low feedback rating ,is this due to bad service bad goods whatever,Would you go any further with that seller?
So you try another one and the same message comes up,your potential new buyer is already having second thoughts and will probably walk away thinking its the same as feebay and paypal with all the problems there.
Its that first look that is most important.
Suggestion if its possable could that window text be changed to new seller and also with green back ground as this colour will put a buyer at ease.
The reason I suggest green background I did an experiment once put a white chalk line on the grass in front of my stall at a show no one would step over that line to come into my stall.so little things matter a great deal
Bearsden06

I have to agree that "low feedback rating" has negative connotations. Especially when it's a pair of really dark glasses/shades! (Connotations = VERY SHADY and not to be trusted!!)

[slinkyri]

I don't mind changing the description and all the defaults stay the same. I just want to change the category. I think I'm not explaining it properly.

If you look at Ebay's "sell a similar item" page, you will see that the category can be changed. The difference is that on the Ebay form, you can change the ENTIRE category, whereas on the Ebid form, you can only change the sub-category and not the main category as well. So if you have a completely different item from the one you listed originally, you have to start from scratch with a new listing(Even if the other defaults are set)

If you are a seller who sells very similar types of items, then it would not be an issue. But if you sell different things in very different categories, it can be a bit inconvenient.

Does anyone else understand what I'm getting at? Sorry, a bit hard to explain.

yes I do and it's something that has come up for me in the past. I just didn't remember it at all until now - I agree that it would be an extremely good option to have.

[lofty100e]

Yes, I agree that colour is definitely a factor (Whether consciously or unconsciously) that influences a buyer. I read somewhere that green is the colour of greed! (in a good way - it makes you want more!) I think that's why on the dark side, when an item gets it's first bid, the colour of the bid amount changes from red to green - and it gets the seller all excited!! :-)

My interpretation was that it follows traffic signals, red for stop green for go.

Could the defaults be changed enabling us to decide which page is the first to be shown on the "my eBid page"; at the moment it is set to what has been bought, but I would prefer it to concentrate on sales.

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